PSYCHO_DAYV said:

WHY ALL THE TOLKIEN HATE IN HERE? HIS BOOKS ARE VERY WELL WRITTEN. AS FAR AS THE OPINION THAT HIS STUFF IS HARD TO READ GOES, IF YOU HAVE AT LEAST A THIRD GRADE READING LEVEL THEN YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE ANY DIFFICULTY READING HIS BOOKS.

Hard to read? Or unenjoyable?

I don't know that anyone here is saying they don't comprehend his writings. But in the case of the 1,000 year history of Gondor being laid out by a gate guard RIGHT BEFORE THE END OF HUMANITY AND THE (middle) EARTH ITSELF*!

I just think that's bad pacing.