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CaptainofDespair · 08-11-2005, 07:24 AM

Well, my first time was the straight forward method. However, I found nearly all of the hobbit scenes to be boring, and I would skip them as I did my later readings. My next few times through, I would skip through to Helm's Deep in TTT, and then on to Aragorn/Gandalf in ROTK.

Now, I merely pick and choose those parts which I love. With the Hobbit, I tend to read anything dealing with Smaug, as he is my favorite character in that particular book. I tend to only read A Knife in the Dark, The Black Rider, Council of Elrond, and Amon Hen in the Fellowship. Though, sometimes I will read Gandalf's 'duel' with the Balrog. In Two Towers, I read the Three's hunt of the Uruk-hai, and Helm's Deep. With ROTK, I stick to the Siege of Minas Tirith, Pelennor, the tid-bit scene of Frodo and Sam seeing the Witch-King, and Aragorn/MoS at the Black Gate.

08-11-2005, 07:24 AM	#14
CaptainofDespair Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 413	Well, my first time was the straight forward method. However, I found nearly all of the hobbit scenes to be boring, and I would skip them as I did my later readings. My next few times through, I would skip through to Helm's Deep in TTT, and then on to Aragorn/Gandalf in ROTK. Now, I merely pick and choose those parts which I love. With the Hobbit, I tend to read anything dealing with Smaug, as he is my favorite character in that particular book. I tend to only read A Knife in the Dark, The Black Rider, Council of Elrond, and Amon Hen in the Fellowship. Though, sometimes I will read Gandalf's 'duel' with the Balrog. In Two Towers, I read the Three's hunt of the Uruk-hai, and Helm's Deep. With ROTK, I stick to the Siege of Minas Tirith, Pelennor, the tid-bit scene of Frodo and Sam seeing the Witch-King, and Aragorn/MoS at the Black Gate.