You can't get more comfy than this, don't you? This is the definitive comfy reading.
>>24872471I prefer Wagner
>>24872471I wanted at least five more chapters of Frodo, Sam and Pippin rambling through the Shire. Peak comfy.
>>24872471I dare say that Earthsea is comfier, as it is not tied to the underlying theme of everything going to shit forever.
On book 3 now. Hugely disappointed. While his descriptions of landscapes are pleasant, they should not comprise the majority of the writing. Characters are flat, dialogue lacks impact, and the structure is poorly conceived. I will give it some credit for uniqueness of vision, but I haven't found it worth a read, especially compared to the works that inspire it
The hobbit is actually a much nicer read. LOTR is obviously a very ambitious project, but it suffers from structural problems, long exposition dumps, and every scene trying too hard to be a highlight. The story often feels forced, unlike The Hobbit, which is simple, believable, and flows naturally.
>>24872593>>24872602Filtered.
>>24872483>Read Tolkien during the day, watch Wagner's opera's during the evening It doesn't get more comfy
>>24872855Nigger Gollum?
>>24872535Earthsea has a cryptic identity politics agenda. There's nothing comfy about being manipulated.
>>24872602>structural problemsSuch as?>long exposition dumpsSuch as?>and every scene trying too hard to be a highlightlolwut
I dont want comfy, I want a book to make feel a fire burning in my stomach.
>>24873520You don't want a book, you want a lamb vindaloo.
>>24872471It just isn't good. The book is boring as fuck, filled with endless pages of Tolkien painstakingly and excruciatingly describing every single god damn footstep his characters take. The generic good guys vs evil guys type narrative also sucks cocks. Also, the movies fix the tedium, but turn around and re-write the only redeemable parts of the book into fanfic tier slop. At the end of the day Tolkien laid the groundwork for better things and only retarded christcucks still obsess over the slop he made.
>>24872868I get it, but you can't live all your life in past. Try consuming some contemporary media.
>>24873279AYO, MY PRECIOUS N' SHIET
>>24874141>bleatings of a fat stupid man
>>24874196Like what? Everything my normie friends suggest is awful. I'm nearly convinced nothing worth 5 minutes of my time has been produced by the entertainment industry in the last 20 years.
>>24874141You have no taste and poor to no actual understanding of LotR.
>>24872471>You can't get more comfy than this, don't you?
>>24872471It's not supposed to be comfy. You only think it's comfy because you already know what's going to happen and aren't thinking deeply enough about what is going on in the story.
The books are easy reads, it’s such a tell that some posters complain about Tolkien’s descriptive prose, you have to be retarded for that to be an issue. I hate reading posts by people who are obviously 20 years old and reading their second book in their adult life.
>>2487424020 years? Watch Kaufman's 'Synecdoche, New York.' Or the 2011 'Melancholia.' There's plenty of real art out there, it's just never topping the lists. Most of it is unutterably shit.
>>24872471I respectfully but firmly disagree. I love Tolkien, and I do find it relaxing to kick back with his elm. But for pure sit down and get comfy I gotta go with REH.
>>24875769Fellowships of the Ring is the epitome of comfy though.
>>24872593>While his descriptions of landscapes are pleasant, they should not comprise the majority of the writing.They don't, pseud. You haven't read any of it.
>>24874141Give it up, George. No-one will remember you.
>>24876256Imagine being in such a rush for TV money that it gets in the way of your own conclusion and poisons your brand to a point were you can't finished your book no matter what you do.
>>24876204I recommend you pay attention to the way Tolkien develops tension and how the Black Riders are handled. Maybe the horror and suspense elements no longer work for you because you know what is going to happen, but that doesn't mean the horror isn't there.
>>24876297Horror can be comfy
>>24876282The last published novel took Gurm six years to produce. He had already entered his writing slump before Game of Thrones even aired.
>>24872530the first time I read the book, I didn't think too much about the journeying. The second time, I hated it and wanted to skip it. The third time, I finally realized how great those bits were.
>>24875463>it's le linguistic experiment that's supposed to be like an epic folktale or some shit!1Great. It's still boring as shit and poisoned by chistcuck propaganda.
>>24872471Loved all of it, he could have spent more time writing about trees.Hell even just the part post Rivendell/pre-Moria was comfy.The opening of The fall of Gondolin is similar. Just a man who fucking loves the natural World with a hint of the divine.
>>24872602correct
>>24874240You are pretentious and insufferable
>>24876730It definitely serves as a perfect contrast to the less comfy bits (the miserable slog through Mordor)
>>24876730This. When I finally bothered to pay attention and visualize the scenes the way Tolkien describes them, I could see how off the atmosphere in the movies was in places. They just didn't have the tech to do stuff like Lorien right back then.
>>24872471>>24876204Based comfy LotR enjoyers.
>>24872602>t. Hollywood executive
>>24872471The Wind in the Willows is the comfiest
>>24876204The Shire being overcast seems wrong, even when it rains it should be a Devil's Shower where the sun still shows
Harry Potter is the comfiest but people wont admit it
I reread it every year in November. I'm currently at the council of Elrond.Every year I appreciate the poetry more.
