The most lied about book....

[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...!!

[Galadriel55]

Personally, I've never lied about reading Tokien... well, not true. There were some times when my mother asked me if I have been rereading LOTR for the uteenth time, and I said "no" when I really have been... But that doesn't count, since I was not trying to gain popularity or appear smarter...

A lot of people I know lie about reading it. An example of a conversation:

Person: Why are you reading LOTR?
Me: Because I like it.
P: Why? There's nothing good about it.
Me: You say that with such assersion. Have you read it?
P: Ummm...No... why would I?
Me: Then how can you tell?

!! They always want to seem like they know what they're tlking about! Haaahaa!

Originally Posted by Folwren

What I would like to know is why anyone would lie about reading any book?

Because they want to appear smart, or, as you said, they haven't read a decent book all their lives. Saying "I've read the ABCs when I was four" won't impress anyone.

[Galadriel]

Originally Posted by Knight of Gondor

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

*LE GASP!* I've read it! I love that book! Er, well, aside from the fact that Hugo takes 60 pages to explain the drainage system... Well, it's really tough, but it's also really rewarding! I can tell you my entire outlook on life changed after reading that book. Well, 'entire' is an exaggeration, but it DID influence my thinking.