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Re: Describe the 1st time you read LotR.
This is my first post, so please be gentle. Also be respectful since I'm a really old guy. I first read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings in 1962 or 1963. It was recommended by the library director of the school district in which I had just become a junior high librarian. At the time I was 32 years old. The books were not readily available yet. Ace Books came along with paperback editions shortly thereafter and there was great controversy because England did not belong to the copyright convention at that time and Tolkien did not receive any royalty from Ace Books for a long time.
I enjoyed The Hobbit a lot, but thought it was only a little better than some other fantasies for young adults at the time. But once I got into LotR I was swept away by the immensity of the cast, the grandeur of the landscape and a truly epic quest, if that's what it can be called.
I imagine that most of you are much younger than I, but at 71 I still have enthusiasm for the books. I found this board while looking for some information on the movie. I've lurked for a few days and found it to be not only lively, but pretty adult. I hope I can stick around a while.
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