China Mieville audio interview (even more NP than parent post)

[mikebailey at speakeasy.net]

Speaking of British writers rebelling against Tolkien...

Sue Townsend slagged off Tolkien pretty good in the most recent 
(and last?: at the end he says "happy people don't 
keep diaries, and I'm happy now") of the <classic> <wonderful>
Adrian Mole books, Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction.  
Neither Mieville nor Tolkien is as much fun to read as Sue Townsend.  

Though I did manage to finish Tolkien's trilogy in one go, 
as a kid, but haven't been able to slug my way to daylight 
in the Mieville one yet.  

However I think they both need to bow to Michael Moorcock 
(and ya gotta love that name) in slagging off Tolkien.  
Please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_Pooh

(I reserve the right to like all the above writers, including Tolkien)


mikebailey
"I do not work for Sue Townsend or for Penguin Press"