[Knight of Gondor]

That is pathetic that people lie about having read the books. I'll admit, I had a little trouble getting through Fellowship at first (especially The Council of Elrond, given that it contained so much history), but it became smooth sailing from then on, and I've reread the whole series several times since then, as well as the histories and so forth. (It has become fun to read the Council chapter now, because it ties all of the histories in to that moment in time!)

Mark Twain reportedly said "A classic is something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read." Apparently this is true.

Well, now I'm reading Victor Hugo's Les Miserables, and if you thought Lord of the Rings was hard...!!