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‘The Rings Of Power’ Season 2, Episode 4 Review: ‘Eldest’ Is Another Atrocious Disaster (www.forbes.com)
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The Rings Of Power continues to substitute good storytelling with an endless, inane parade of callbacks to Lord of the Rings.

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[–] red@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

For me that was the first wheel of time book. First ones definitely stay with you. For me the Hobbit seemed lackluster, finished it in one evening and it felt too basic

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

oh man starting with wheel of time im not surprised you found the hobbit lackluster. surprised you liked lord of the rings with that as a start. thing is that it would have never existed without much of what came before.

[–] red@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

LotR was good, had depth. Hobbit? That was a novel in readers digest. 😅

[–] superkret@feddit.org 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's a children's book.

[–] red@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah and even as a kid it was too basic (after reading WoT)

[–] superkret@feddit.org 2 points 2 months ago

Depends on the age, I guess.
My parents read it with me when I was 7 or 8, and it started a life-long fascination with fantasy books.

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 1 points 2 months ago

yeah but magic in wot destroyed the world. heck hobbit practically had more visible magic than lotr

[–] ryan213@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago

That's the trouble with children's books... Lol

I've only read The Hobbit once but I'm trying to get my kid into it.