[Attarderb]

Why does one have to be better than the other? Can't they both be enjoyed? Is there someone somewhere who's been ordered to read only the better book, and will be killed if he doesn't pick the right one?

Seriously, this is all very silly. Which is better, Star Wars or Star Trek? Descartes or Kant? Plato, Aristotle, or Socrates? Kendo or Iaido? Samurai or Ninja? Apple or orange? Red or blue? Day or night?

We should enjoy things as they are, and not feel a need to constantly rank them and pick the "better" ones. People have different tastes, enjoy different things differently, and don't have to think the same way as others about different things.

So, Potter or Lord of the Rings? I don't know, why don't you read both and make up your own mind? After all, there's no point on relying on others to tell you which one you'll like best, you're the only one that can know.