[JenB]

Humph. He shouldn't dislike Elves, since their mythological roots are in the Northern myths that he and Tolkien both loved. Oh well, what can you say about Lewis? One of his most memorable characters was a talking mouse. Compared to that, Hobbits look downright profound!

[Overtaxed]

Yeah really. Although I like Reepicheep, I was thinking about bashing the whole talking animal thing. :)