Describe the 1st time you read LotR.

[Brinniel]

How I got hooked to LOTR.......A long story, but not too long (hopefully).

I remember my friend reading The Hobbit in 5th grade, but I never really heard of LOTR until I saw the movie previews. Even then I was not interested in seeing it. I thought I wouldn't understand it, especially since I hadn't read the book. But my friends were interested and though they didn't try, they were slowly beginning to convince me to see it. Then suddenly my English teacher got excited about the movie. She started talking about even listening to an excerpt of the Hobbit. My mom's books were in the shelf and I knew the movie would be a hit, and I wanted to read the books first, so I started reading the Hobbit the day before the movie opened.

Though the Hobbit was a bit confusing for me, it was good enough to convince me to continue on to LOTR. I got hooked on that book immediately. I was supposed to be packing for a trip to California, but got delayed because I was reading FOTR. In CA, I hardly socialized at all because I was too into my books. I finished the books (The Hobbit and LOTR) in 10 days. For the rest of my trip in CA, I was bored because I had nothing "good" to read. I was anxious to see the movie back at home and finally did on New Year's Day. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Sorry that my story is long and detailed. I can't help it. My fingers are chatty.