Somehow, it seemed like watching the movie before reading the book would be cheating... So, taking advantage of the fact that I'll be a bachelor for the next week (while the wife has the kids at the in-laws), I started in on the first part of the book...
Having read only the first 50 or so pages, I've come to the conclusion that this Tolkein fellow is a literary genius! I have a feeling I'll be up quite late the next few evenings happily reading away by the light of my oil lamps (all really good books should be read by lamplight, IMHO).
One question. Is the Hobbit a different book than Lord of the Rings, and if so- does it fall chronologically before or after LOTR?
Anyway, I'm back to my book... :)
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