How many times have you read LOTR?

[Catherine]

I just want to know how many times people have read The Lord of the Rings and if they are going to read it again!

I have read it twice and I am going to start it again on Christmas Vacation!

[The Perky Ent]

I myself have read it four times. Actually, I've read the Return of the King five times because the movies coming!!!

[Imladris]

The Hobbit: probably about five times?
Lord of the Rings: more times than I can count.

[Catherine]

Wow thats so great! I also read the Hobbit 2 times. I started reading LOTR when I was 13 and now i am 15 and I am going to read it every year on christmas vaca. cuz thats when I read it for the first and second time.

[Finwe]

I've read both books innumerable times. It's really crazy. I've been reading them ever since I was 6 or 7, and I read them twice a month, so you can do the calculations. That's about 216 to 240 times! smilies/biggrin.gif

[Catherine]

6 or 7, and I read them twice a month,

Wow!!! Thats alot...I gotta start reading more! LOL

[Failivrin]

the hobbit many times

LOTR properly 3 but various books or parts of them or volumes innumerable times.#

The Sil- more, especially the parts that involve Fingolfin.

[Meela]

The Hobbit~ twice

Lotr~ Not quite once, but I have read Rotk several times on its own.

[Luthien_ Tinuviel]

The Hobbit- six or seven times, maybe? I'm finishing it up again.

LOTR- I read it once a year, so four times, and then I'll read it for the fifth time once I finish The Hobbit again.

the Silm- twice, although referred to often for various research

[The Elusive Spirit]

I read the Hobbit 1, The Lord of the Rings and the Silm. 2 times. I'm reading LOTR to my brother now, We'er at the beginning of TTT.

[Nimrothiel]

Oh geez, I can't remember how many times I've read the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy and "The Hobbit." smilies/eek.gif I can tell you it's a fairly large number. smilies/biggrin.gif

[Theoric Windcaller]

... yeah... I've read the hobbit and trilogy once throughout the entirety of my life... yeah.

[Imladris]

... yeah... I've read the hobbit and trilogy once throughout the entirety of my life... yeah.

How sad. smilies/frown.gif

[Theoric Windcaller]

Its kind of hard when your 13 taking Sohphomore classes. When the teachers asks you to do a book report with a book of HER choosing, I do it. But when I finish, she loads us with another. I don't find true peace until the summer or holidays.

[Failivrin]

yeah, it is hard to read when you have been given an assigned book, but i read Tolkien upstairs, mostly in bed and EVERYTHING else, no matter what it is downstairs. therefore i read Tolkien everyday before i go to sleep.

[Theron Bugtussle]

Whoa, Finwe! Some kind of speed-reader? Or do you not find other books interesting?

And Meela, you have a site with all things LotR, yet have not read the whole book? There must be a story there. smilies/tongue.gif

I have read LotR approximately 8-9 times, and The Hobbit approx. 5-6. In about 30 years. smilies/smile.gif

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 6:40 PM December 08, 2003: Message edited by: Theron Bugtussle ]

[Sapphire_Flame]

Hobbit: 35-40 times

LotR: 9 times, plus one for RotK by itself, to prepare for the movie. smilies/biggrin.gif

Silm: 1 and 1/2

UT: 1

Abedithon le,

~*~Aranel~*~

[Finwe]

Theron, I'm a chronic insomniac, and have been since the age of 9. I regularly stay up until the wee hours reading books. And yes, I'm a speed-reader. I can go through FotR in about two days, if I'm up to my regular speed.

I have an addition to make: smilies/biggrin.gif

The Silmarillion -- About 280 times (since I'm obsessed with Elves, especially with the House of Finwë, can you tell?)

[The Elusive Spirit]

Wow Finwe! Thats crazy. Well, it's not so crazy. It took me a year to read the Silm the first time.

Theoric Windcaller, I know what you mean. It's hard to read school books and other
books at the same time. (Not that I don't!) Remember, you have Christmas break to read
all you want!

