Tracy Quan

Tracy Quan, in the October/November 2008 Red Pepper magazine's Booktopia section, has this to say of the King James Version:

"Read the King James if you want to be impressed by the dense, poetic language - that 'moth-eaten brocade' as Larkin puts it. Then compare it to the Jerusalem. This Catholic translation manages to be clear, direct and modern enough for reference without subjecting you to the humiliation of being spotted with a copy of the Good News Bible - and, as a bonus celebrity angle, JRR Tolkien is responsible for the translation of Jonah and the Whale. You'll be hooked, if not actively converted."