The Hobbit I wouldn't call a groundwork so much as a prologue, but it is a good place to start. If you find the writing too childish, well, just try to get through it and trust me the mood and style of writing in LotR is much different. If you still feel up to it, you can then tackle the Silmarillion and any other of Tolkien's works or his son's editions!
[ July 01, 2003: Message edited by: Lord of Angmar ]
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