[Alatáriël Lossëhelin]

I first read the Hobbit & LotR in 1966. I couldn't tell you how many times I've read/reread it since then. The Silm I've struggled more with. I attempted it 2-3 times in the 70's when it was first published, but in the past couple of years I've managed to actually finish it 3-4 times. It really helped when I bought the Middle-Earth Atlas. I've also owned the audio cd's of Silm, Hobbit & LotR for almost a year, and they've been playing non-stop in my truck ever since. I have about an hour commute to & from work each day, and I spend it with Tolkien.

[Enorëiel]

The Hobbit - 2

Lord of the Rings - 1 and 3/4 (I'm on the last hundred pages of ROTK)

The Silm - Own it but haven't gotten a chance to read it smilies/biggrin.gif

[Gashberz]

WOW i really havent thought of that. Gee i have been reading them since middle school, and now im in 11th grade. I have read the hobbit 28 times. And I have read the lotr trilogy about 15 times. I am currently reading it again. I love these books so much. I never get tired of reading them. God Bless you J.R.R. Tolkien

[Meela]

And Meela, you have a site with all things LotR, yet have not read the whole book? There must be a story there.

Not really smilies/smile.gif I tried, and I have read a lot of it, perhaps even all of it, just in small parts. On this site I was criticised and put down for not reading it all, so I tried to re-read it. Unfortunately, pushing me towards the books makes me resent them, so I have not looked at the books for some time. I will also never read the Silmarillion for the same reasons.

Apart from that, I generally prefer the background information to the story itself. I have read the Appendices many times, so I'm not entirely without knowledge.
Besides not reading the books, I am a big fan of Lotr, which is why I have my own site. Just because I haven't read every line it doesn't mean I don't like discussing it.

[lord_of_rohan2003]

I've read LOTR just about 2 times,im on book 6 of ROTK,and i've read the Hobbit about 2 times as well.And then after Christmas im finnaly going to tackle the Sil.

[Tuor Turambar,Cursed by the Valar]

Hobbit- at least 5 times
LotR- 3 complete, each book separately 1 (without rereading the whole thing)
Silm- 2, also for reference

I guess I should read it more

[Shy Hobbit]

I've only read The Hobbit once, would be much more if I owned it.

I've read the trilogy 4 times on my own, and just recently finished up reading it to my nephew. (We finished before the movie!) And I'm currently starting on it again, am in The Two Towers. So yeah, going on 6 times smilies/biggrin.gif

Did the Sil once, will probably do it again sometime, but LotR will always be my favorite.

[Rasputin]

just once....i would read it a few more times, but the books where stolen (along with everything i owned) a while ago smilies/mad.gif

and i havent read the hobbit.....but its on my xmas list this year!!

[Samwise]

Well, I first read LOTR when I was twelve. The ending broke my heart, and I couldn't bring myself to read it again until a bit after FOTR the movie came out. I am about a quarter of the way into ROTK now, but again, am having trouble making myself read it 'cause--well, 'cause of the end! smilies/frown.gif

Am only partway through the illustrated version of the Hobbit.
smilies/tongue.gif This has been a super busy year. smilies/tongue.gif

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 12:31 AM December 22, 2003: Message edited by: Samwise ]

[purplefluffychainsaw]

Um... Well... I've read it once a month since well, for two years now. So that's 24 times. And no, I don't know it off by heart yet. I also watch the films once a week, and listen to the audio books as much as possible. Yes, I'm a little obbsessed smilies/wink.gif

[Nimrothiel]

Really purplefluffychainsaw? I couldn't tell smilies/tongue.gif . I've only read the Silm twice, and I think I've read the Hobbit 50 times, and the trilogy 35 times. smilies/biggrin.gif
I've watched FotR 4 times, TTT 3 times (soon to be four)-which is actually kind of sad as I own both movies smilies/rolleyes.gif -and I've seen RotK twice.

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 10:36 AM December 23, 2003: Message edited by: Nimrothiel ]

[Altariel]

Um, I first read Tolkien when I was 11 (I'm 16 now)... I only read the Hobbit once, since I didn't really care for it, but I read LotR a year later, and loved it to bits. I read it eight times in that first year alone, until my 17-year-old copy fell apart and it had to be discarded at a gas station in Poland... smilies/frown.gif

After seeing RotK the other night, I've resolved to read it again, for the twelfth time.

