[Raynor]

Sheesh, the first comment reminds me of the healer from the Houses of Healing chapter - a man of a lot of lore, but of little wisdom, Gandalf and Aragorn sure had a great time making fun of him.

I wonder if had this critic knew that Sam was the true hero of Lotr (as Tolkien states in his letters), would he have used the refference "breathtakingly condescending portrayal of the “servant classes” in the figure of Sam Gamgee". I have hardly heard of an author who despises his main (positive) character. Oh well... There is unwarranted venom all over the place, sometime I feel that this is a pre-requisite for such a job.