Tolkien ripping off Harry Potter?

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Tolkien ripping off Harry Potter?

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The original has now been taken down, but you can still see the text of the orginal review here:

https://plus.google.com/114979733565079 ... s15TNi5Vzo

It's got to be a troll, but still good for a laugh :mrgreen:
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clong wrote:It's got to be a troll, but still good for a laugh.

Dear God, I hope it's a troll !

Otherwise, schools are doing a worse job than anyone thought...
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Anyway, it was a good laugh!
But it was probably a troll. The one who, after having been knocked out by Ron forgot he should beware of the sun and got turned into stone in the Hobbit...
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:D

I'm speechless, but yes, Tolkien was a well known time-traveller.
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