How old were you the first time you read LOTR? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Elladan and Elrohir · 11-29-2003, 10:33 PM

I knew my Mom and Dad liked Tolkien, because they had the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings on our bookcase. So, about two years ago, at age 12, I picked up The Hobbit and decided to read it.

I read Chapter 1 and was bored to tears. I almost gave up, but, thankfully, didn't. By the end of chapter 2, I was hooked. I finished it in about a day.

That night, I started Fellowship and was COMPLETELY hooked. Mesmerized in the world of Middle-Earth. The only thing I skimmed while reading it for the first time was the Council of Elrond chapter, in which I was completely lost after about two pages of monologues. But I plunged forward, and, in less than a week, I had finished LOTR.

Since then, I've read LOTR no less than ten times, and I've read The Hobbit about eight times. A year ago, I finally persuaded my brother (who was 11 at the time) to read The Hobbit, and he got hooked on it and LOTR just like I did. Can't get him to read The Silmarillion, though.

So there it is. I've read LOTR and Hobbit multiple times, Silmarillion once, and Volumes 6-9 of History of M-E twice. I tried reading The Book of Lost Tales but was bored to tears. I'm dying to get my hands on Unfinished Tales.

FRODO LIVES!!!

[ 11:35 PM November 29, 2003: Message edited by: Elladan and Elrohir ]

Mad Baggins · 04-09-2004, 12:23 PM

In eighth grade, when I was 13, my teacher had the books. Unfortunately, the first one was snatched up by my friend so I had to start with Book One of Two Towers. Of course, I had no idea whatsoever about anything that was going on, so I set it aside. Then I found a box set in my basement and got to work on the Fellowship.

04-10-2004, 08:23 AM

I read the Hobbit in like 6th grade and then again in 8 grade and I realzed that I didn't understand a bit of it the first time around. And I think that I started the books in like 7th or 8th grade. My friend got them for me for Christmas.

Amanaduial the archer · 04-12-2004, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Elladan and Elrohir

I started Fellowship and was COMPLETELY hooked. Mesmerized in the world of Middle-Earth. The only thing I skimmed while reading it for the first time was the Council of Elrond chapter, in which I was completely lost after about two pages of monologues. But I plunged forward, and, in less than a week, I had finished LOTR.

You are a person of my own heart, Elladan and Elrohir!

I skimmed a few other parts such as the first chapter in my first reading, but never fear, I have gone back and re-read...

I also read Lord of the Rings when I was 12, three years ago but blissfully unaware of the films' almost imminent arrival about four months later. I read the hobbit several years before though, when I was in year three or four in primary school - so at about eight years old.

elfearz1 · 04-12-2004, 09:24 PM

It was only a few years ago. I was I think like 14 at the time.

Etharius · 04-22-2004, 07:48 AM

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11-29-2003, 10:33 PM	#1
Elladan and Elrohir Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Halls of Mandos Posts: 332	I knew my Mom and Dad liked Tolkien, because they had the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings on our bookcase. So, about two years ago, at age 12, I picked up The Hobbit and decided to read it. I read Chapter 1 and was bored to tears. I almost gave up, but, thankfully, didn't. By the end of chapter 2, I was hooked. I finished it in about a day. That night, I started Fellowship and was COMPLETELY hooked. Mesmerized in the world of Middle-Earth. The only thing I skimmed while reading it for the first time was the Council of Elrond chapter, in which I was completely lost after about two pages of monologues. But I plunged forward, and, in less than a week, I had finished LOTR. Since then, I've read LOTR no less than ten times, and I've read The Hobbit about eight times. A year ago, I finally persuaded my brother (who was 11 at the time) to read The Hobbit, and he got hooked on it and LOTR just like I did. Can't get him to read The Silmarillion, though. So there it is. I've read LOTR and Hobbit multiple times, Silmarillion once, and Volumes 6-9 of History of M-E twice. I tried reading The Book of Lost Tales but was bored to tears. I'm dying to get my hands on Unfinished Tales. FRODO LIVES!!! [ 11:35 PM November 29, 2003: Message edited by: Elladan and Elrohir ] __________________ "If you're referring to the incident with the dragon, I was barely involved. All I did was give your uncle a little nudge out of the door." THE HOBBIT - IT'S COMING

04-09-2004, 12:23 PM	#2
Mad Baggins Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: A place where after thunder golden showers come falling like a rain of flowers. Posts: 371	In eighth grade, when I was 13, my teacher had the books. Unfortunately, the first one was snatched up by my friend so I had to start with Book One of Two Towers. Of course, I had no idea whatsoever about anything that was going on, so I set it aside. Then I found a box set in my basement and got to work on the Fellowship. __________________ I like buying snacks from a vending machine because food is better when it falls. Sometimes at the grocery, I'll drop a candy bar so that it will achieve its maximum flavor potential.

04-10-2004, 08:23 AM	#3
greyeyedpirate17 Guest Posts: n/a	When I started reading the books I read the Hobbit in like 6th grade and then again in 8 grade and I realzed that I didn't understand a bit of it the first time around. And I think that I started the books in like 7th or 8th grade. My friend got them for me for Christmas.

04-12-2004, 09:24 PM	#5
elfearz1 Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Mirkwood Posts: 259	. It was only a few years ago. I was I think like 14 at the time. __________________ I didn't eat Merry, i just ate his waistcoat!-Horse maidens dream 915/920 miles. On my way to Lothlorien! ^^Elfearz^^

04-22-2004, 07:48 AM	#6
Etharius Animated Skeleton Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: U.K. Posts: 34	18 __________________ < Wisdom, Strength, Honor >