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A review by nannahnannah
Meditations on Middle-Earth by Karen Haber
3.5
This collection of essays has two types of reflections on the Lord of the Rings Trilogy: actual talk about its effect on sci fi and fantasy as genres and its impact on the publishing industry - and the authors swooning over the first time they read the trilogy. Obviously, the latter is less interesting.
Of course, like most compilations, it is a grab bag of excellent and so-so writings, though Orson Scott Card proves yet to be an ass. it reflects quite clearly through his piece, which seems to talk more about defending his own homophobia/racist/intolerances than anything about J. R. R. Tolkien or his writings.
But as a writer and as someone with an interest in both Lord of the Rings and the publishing industry, this was a very interesting read.
Of course, like most compilations, it is a grab bag of excellent and so-so writings, though Orson Scott Card proves yet to be an ass. it reflects quite clearly through his piece, which seems to talk more about defending his own homophobia/racist/intolerances than anything about J. R. R. Tolkien or his writings.
But as a writer and as someone with an interest in both Lord of the Rings and the publishing industry, this was a very interesting read.