[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.