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spirit_of_fire · 07-23-2010, 10:40 PM

When I was eight or nine my dad gave me the lord of the rings to read(probably to get me into reading fiction) but I found it really slow and uneventful for the first chapter or two, and that was as far as I got. He then gave me the hobbit when he saw I was somewhat less than interested, and I was immediately hooked - I think tolkien wrote that more with children in mind that he did with lotr. After that I came back to the lord of the rings and I flew threw it, finished it in a matter of days, and loved it. I've read it five or six times now, and it seems every time I read it I enjoy it more(it's the opposite with most books for me).

I only read the silmarillion a few years ago, but I loved that straight away, because I've always been interested in mythology, especially greek and egyptian, and the tale of the silmarils and the valar and arda, was, and is, the most deep, intricate and interesting mythos I've ever read into.

I wish tolkien had finished writing his next book about the cult that sprang up worshipping sauron after his defeat, has anyone else heard of that???

07-23-2010, 10:40 PM	#37
spirit_of_fire Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 13	When I was eight or nine my dad gave me the lord of the rings to read(probably to get me into reading fiction) but I found it really slow and uneventful for the first chapter or two, and that was as far as I got. He then gave me the hobbit when he saw I was somewhat less than interested, and I was immediately hooked - I think tolkien wrote that more with children in mind that he did with lotr. After that I came back to the lord of the rings and I flew threw it, finished it in a matter of days, and loved it. I've read it five or six times now, and it seems every time I read it I enjoy it more(it's the opposite with most books for me). I only read the silmarillion a few years ago, but I loved that straight away, because I've always been interested in mythology, especially greek and egyptian, and the tale of the silmarils and the valar and arda, was, and is, the most deep, intricate and interesting mythos I've ever read into. I wish tolkien had finished writing his next book about the cult that sprang up worshipping sauron after his defeat, has anyone else heard of that???