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It would be generic high fantasy work maybe because it literally defined all the codes of this genre.

Blame everyone else who came after Tolkien.

That's exactly what GP is saying though?

There's a borges fake essay on exactly this topic: Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote

No. One of the six things article complains about is repeating the same trick to death. Lord of the rings did not repeated the trick from other books, it created own.

It does not fit other points either. It does not uses meme humor. It does not allow you to ignore the story. It has individual human voice.

It does not fit the thing article is complaining about at all.

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