I've read the Silmarillion 4 times, Unfinished Tales twice, I'm skimming bits of The History of Middle-Earth series here and there, and I've read Tales from the Perilous Realm a few times too. smilies/biggrin.gif

[kittiegirl]

About 31 times since I was 11, and it's been a few years since then.

[stickifinger]

About once a year since I was in high school, so over 30 times. I'm reading it again now and Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli just helped Theoden kick Wormtongue out of town.

[Faenaduial]

I first read LotR 31 years ago. I try to re-read it at least once a year (the first few years I read it several times) and I actually just finished reading it again a few days ago. Although I haven't kept exact count I would say:

LotR - approx. 35 times
Hobbit - approx. 10 times

I finally found a copy of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight this week. (I had been looking for it for years). Can't wait to read it!

[Faenaduial]

On this site I was criticised and put down for not reading it all, so I tried to re-read it. Unfortunately, pushing me towards the books makes me resent them, so I have not looked at the books for some time. I will also never read the Silmarillion for the same reasons.

Meela, don't listen to the criticism about not reading all of the books. Not everyone enjoys Tolkien's writing style. I know some people who couldn't get through the first book and gave up only to pick it up years later and fall in love with it.

Don't let the criticism stop you from picking up the books in the future. You may find that at another time they may give you great enjoyment.

I have always enjoyed reading your posts. Don't let a few complainers spoil your fun and enjoyment of the site. smilies/smile.gif

[Samwise]

Sigh. Read LOTR the first time when I was twelve, and I tried to read it again. I did not pick it up again for 20 years because the first time the ending broke my heart. I saw the movie just the other day...and now I know, as I came out of the movie sobbing hysterically, I can't ever read to the end of the Return of the King. Sigh. Sorry, I'm a big sap, but I just can't do it.

Meela, don't feel bad. They are wonderful, enjoyable books with a GREAT story. Don't worry about what anyone else says. smilies/frown.gif Like I just said, I can't bring myself to ever pick up (at least, the Return of the King), again, but that's just 'cause, like I said, I'm a big emotional sap. smilies/tongue.gif Read them and ENJOY them.

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 10:03 PM December 31, 2003: Message edited by: Samwise ]

[The Barrow-Wight]

There was another topic like this already a couple years ago:
How many times have you read LotR? (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=2&t=001678). It is closed now so that we may continue the discussion here, but be sure to look for older topics before opening redudant ones. Thanks!

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 10:24 PM December 31, 2003: Message edited by: The Barrow-Wight ]

[Aragorns Twisted Angel]

I'm working on my first read now... On about page 150...

[Arathiriel]

I have read LOTR twice and I am working on a 3rd read - and allow me to say welcome to my friend Aragorns Twisted Angel!

smilies/biggrin.gif

[Aragorns Twisted Angel]

Hey there mellon-nin! Yeah, it's taken me quite a while to finally read them (I've been on page 1 for over a year and haven't been able to get past it till seeing ROTK)

[Trippo The Hippo]

Alas I have only read LotR once and the Hobbit once and I am in early goings of Silm. I do mean to read them all again and Home and UT but I cant manage multiple books at the same time so its up in the air what I read next after Silm. Also schoolwork keeps me busy if thats any excuse.

[Firnoreion]

I have read The Hobbit + Lord of the Rings trilogy 8-10 times. The last time probably 10 years ago. Silmarillion I have read twice.

[Teleri]

The Hobbit:12 times (no need for me to read it anymore, as I have it memorized)

The Silmarilian: 4 times

HoME: I am currently on my second read

I first read the Lord of the rings when I was seven, and the nazgul scared me so much that I skipped the second half of the Fellowship and went straight into Towers (which for some reason, did not scare me as much). I loved the last two books, and read them at least ten times before my tenth Birthday, when I got a special edition from my grandparents, and decided to finally read the Fellowship. In the three years proceeding that I have read LoTR all the way through about 63 times.

