Tom Goldman said:
Tyra Banks Fancies Herself the Next J.R.R. Tolkein
Then Tyra reveals that it's all an allegory for her own life.
I'm a big Tolkien fan I have read his books cover to cover foreword included and said foreword coupled with Tyra's comment is exactly the reason. In the foreword to the second [american] edition or The Lord of the rings Tolkien says of his novel(s), "It is neither allegorical nor topical....I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always have done so since I grew old and wary enough to detect its presence." He further elaborates upon this giving reason and refuting various allegorical meanings people have attributed to his works. In conclusion he states that the only reason for his novels is for pure enjoyment by himself and his audience. perhaps this is my own personal rant, but maybe their is some merit to it, somebody aspiring to be the next tolkien cannot have anything allagorical resoning behind their works, especially not one so personal.
Also if you look at tolkien's work in a larger perspective than simply what he talks about himself, it must be mentioned that tolkien was also an accomplished Linguist and Geofictionist, he created many two Co-languages and built the basis for countless others, as well he created an entire world including the culture, history, cartography, and we may only assume that anyone so thorough musthave even given climate a thought somewhere down the line. to be the next tolkien you can't simply write a popular high-fantasy novel (which I must point out by the sound of it Modelland is not), no to reach any level of Tolkienness in a novel alot of care and forethought must be given prior to writting a novel. But feel free to dismiss this as the rantings of a man that considers tolkien a literary god (because that is what they are).
@ therandombear, et al: though I dislike the idea of her considering herself the next tolkien nothing Tyra can put out will be worse than The Twitard Series.
