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Originally Posted by Varangian
Yes read Pratchett. I guess it's all about context of the times. Humour was very different at Tolkien's time than in Pratchett's. A lot of things were more accessible (and acceptable) to Pratchett than Tolkien. I thought Tolkien gave us plenty in the Lord of the Rings, it's supposed to be a solemn story though no doubt. If you are bored by the Lord of the Rings then you are bored by Lord of the Rings. If you want comedy there are plenty of other options I suppose. There is so much feeling and meaning in Tokien that there does not seem to be any scope for comedy (and in a world like Middle Earth at the time of Lord of the Rings there is not a lot to joke about).
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Sorry - I wasn't clear. 'Bored of the Rings' is a parody written in the early 60s. Good for a laugh or two, but relatively juvenile at best.
You may be offended - my wife was, as she takes Tolkien Very Seriously.
Cheers,
Andrew.