I Love LOTR

Thank goodness.

I have wished I liked Lord of the Rings for forever. My boys have been thoroughly taken in and are now reading the histories Tolkien wrote about the peoples, etc after having finished the books. My oldest received the movies for his birthday. It seems everyone loves LOTR and I never could get into them.

I think my problem was I started with The Hobbit. I couldn't read it- just was not into those creatures with the furry feet. Then I started Fellowship of the Ring and it began with.. Hobbits. My boys told me to keep going, it would get better. So, after three false starts, I did and am now launched firmly in and enjoying every moment. I love Tokein's writing style and we are having lots of discussions about the books: the style. plot, and his Catholic themes (can we see them?), comparison to Star Wars, mythology, the times in which he wrote them (because of course I have to read some bio material on any author I read). I also found his essay about faerie stories- what constitutes a 'real' one and what is not. (talking animals don't a faerie story make, according to JRRT).

A whole new world.
My dh wants to read them now.

So glad I didn't give up!