06-05-2012, 02:44 PM
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Re: A Game of Thrones
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Originally Posted by Adder
I spent the first two books or so repeatedly comparing to Tolkien, and then I let it go. There isn't really a comparison. There is clearly no Silmarillion of the Martin's world, and he seems to be making his history up as he goes along. To say nothing of how each of Tolkien's "races" (well, except those in thrall to Sauron), have their own history, language and back story, while Martin's most definitely do not. One need only compare the fact that Martin repeats the same few songs (the one about the bear and the Rains of Castamere, mostly), while Tolkien's are myriad.
But maybe Martin compares favorably to the Hobbit. They're fun fantasy stories. More adult than a Hobbit, and eventually more complex because of their scope, but nothing on the scale of work that is LOTR.
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