For one thing, they don't appeal to everyone. Take my mom, for instance. i caught her reading TTT when we were at the beach last Sunday and she said it was terrible, and she had no idea why I liked to read such stuff. But NEway. I'm not sure about the other people who like LOTR, but for me it's because LOTR is just so different. I mean, don't others get bored reading mysteries and romance novels and stuff? How many books have you read about a respectable hobbit getting involved in something like this? And the way JRRT says the stuff he says makes the thing that he wants to say loud and clear to the people who are really paying attention. And if you aren't, there's the challenge. Basically, what I mean is that you have to keep your focus on the book, and it can still make you semi-conscious about your surroundings and what other people are doing-take you away from the hustle and bustle of the world.
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