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Originally Posted by Galadriel55
Not an issue for those who read LOTR first, or who aren't as attached to TH, but you can't blame that guy for finding FOTR redundant.
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Hmm. I read
The Hobbit first and am very attached to it, but I must say personally I didn't find Books I and II of
The Lord of the Rings redundant. It's an interesting point of view, just one I can't say I experienced myself. Personally when I first read
The Lord of the Rings (at age 10) I found Book IV to be the most dry part.
I suppose I just think for some readers Professor Tolkien's style isn't much like what they're used to from fiction. I wonder if that's why children have been known to like
The Lord of the Rings even though it's not much of a children's story – they might sometimes be a bit less set in their ways when it comes to reading.