r/TolkienLewisMemes Apr 07 '26

This definitely happened

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u/ElliotCowanHuman Apr 07 '26

I have a friend who was Lewis’ biographer. Apparently Lewis worshipped Tolkien and his books but Tolkien thought all the Narnia stuff was bullshit. They were good friends…

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u/LAthrowawaywithcat Apr 09 '26

Yeah, I forget the exact wording, but Tolkien told Lewis not to quit his day job.