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Orodhromeus · 03-15-2002, 02:19 PM

I knew of Tolkien long before the movie, and I always thought that some day I'd read the books. Someday, in the future. When the movie release started approaching, I thought I'd read the book first - I always do that, awaringly seeing a movie based on a book without having read the book itself knowing that you'll appreciate the book is like sacrilege for me. Then I learnt that FotR was to be released worldwidely at the same date (well, in more countries than the USA to be exact). So I read FotR within a month before the Dec-19. Needless to say I was hooked. Right now I'm into Book V. Okay, I'm really slow, I had to finish another sci-fi novel at the same time. But I don't just read past the pages, I deepen every narrative. And I like to make pleasure last.

03-15-2002, 02:19 PM	#42
Orodhromeus Wight Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Greece Posts: 106	I knew of Tolkien long before the movie, and I always thought that some day I'd read the books. Someday, in the future. When the movie release started approaching, I thought I'd read the book first - I always do that, awaringly seeing a movie based on a book without having read the book itself knowing that you'll appreciate the book is like sacrilege for me. Then I learnt that FotR was to be released worldwidely at the same date (well, in more countries than the USA to be exact). So I read FotR within a month before the Dec-19. Needless to say I was hooked. Right now I'm into Book V. Okay, I'm really slow, I had to finish another sci-fi novel at the same time. But I don't just read past the pages, I deepen every narrative. And I like to make pleasure last.