The Council of Elrond I always kind of liked, but that's probably because it's mostly dialogue, even if it's extended - you can imagine the speakers' voices and try and put something into it.
The part that always kills me is the muster of Rohan. I don't know why, but every time we read through that - aloud - I always feel exhausted like I've just spent several hours mustering horses etc. myself. Those paragraphs are very hard on the tongue. Granted, that's not exactly a *bad* effect considering the subject matter but it's not necessarily great either.
Incidentally, Quirkette - if you have to, it's OK to skip ahead to Frodo and Sam [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]. I did that the first time I read the books - I was so frantic to find out what happened that I just skipped and returned to the previous stuff later. It didn't spoil anything for me, though there were a few points that confused me. But it was a relief to know.
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Father, dear Father, if you see fit, We'll send my love to college for one year yet
Tie blue ribbons all about his head, To let the ladies know that he's married.
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