How were you introduced to Tolkien?

my pa started reading the hobbit and i was like why would read that kind of crap. but know i am sooo amshamed of myself for thinking that cause after my dad introduced it to me ive been hooked. i read so much know and tolkien is the greatest!!! right now im reading the sill and i got to say at first it was kind of hard to get past the first couple of pages but....this is the BEST book ever. u gotta read it. ok we enough of my bordem.