When did you first read Lord of the Rings?

[Pitchwife]

Originally Posted by Lastande Took

Then, LotR came up on a Sherlock Holmes forum I frequent, and I was called a "despicable heathen" for living in ingnorance

Give my love to your fellow Sherlock Holmes fans for that choice of words! (From one who deserves the same epithet as far as SH is concerned - meaning I have some idea about his role in popular culture, but can't claim to have studied the works of Arthur Conan Doyle like I'm sure they deserve to be. But out of curiosity, what was that connection between LotR and SH?)

Originally Posted by LT

I borrowed the Trilogy, one volume at a time, and read the whole thing, plus Hobbit, in about a week.

Sounds vaguely familiar (see above).

Originally Posted by LT

If I'm careful, I can keep my LotR obsession down to quotes, the soundtrack on YouTube, and learning Quenya.

That's more self-restriction than most of us can boast of (and kudos for learning Quenya!). Speaking of soundtracks on YouTube, have you discovered this?

Originally Posted by LT

It may very well be early training, but I've found I don't care for fantasy outside of Narnia, LotR, Star Wars, and mythology.

Scrap Star Wars (not really - I quite like the movies myself, but they're not exactly what I call fantasy), and Narnia is a chapter to itself, but yeah, there isn't much that can compete with Tolkien and true mythology. (If you're interested in recommendations, see here.)