You're defenitly not to attached, good books have the ability to take you to another place.
Reading it the first time and re-reading it is completly different. I've read the books three times, and even though the second and third time was enjoyable and I discovered new things, it was not the same as the first time I read it. I mean, it's not so sad when Gandalf dies the second time you read it because you know he will come back. And all the time you know what's happening in the end, so the thrill is just not there. But still, when re-reading the books you get to "live" in Middle earth once again, to visit your old friends, it's just not as exciting as the first time. A bit sad, luckilly Tolkien wrote more books and there are other great writers.
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