Tolkien survey

[Surveyor]

I’m conducting a survey of Tolkien readers. I’ll eventually publish the results in a journal and possibly as a book.

We “average” readers are the people who created the “Tolkien phenomenon,” earning book publishers and film producers billions of dollars in the last 70 years. We are not “just fans.” We are people whose lives have been significantly affected by encounters with Tolkien’s Middle-earth. Our opinions and experiences are more important than those of critics and scholars, and we should voice them as well as we can.

Basically, I just want individuals to explain why they like (or dislike) Tolkien’s books. Most of the questions in the survey are open-ended. For example, one (obvious) question is, “What are your favorite books and why are they your favorites?” Participants decide the length of their answers.

If administrators permit the survey, I'd like them to decide how I should distribute it. There are three different ways.

First, I can post the survey in the forum and ask people to post their answers here. Second, I can post it here and participants can send answers to my e-mail address. Third, people can request a copy of the survey by e-mail.

Thanks!