How have you read it?

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

As i would like to hear witch part of the books you find most interesting, exciting . . .

I my self allways reed all of the books in order, unless i am just refreshing my memory.(by this i mean reading just one or two pages) This i do manly because i keep on finding passages in the books witch i have forgotten or not noticed. this intrigues and excites me so i can not make my self skip a part of the book, so not to mis out on anything i read it all.
Allthoug i do often have a craving to skip over the last half of The Two Towers and go straight to the beginning of the Return of the King.
(Just like littlemanpoet)

[Raefindel]

The first time I read it I read every jot and tittle.

Since then I always skip Treebeard. It moves so slowly and I can't take the fact that they can't make a decision!

Guess I'm just one of those hasty folk!

[Kath]

Hmm, on a recent reading I have found that I occasionally skip past the songs and poems. I think because I want to get on with the actual story.

[Glirdan]

I read it begining to end. No skipping. Mind you, when I do read it, I sometimes end up skipping a few scentnces here and there. Next time I read it, I'll probably do it the way you did littlemanpoet, just to see what it's like.

[Laitoste]

Up until now, I have always read the book straight through. Many times, however, I would get sidetracked and end up putting it down for months. Currently, I have picked up the habit (entirely from 'Downers) of reading my favorite chapters. I am intrigued by the idea of following each thread of the story, though, and when I actually have time (too many humanities classes), I will try it.

I usually tend to get stuck with Frodo and Sam, especially in the Dead Marshes and the Plateau of Gorgoroth. Although the latter is growing on me, because some of my favorite quotes come from the journey through Mordor.

[Eonwe]

i read straight through the first time, but skipped some "boring" (were they really ) parts. but i started my first annualy reading last year. i thought that i'd better do this, cuz i found myself reading random parts, usually just my favorite (pelennor fields, bridge of kazad-dum, last debate, scouring of the shire, to name a few) over and over. i was getting stuck in a rut, so i read straight through (i think this was actually the first time i had sat down and forced myself to read everything stragiht through). interestingly enough, im finding it kind of hard to start it up again this year. maybe ill make it my bi-annual reading...

[Holbytlass]

I read it straight through once or twice a year.
I do read the Fellowship the most up until the council. To me, it seems to be a story unto itself; merriment, adventure, scariness and (unlike Fallenstar ) I like hobbits. Same with Scouring of the Shire, about hobbits that I love and a story unto itself.

When not reading straight through, I skip Helm's Deep most often. Even though, it didn't have everything in it, I do appreciate the movie because I understand that part better.

I have not, to this day, read all the 'lays' and poems, Ugh!! they're too long!! Every once in awhile I'll force myself to read one all the way but it is so torturous.
*ducks, while eggs being thrown at me*

[luthien-elvenprincess]

The first couple of times I read it straight through. But now, when I read it, I start skipping chapters beginning in TTT. I follow the Frodo and Sam chapters until I reach Mount Doom. Then, I go back and read the chapters about the rest of the fellowship until I reach THe Field of Cormallen. Then, I read the rest of the book to the end.

I like the continuity of the story that this type of reading gives. I going to employ the idea of using another character to follow through the story...for instance, Pippen.

I usually skip the poems and the songs...I find them long and boring. I usually skim through them just to find answers to quotation questions!