(laughs!) You can't even compare the two. Tolkien is themeless, lifeless, and entirely unskilled when placed against a backdrop of a master like Herbert... Tolkien's just popular. I can't say he's even in my list of top 1,000 writers. Even Dr. Seuss shows more talent than his boring, unemotional drivel. Perspective is the key. And before you say, "Yeah, that's just YOUR opinion, you elitist snob!", remember that I just said it for you first! But I digress from the topic... As usual. Continue, my friends!