And the author of this article is tying himself into a pretzel trying to absolve Tolkien of this great shame.

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[–] 3 points 2 months ago

He kinda treated is first wife and kids like shit, even by his own admission. He wasn’t evil but flawed like most people, really.

There’s a good documentary about his life, Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time. Seemed pretty open and balanced.

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