Here is a review left by a customer on a product. Would you say he was satisfied or dissatisfied?
Title: NOTHING IS DERIVATIVE
Review: Okay people, not everything is DERIVATIVE of TOLKIEN. Fantasy is by its very nature made up of elves, noble men, wizards, dwarves, orcs, etc... Simply having these characters in the story doesnt make it derivative.Second, there is a basic formula to fantasy novels. This can be seen as far back as ancient greek myth (which is where the inspiration for LOTR came from). It goes like this..."Farm Boy sees/hears of trouble, rescues girl/town, becomes hero." That is the backbone of our beloved fantasy novels.Because of all these things RJ and all other fantasy novels, while following a similar story line have all taken a "road less travled" and in doing so, they have opened our minds and imaginations to their "version" of the story as they see it!READ THIS BOOK AND ENJOY ITS TALENTED AUTHORSHIP, Dont focus so much on its "derivativeness".
