When did you first read Lord of the Rings?

[Guinevere]

Originally Posted by Pitchwife

Which German translation did you read, Carroux/von Freymann or Krege? The former rocks (it's not the real thing, but it comes very close for me), the latter deserves to rot in the same purgatory as Peter Jackson.

Well, my boys have the newer (Krege) translation. You can imagine how puzzled/appalled I was at certain things!!
But in a German Tolkien forum where I was a member there was a lively discussion about the old and the new translation. This interested me so much that I finally bought a copy of the Carroux translation just for comparison! It's better than Krege, but still a long way from the original!
If you're interested see this old thread of mine on Tolkien Translations .

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

I read them in 2001. I had been putting it off but I knew the films were coming out so the pressure was on.

I liked them immediately; but the second time I read LotR was better. I caught much more of the story.

[Rhod the Red]

When I was 12 or 13, in my early high school years.

[Galadriel]

Originally Posted by Eomer of the Rohirrim

I read them in 2001. I had been putting it off but I knew the films were coming out so the pressure was on.

I liked them immediately; but the second time I read LotR was better. I caught much more of the story.

Yeah, my second time was better, too

[Lastande Took]

Originally Posted by Galadriel

Yeah, my second time was better, too

I'm starting in on my third read-through and am enjoying it even more.

[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.