Flaws

[Lalaith]

Hope this doesn't sound too negative. I think we can take it as read that we are all fans of the Professor and enjoy his works. But, of course, nobody's perfect. I was wondering whether there were any parts of the Tolkien opus that Barrowdowners found poorly constructed, awkward in tone or just plain irritating.
While I can't think of anything I particularly dislike about the Sil or UT, there were some things about LotR which didn't float my boat. Some of the Tom Bombadil stuff, for example. And, once the Fellowship split up, I always found the Sam/Frodo episodes much less exciting than the rest of the book. Partly, I think, because I found the portrayal of their relationship a bit cloying.
What do you all think?