it is by
anamia
on 2010-01-10 04:02:00 UTC
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Trust me. And I say this coming from a non-Tolkein background. I expect I would have found it even worse if I had a Tolkein background. As it is, I was put off by the sheer squickiness of the thing. Then again, I've never dealt well with smut, and the thought of... well, for those who've read it, the Goblin King's, er, member, is enough to nauseate me right there. (I never did get any farther than that, and I was reading the MST version.)
So yeah. It is that bad. Really, it is.
--anamia
Oh, yes it can. by
Sedri
on 2010-01-09 23:23:00 UTC
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We've had people literally be haunted by the damn things, and come as close to "mentally scarred" as is possible for a hobby that consists of reading and fantasy worlds. Try it if you really can't resist the temptation, but don't say we didn't warn you!
It isn't? by
Neshomeh
on 2010-01-09 20:08:00 UTC
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*checks* Huh. So it isn't. It IS, however, listed as one in its article.
Well, the reason for that might be the controversy over whether or not the whole thing is a troll. However, it is certainly bad, and it is certainly legendary by now, so... yeah, maybe we should take a new vote or something.
I will say that C*l*br**n is much, much worse if you're a hard-core Tolkien buff, as most of the PPC was back in the day. For other people, as my fiance will attest, it is merely incredibly stupid and might prevent you from getting a good night's sleep due to pondering said stupidity if you try reading it before bed. So... don't. >.>
~Neshomeh