“Watership Down”, too. It was based on Adams’s experience in the military and particular people he knew, so there was plenty of material and real shit to draw from (like real shit; IYKYK), as then translated into stories he told to his daughter when she was small about a little tribe of plucky hero rabbits in the face of danger. If you can come up with a better formula for creating a fuckin epic story, I will be surprised.
The Hobbit was specifically written from the stories Tolkein told his children and I read that one on the regular
“Watership Down”, too. It was based on Adams’s experience in the military and particular people he knew, so there was plenty of material and real shit to draw from (like real shit; IYKYK), as then translated into stories he told to his daughter when she was small about a little tribe of plucky hero rabbits in the face of danger. If you can come up with a better formula for creating a fuckin epic story, I will be surprised.
I read it for the first time when I was 9, such a great book.
I think I read Tolkien himself ended up regretting marketing the book for children, not sure how true it is.