How has your reading changed?

[Lathriel]

When I first read LOTR I also just read it for the plot. Since then I have actually become more interested in characters than what happens in the book. Right now I am in a phase where I don't always care for the plot as long as the characters are well thought-out and interesting.
So now when I re-read LOTR I don't really rush through it because I feel that if I do I will miss a whole bunch of things; besides I am not in a hurry since I know the story. I prefer to read slowly thus finding a new detail every time I read it.
Also as I matured to my current age (since I still have some more growing up to do, 18 doesn't mean you are a complete adult) different details seemed to pop out at me or different aspects of the story.
I know some people who can't stand re-reading a book but then they probably haven't used the right books to try it with. However, I am convinced that most people who liked this book, even of they aren't big fans (like us) will re-read it again one day.

[Gandalf_the _white]

I've read the trilogy a few times now and see Gandalf as a father figure!
(OMG i've learnt so much from him {looks dreamy amd murmurs " a wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisally when he means to!" lol)

[Laitoste]

My reading has actually changed quite a bit since reading The Lord of the Rings. I used to just look at the plot and the characters (a little). Now, however, I look more for description and scenery. This may also have to do with the fact that I write descriptive essays best (very unfortunate if you aren't taking an English class--description doesn't always work best for history courses!). I just realized this fact this year, due to the large amount of reading I have to do--and none of it particularly enjoyable...

Now, when I read The Lord of the Rings, I look for bits that actually put me in Middle-Earth. These selections kill me.

reading is not so eays 4 me but lotr has a ncie name so i read it cos it was nice and it was intresting with the gold writting and the nice elfins and i did not know all the anmes but i tried to read the sindarinn langage but it was too hard so i tried to learn the qenya langage but it was not the best. so lotr has helped me find out what langage is best.

[Himilsillion]

Before reading LoTR I was really just reading a lot of Science Fiction novels. Since I have read LoTR I have started to read more fantasty and just plain more general fiction. It has really opened my eyes up to some great literately pieces I was really missing out on.

[Dimturiel]

I was 13 when I first read LOTR and before reading it I was mostly into adventure books that had teenagers as characters. I first read it very quickly and mostly just for the plot, although I have to admit that I felt very attracted to the characters too. Now I read it twice a year, at Christmas and in the summer holidays. As I read a lot of books-more than three a month- rereading LOTR is for me like stopping in a familiar place to rest and to gather my strenght before venturing into the unknown again. I like the characters also and I learn a lot fom them, especially from Aragorn and Gandalf. And I think that I will continue reading it at least once a year for a long time, if not all my life, because whenever I read it I discover new things, and after reading it I feel wiser and ready to face the real world again.

[Salacia Deloresista]

My mom read The Hobbit to me when I was 5 or so, before I could read properly on my own. I read the Lord of the Rings trilogy when I was 11. Since then, I've read them many, many times, but in the last few years have slacked off a bit. In the beginning, they were just stories. Really awesome stories, but I'd do things like skip the songs to get to the next piece of plot line or description.

Not anymore.

I can't bear to write in my beautiful books. The ones I first started reading were some insanly old editions that my mom read when she was younger. I recently recieved my own set as a present from a friend, and as soon as my books and I are reunited, they will be filled with lovingly placed highlights and underlines and notes. I also have a huge number of notebooks where I copy out quotes that I like, and things like the elvish and dwarvish rune system from the apencices. They're not so much books for me anymore, but lifestyle guides, more important than any vogue or cosmogirl ever could be.