>>24879023Everything after book 4 is the opposite of comfy
>>24872483Then >>>/mu/
>>24879023I will. Harry Potter is the comfiest. Especially if you have the physical books with the chapter illustrations. They add so much to it. I’m sure nobody wants to admit that either but I will
RotK is the most epic battle ever.
the songs every other page keep filtering me. I tried reading it multiple times over the years but after song after song I cannot take it anymore and I quit. I will keep on giving it a try through.>>24879023>>24879190based anons
>>24879173Wagner is a better writer than Tolkien.
>>24880435*ahem*
LOTR really picks up at the end of The Two Towers. Then it becomes unputdownable.
>>24882096Nah. It has good moments interspersed with that tedious movementslop. Like all the Isengard scenes, Theoden uncucking himself, and the ents were cool. But what's in-between and after all that? Zzzzzzzzz.
>>24881621Not even close.
>>24880435not looking comfy for those orcs
Wrong.
>>24874196I’m not interested in “art” that is consumable, so no thanks.
>>24872471The Wind In The Willows
>>24879023The first two are the only ones that feel comfy, after that it gets grimdark
>>24880590There aren’t songs “every other page” You should actually read what you pretend to criticize
>>24882212>But what's in-between and after all that? Zzzzzzzzz.Shelob? lol
>>24872471Its sherlock for me - timeless, evergreen, and comfy classicAlso shadow of the torturer
>>24886062Nice try retard, try like somehow writing 200+ pages (2/3rd of the book) worth of "frodo walked up the valley and through the forest". I really just don't get it man. Were people in the 50s just so bored they found that shit immersive? I guess it makes sense because TV, movies, vidya, and tabletop RPGs still weren't really a thing yet so they would eat up any slop. There's a reason no writer has even written in such a tedious way since Tolkien. It would be even more egregious than someone going out of their way to create video games for the Atari 2600 in 2025.
>>24886092>200+ pages (2/3rd of the book) worth of "frodo walked up the valley and through the forest"That's the refrain of everybody who hasn't read the books. You're full of shit. >I really just don't get it man.Plainly. Your loss.
>>24886097I literally have tried to read the shitty books like 30 fucking times. There are always massive gaps in time where I put the series down and then I slip back into, "why am I so hard on old Tolkien. It's really not that bad, right?" And it just is. I'm at the start of Return of the King and it has already bored the fuck out of me. Your gaslighting won't work on me anymore.
I’ve come to loathe Lord of the Rings.The recent resurgence of its popularity among chuds has made me loathe it. I hate how they have made it their personality; I hate how they pretend it’s the only book; I hate how emotionally attached they have become to a children’s novella; I hate how they try to deflect into criticisms of LOTR into racial garbage; I hate how they think they are grown-ups for reading a book. I enjoyed it as a child. LOTR is based on older folklore tales, so once I became an adult, that is what I sought, and I learned that those ancient parables are more real and authentic than a 20th century patchwork, hodge-podge, trail mix of different inspirations all cooked together. As a kid it’s a good little introduction. When I’m in the mood for an epic, it’s not the first thing I’ll think of. We all have different tastes, so my comfort food is other books
LotR ruined my life at ab early age because was too engrossed in it and spent an entire academic year reading the Hobbit, LotR and the Silmarillion and missed too much math to catch up in high school.Worth it.
>>24873501>Such as?Lore.>Such as?The entire first book pretty much. >lolwutSignal to noise.
>>24886111You suffer from Zoomer Attention Span Syndrome. Also known as Gurmism.
>>24872602The Hobbit is actually so comfy and approachable if you want to just simply dive into a whimsical fantasy world quickly. Easy to read to children, or enjoy as a personal read over a few days as an adult. LotR always demands more and makes me think of beowulf, tolkien's mythos and universe, themes, the Jackson movies, etc. The hobbit makes me smile and laugh and forget the world for a bit
>>24872471Rarely, but yes.
>>24886111Do you normally get filtered around Two Towers?
>>24872602It's a childrens book. Those are comfy by default.
>>24880590You're just too heterosexual and manly for LOTR.
>>24886533Me singing hey merry dol ring dong a dillo while I smash a Japanese prostitute on a business trip to Osaka
>>24886492It's all three of the books. I wonder if I would prefer the Silmarillion. Lore and shit happening >>>>>>>>>>>>>> """""adventure"""""
>>24885886you're correct it isn't every other page, I was being hyperbole. also, it wasn't my intention to criticize and honestly I don't see how my post made you think that.I tried to say it is a me problem and not the books' fault.I gave it a honest try every time, but after the nth song I just can't anymore. that's not on the books that's on me. now unclench your butthole
>>24886092When I was a kid I adored LOTR, I remember to this day reading about frodo just starting his journey and taking a rest on the side of a rock and it cooling him, and I felt the coolness, and how tired he was, and I could feel the journey ahead being heavy on me, it was such a comfy experience, it's a shame you didn't feel it
