C.S Lewis vs. J.R.R Tolkien

Chaos · #1 08-11-2009, 08:27 AM

Which author, in your opinion, was the greater? Meaning, which do you believe is more well known, or was a better author?

-)G(-Erebus · #2 08-11-2009, 04:58 PM

Never heard of either of them.

blh654 · #3 08-12-2009, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by -)G(-Erebus

Never heard of either of them.

J.R.R. Tolkien wrote The Lord of the Rings

C.S. Lewis wrote The Chronicles of Narnia

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Matter · #4 08-12-2009, 01:04 PM

J. R. R. Tolkien. Hands down.

C. S. Lewis isn't as descriptive and as good as a writer as Tolkien. Tolkien's books are magical. They grab you and make you feel as if you were in Middle Earth, fighting with the armies.

C. S. Lewis is just a closet case. (Pun intended.

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Chaos · #5 08-13-2009, 07:00 AM

I agree with you Matter, Tolkien really brings you to Middle Earth, and you can really imagine what it would be like.

PapaWarlock · #6 08-13-2009, 05:22 PM

Both of them are very good writers and both have good series. Both however pale in comparison to Piers Anthony, R.A. Salvatore, Robert Jordan, Mercedes Lackey, Anne McCaffrey and Dean Koontz.

Matter · #7 08-14-2009, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by PapaWarlock

Both of them are very good writers and both have good series. Both however pale in comparison to Piers Anthony, R.A. Salvatore, Robert Jordan, Mercedes Lackey, Anne McCaffrey and Dean Koontz.

Why don't I see King in that list? He's an amazing writer.

Anywho. I don't see how Tolkien pales to these writers. All are amazing, but I find Tolkien to be more descriptive and gripping in his writings, on a level that few other authors have the power and finesse to do.

PapaWarlock · #8 08-14-2009, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Matter

Why don't I see King in that list? He's an amazing writer.

Anywho. I don't see how Tolkien pales to these writers. All are amazing, but I find Tolkien to be more descriptive and gripping in his writings, on a level that few other authors have the power and finesse to do.

I didn't list King because I can't get into 95% of his books. I did like Dreamcatcher and Cell, but it took me almost a year to read the Dark Tower series. My wife is a fan of his, I'm not.

In my opinion, the authors I listed have the power to grip me from the start. Rarely do I come across a book by those authors where it takes me more then 2 days to finish their books. Koontz and Salavatore are the 2 best out of the group.

Of course it's only my opinion. Tolkein is good, but I find it easy to become a tad distracted when reading his works.