I'm obsessed

Rating: 10/10 (14 August 2004)

I first read The Lord of the Rings back in the 70's. I didn't expect much when I went to see the first movie but left the theater in amazement and couldn't imagine having to wait a year for the 2nd one....and so on. I can't possibly improve upon the excellent reviews I have read here so won't even try. After the first movie I re-read the second and third books, and after The Return of the King I re-read all of them. The movies have made the reading of the books a much fuller experience; before, it was hard to visualize much of the rich detail written in the books. Now I've become fascinated with the history and am reading the Silmarillion. I have to keep reminding myself it's just fantasy!