Why are people annoyed by the encyclopedic chapters in Les Miserables & Moby Dick, but enthralled by the lore and encyclopedic nature of novels like Lord of the Rings & Dune?
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Why are people annoyed by the encyclopedic chapters in Les Miserables & Moby Dick, but enthralled by the lore and encyclopedic nature of novels like Lord of the Rings & Dune?