On my eighth Christmas, I recieved the whole LOTR hardcover trilogy including The Hobbit, from my aunt. She said I needed something new to read (I've read every book in my house at least 5 times over, and I read books that are much higher than my age level : Crime and Punishment, etc. I don't do it on purpose, I just prefer them over kids books...

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I finished them by the early summer.