There are a lot of funky characters in these books. There are some really weird fuckers too. I like a lot of the characters. Gollum is fascinating in terms of the whole deranged schizo thing. Bilbo is kind of cool in that he is playful, but is getting old and knows it. He has to let go of the ring and waltz off into retirement. Gandalf is wonderful, wise, powerful and has honed down the art of beard growing to a tee, but he gets duped by Saruman, so is fallible and he dies too which is never cool. Sauron is just a gay. He can't even find it within himself to be anything more than some kind of burning eye thing. He wouldn't be good company for a biscuit and a cup of tea. Frodo is a bit lame too with his wide eyed 'I can't make it, I can't make it' schtick. He pisses me off. Sam on the other hand is fantastic. A real rock. Legolas is a complete homo with his prancing and bow and arrow shooting. I didn't like treebeard either. I found him annoying. I don't really have much time for talking trees.
I would probably say Gandalf as that is the role I have taken, but I like Gollum, Sam and Bilbo too. I would like to kill all the elves as they speak gobbledegook and I would put Treebeard in a zoo.
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