Based on the books, my favorite character is Sam. How can you not like this guy? Everything about him is so endearing! He's faithful, courageous, hardworking, and has a good heart. IMO, Sam is the only character in which Tolkien has developed to the fullest. Other characters I like are Legolas & Gimli - yes, both of them. I believe if you like Legolas you must like Gimli too and vice versa. These two characters go hand in hand IMO. I just love how their friendship blossoms throughout the books. It's really quite touching to see them go from being hostile to being the best of friends. - Merry & Pippin are great too. They're not too interesting in the 1st book but their characters develop alot more in the later books, more so than Frodo IMO. Speaking of Frodo, he's the ONLY character with whom I didn't feel much connection. Dont get me wrong, I like Frodo in the movies(he's got so much more character) but Frodo in the books is well, to say the least, boring. He's suppose to be the main character but I don't feel like he's one. I have a friend who read the books and she too feels that Frodo(books) isn't a very likeable character. We even agreed that all of the characters are, at the least, mildly interesting... all but Frodo.
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