I was around 8 maybe, and found it on a shelf. My parents never told me about it, that I can recall. It was the one with Bilbo comes to the Huts of the Raft-elves as the cover, and I thought it looked interesting, so I started reading and instantly loved it. It was the book I'd always wanted but never knew existed.
Now that I've read it I don't know how many times, I can appreciate the moral depth that I didn't see at first. When I was younger I thought Thorin was treated badly. Later I realized it's not that simple.
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