But Ealasaide dearie-- the question wasn't when you arrived at the Downs; lots of Old-Time Book Fans arrived here post-movie. The question was whether you read the books Before the movies or Because of the movies. Aren't you in the Geezer's Club-- I mean, the Tolkien Coming Of Age Club? Then you must predate at least PJ's movies.
Methinks you are selling yourself short. See Snowdog's excellent chronological rating system in post 65 on page 2 of this thread.
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