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What is a popular book that everyone buys but nobody reads? (midwest.social)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It is literally easier to read the KJV of the Bible than the Silmarillon.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Easy != Fun

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Strong disagree. I've read The Silmarillion. Sure I don't remember much of it now, but at the time it was interesting and entertaining to me. It's also not that huge a book, on the same order as one or two of the main LoTR books. If the KJV were in the same (normal) font size+width and paper thickness it would be Gigantic.