And somehow I've managed to convince my parents that I don't have way too much time on my hands smilies/smile.gif ...

[The Dark Elf]

the trilogy:4 times
the sil.:2 times
UT smilies/redface.gifnly once
The Hobbit:12(what can i say, its entertaining)

[elenquesse]

I've read The Hobbit twice and the whole series only once (I know I'm weak) smilies/frown.gif--but I frequently read my favorite passages (mostly Eowyn and Faramir) in RotK.

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 4:06 PM January 04, 2004: Message edited by: elenquesse ]

[Elassar 516]

I've read The Hobbit four times, LOTR six times and The Silmarillion twice. I need to read more!

[SonOfBombadil]

I've read the Hobbit about 3 times, and I've listened to the audio version about 5 times. I've read Lord of the rings once, but I want to re-read it soon. But first I have to trudge through the Silmarillion, which I am reading for the first time and am stuck about a 1/4 into it. I'm also reading Unfinished Tales for the first time, which I got for Christmas.

[Fosco Burrows]

I've read the lotr and the hobbit one each and watched the films numerous times. I'm still new to the whole tolkien world so this is just the start of a very long love affair I guess!
I've bought the sil and the unfinished tales but have not had a chance to read them yet.
I'm currently buying and reading the history of middle earth series by christopher tolkien. smilies/smile.gif

[master_of_puppets]

well i first discovered the books in 2001 and have since read them 6 times. and of course i will again. each time you pick up the world of Tolkien you discover something that you didnt notice the time before. indication of a true classic.

[Aragorn2002]

I started reading them about two years ago, I've read LotR five or six times, and the hobbit once or twice.

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[Elentári_O_Most_Mighty_1]

Finwe, you scare me. smilies/eek.gif smilies/biggrin.gif Teleri, you scare me too. If my parents caught me reading LOTR again I think they'd lynch me. Or ground me. They're miffed enough as it is about UT and Sil...(but I blame my dad- he introduced me to the Hobbit and LOTR. And my Uncle lent me the Silmarillion, UT, Lost Tales and HOME).
I've read the Hobbit twice I think and LOTR all the way through 5 times. I read the Hobbit and LOTR in year 6 (so I was 10-11 years old I think, and I'm 15 now), but when I went back and read the Hobbit, I found the constant naming of the orcs as goblins just irritated me, so I haven't tried again since. I've read the Appendices through twice I think. Then of course I've read bits I want to from LOTR a few times more...
I've read the Silmarillion twice (I now have my own copy smilies/smile.gif , and UT at least once (ditto). I can't remember if I got through it again. But I've read Narn i hín Húrin at least 3 times because that is just the most heartbreaking story I've ever read. I can't say I found ROTK that sad, but books rarely get much emotion from me. Narn i hín Húrin would be one of the exceptions.

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 8:42 AM January 11, 2004: Message edited by: Elentári_O_Most_Mighty_1 ]

[ElberethVarda]

The Hobbit: Four
LOTR: Eleven
The Silm: 1/2

smilies/smile.gif I'm obssesed.

[Elladriar]

i'v read it about 7 times, but i havn't read it for a while now because i'm doing external exmas!

[Gashberz]

I LOVE THE HOBBIT!!
Hobbit: 15
LOTR trilogy: 10
slim: Currently reading.(i just got it)
And Im only 16. I love to read!

[Humanure]

i lost count.

i´m reading the hobbit again. for the 10th time. i dunno. next is the LOTR...again.

[Elrond of Rivendell]

LotR: 3 times
Silm: 4 times
Hobbit: 2 times
UT: 2 times

And my favourite is The Silmarillion. smilies/smile.gif

Greetings,
EfR

[Missy Evenstar]

I've read all three LOTR books twice and I've read "The Hobbit" once. I'm gonna start it again and re-read the othe books again now that I've seen ROTK.

[Armetiel]

Hobbit: too many to count...around 20 though
LOTR: around 20 too...(sorry didn't count)
Silm: 1
UT: 3

My favourite is UT