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 ====== J.R.R. Tolkien ======
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 **John Ronald Reuel Tolkien** was a philologist who worked at the University of Leeds and the University of Oxford...and he was also a writer. Though you're likely aware of that last bit.\\
 Following his death, his son Christopher Tolkien started editing and releasing his unfinished writings.
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 Writing was essentially his hobby.\\
 This is something I'm noting specifically because of comparisons to Mr. Martin.((:fn:>The author of the Song of Ice & Fire books. Some people compare Tolkien to Martin as a means of excusing Martin's failure to finish his story...but when you consider that Martin's full-time job is writing, while Tolkien's was not...and the books that he //did// release //were// finished...yeah, the comparison actually makes Martin look much worse.))
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 ===== Personal Evaluation =====
 I do really admire Tolkien, though I must admit that until fairly recently I didn't have much personal experience with his writings. However...that's not stopping me.