When did you first read Lord of the Rings?

[Blind Guardian]

I started reading it in 6th grade and never finished. Now I'm reading the Silmarillion and the Hobbit.

[Rhod the Red]

On a relate note, I read once that Christopher Lee reads TLOTR TWICE A YEAR because he's such a fanatic

[Galadriel]

Originally Posted by Rhod the Red

On a relate note, I read once that Christopher Lee reads TLOTR TWICE A YEAR because he's such a fanatic

I know! I saw that in the Appendices of the movie. What a guy.

[spirit_of_fire]

When I was eight or nine my dad gave me the lord of the rings to read(probably to get me into reading fiction) but I found it really slow and uneventful for the first chapter or two, and that was as far as I got. He then gave me the hobbit when he saw I was somewhat less than interested, and I was immediately hooked - I think tolkien wrote that more with children in mind that he did with lotr. After that I came back to the lord of the rings and I flew threw it, finished it in a matter of days, and loved it. I've read it five or six times now, and it seems every time I read it I enjoy it more(it's the opposite with most books for me).

I only read the silmarillion a few years ago, but I loved that straight away, because I've always been interested in mythology, especially greek and egyptian, and the tale of the silmarils and the valar and arda, was, and is, the most deep, intricate and interesting mythos I've ever read into.

I wish tolkien had finished writing his next book about the cult that sprang up worshipping sauron after his defeat, has anyone else heard of that???

[Inziladun]

Originally Posted by spirit_of_fire

I wish tolkien had finished writing his next book about the cult that sprang up worshipping sauron after his defeat, has anyone else heard of that???

First of all, welcome to the Downs!

As for your question, T. did mention that he'd thought of doing that story as a 'thriller' in one of his Letters. He didn't seem to think the idea worth fleshing out though, saying it was 'not worth doing'. My guess is that he didn't think it would have had any real meaning or depth on the level of LOTR.

EDIT: Blazes, 3000 posts.

[LadyBrooke]

When I was in 7th grade I got the chance to see the films when the dvds went on sale. For Christmas that year I got the books, and my family probably regrets that decision since I'm way more in love with these books then I was with any others. I think they thought they were going to be a passing interest like Nancy Drew (3rd grade) or The Chronicles of Narnia (6th) or at least a minor obsession like Harry Potter or books about royalty and history. Instead they now have to put up with my constant tangents about Tolkien and his works.

[Aiwendil]

I wish tolkien had finished writing his next book about the cult that sprang up worshipping sauron after his defeat, has anyone else heard of that???

Yes, that's "The New Shadow". You can read what little he wrote of that before abandoning it (and it isn't much) in HoMe XII.

[Galadriel]

Originally Posted by Blind Guardian

I started reading it in 6th grade and never finished. Now I'm reading the Silmarillion and the Hobbit.

Originally Posted by LadyBrooke

When I was in 7th grade I got the chance to see the films when the dvds went on sale. For Christmas that year I got the books, and my family probably regrets that decision since I'm way more in love with these books then I was with any others. I think they thought they were going to be a passing interest like Nancy Drew (3rd grade) or The Chronicles of Narnia (6th) or at least a minor obsession like Harry Potter or books about royalty and history. Instead they now have to put up with my constant tangents about Tolkien and his works.

I could somehow never get into Harry Potter. The first line itself turned me off. I found it a tad childish and cliched.