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Quote[/b] (The Wizard @ June 19 2004,19:21)]I don't really agree...

Your older work, Monk, was very Tolkien-esque. Lots of epic events and such, but not much feeling and emotions. Now, it is much better IMHO, I really like this, and I like it a lot better than your older works.
I agree, but I meant the descriptions of places and locations are very Tolkienesque, not the story as a whole.

Personally, I don't like Tolkien's writing style. He is good at descriptions, but there is little humanity or excitement to the storytelling, and the prose is very dry. The women in LotR are very unrealistic also, they do not seem to be rounded characters, but rather two-dimensional.

Monk's style is much different. There is far more humanity, and the fight scenes are much more interesting (I'll never forgive Tolkien for the battle of Balin's tomb - I'd only read as far as Bree when I saw the film, and having seen the 15 minutes or so of action in the film, I was disappointed with Tolkien's measly 3-line description).

Sorry if I offended