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A comment on W. H. Auden’s 1954 review of The Fellowship of the Ring. Parent comment

Re:W. H. Auden’s 1954 review of The Fellowship of the Ring by andrewstuart on Saturday August 19, 2023 @09:33PM (#37195156)
>> The original works were not somehow changed by the creation of new works

I was changed by seeing the new works.

Some things can't be unseen.

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Re:W. H. Auden’s 1954 review of The Fellowship of the Ring by mikercampbell on Saturday August 19, 2023 @09:38PM (#37195180)
That Hobbit trilogy? GAWD. I tried reading the hobbit and while I loved it, I agree while at the same time saying that culture is rampant.

Like how they’ll never stop making Willy Wonkas or Alice in Wonderlands, and each gets increasingly painful.

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