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Usually I stick to straight-through readings, but once I read it differently - I read Books 3, 5, and the start of Ch. 4 of Book 6 (Field of Cormallen) before skipping back and reading 4 and the rest of 6. I wanted to get a feeling for how it would go more sinuously.
It's been a while, though, since I've actually read LotR as my main reading source - usually I read a few chapters then come back a month later and read the next few chapters, etc - usually in sections - I might read up to the Old Forest, then up to Rivendell, then to Lorien. I do read it in order and keep my place bookmarked.
There are a few notable parts that I have read isolated and numerous times, though. I have read the Mt. Doom sequence many more times than any other part of the book, partially because it's very easy for me to get absorbed in that part quickly. I usually use this chapter as a quick escape to "re-attach myself" to Middle-earth when I'm tired or don't have a lot of time. Also, I find myself rereading segments of the chapters "Flight to the Ford," "Minas Tirith," and "The Last Debate" fairly frequently - generally when I get distracted from finding a quote for QQ.
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