Re: That Awful Epilogue and Lord of the Rings

On Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:44:16 -0700 (PDT), scenario_dave
<scenario_dave@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

: From this you can see the problems with the publications and more

: importantly as far as this is concerned the *dates* of the
: publications! Yes it was well received after a fashion but it
: nonetheless took almost 10 years before it achieved it's popularity.
I know that also,the point is the popularity it achieved was a huge
cultural phenomenon.

After a ten year slow development yes, relative to it's time!

Nevertheless, if was nowhere near  as large as the Potter Books... nor
did it achieve its cult status as quickly...  which is the point!!

Huge is a relative term

LOTR has sold over 150 Million books without the internet or a movie
to drive sales. I'm curious, which book will be read more 30 years
from now. LOTR has influenced many, many writers over the years.
Every fantasy book is compared to it. Fast doesn't mean better.

Didn't say it did.

What I was saying... am still saying... is that the Potter books are
and will remain a far bigger shared cultural experience that LoR was
or ever could be. The limitations of individual contacts being the way
they are this is so obvious a point I'm amazed anyone could argue
against it!!

: It was a slow 'organic' process so whilst it has it's place the
: overall scheme of things, The Potter series has rewritten the books
: (so to speak) as far as the 'shared cultural phenomenon' is concerned.
: At the time LoR was published it simply wasn't possible for it to do
: what The Potters did. Ten years is a *long* time for a book to
: languish whilst its popularity spreads.

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