Reading the book

Lord of the Rings Trilogy Forum

How many times have you read the book? I know some people re read it every year. I am working on my 4th read right now.

i intend to start rereading it again this weekend (hopefully) that would make it my 5th time all the way through, and my 6th time to read about half of it.

im on my 5th at the moment....but its taking me a looooooong time to get through the two towers!

i got through the TTT in about 2 weeks or so...same for ROTK...

I have read it 5 times all the way through. I have done 7 with skipping the chapter with Tom.

I skipped a lot of parts too. Everytime I read it I skipped some part of it. That's why even after 4 reads I still don't know everything about the book.

I am on my second time through, which is good because I was beginning to forget how good the books were...I'm going to have to get some more Tolkien books, or perhaps maybe I will try reading the Silmarillion, I keep hearing how hard it is to get through though....

I'm on my third time reading TTT and ROTK, but only my second time on FOTR. I read them first when I was about 10 or so, because my Mum forced them upon me, and then i read TTT and ROTK after watching FOTR in the cinema.

I am also hoping to move onto the Silmarillion after this, and I hope I can get through it too

I am trying to get through Silmarillion. Urgh!

Is it really hard Heather?

Its quite hard reading...so many naaaaaames! But, i have lost my copy...again...so its going to take me even longer to finish!

The only reason the Two Towers is taking me so long to read, is that i try to read a chapter a night...and then you get to a chapter like Treebeard...and that completely throws you off...

I read my LOTR when I am in the bath every night. And the only time I put it down is when I've just finished a chapter, so it leads to very wrinkled fingers...

I have got through it really fast this time, I'll try and find the post where I said I'll start reading it again... I should be onto the Silmarillion quite soon

There is a dicussion thread in the Tolkien forum

Misty, the story itself isn't hard to understand. It's the excessive amount of characters, with difficult names that throws you off. Keeping it all straight is what is hard.

Yea I've heard about all the names, thats what I am worried about, but I'm going to try it anyway, once I finished reading return of the king again thanks for your advice though

How many times have I read the book?!

This may suprise you due to the amount of knowledge I have on the works of Tolkien but so far I have only read all three Lord of the rings books once,
the hobbit 3 times,
the silmarillion 1,
the Unfinished tale I am still on the first time,
Tales from the perilus realm first time still
and I only recently got the Lost tales volume one.

Wow...and I thought my memory retention rate was good. Wow

Yes well it s really the fact that if something interests me I remember alot about it.

I am shocked Tiger, you nust attain things very well, I wish I could remember those kind of things as well as you do

I have a selective memory. I can remember all the stuff about Hobbits

Well I have a selective memory as well, I remember what I need to and forget what I don't need. I mean who actually uses Algebra in their normal lives after they leave school?

Those that have to teach it in school

True...but that is work not a normal life.

Lets reiterate shall we, when do you walk up to a till in a supermarjet and they ask you for 2ab as a payment, never. They should teach you something important in school, there should be a leson "How to get rich" not all this algebra crap.

I agree with Billy Conolley who said "Why do I need to learn about algebra I don't intend on going to the place." (Obviously with more swaring in for Billy Conolley)

I agree Tiger....But we are getting off topic

You're right and it's my fault.

A thousand appolgises

Hey everybody does it!!! But anyways back to reading the book. I've read FOTR and TTT twice. But only read ROTK once...I've never gotten around to it I guess

I've only read the Hobbit one and a half times, the Fellowship once and the Two Towers once. I'm about halfway through the Return of the King, and I've never read the Silmarilian. I've read certain chapters many times, but I've never read the books as a whole more than once. I've got most of my knowledge from snippits I remember from the books or, mostly, from the internet.

I have read it twice, but I somtimes just pick it up and read chapters that I like.

I'll go off subject for one post just to reply to Oliphaunt

I feel sorry for you. Teachers have, in my opinion, one of the worst jobs in the world. Dealing with either annoying kids or obnocious teenagers.

good luck if you become a teacher, you would need it.

The problem I face is that because of my secondary school being utterly usless I did noy enjoy my year in College. So I am refusing to go back to do another course for a while and come September I'm looking for a job.

I may only go back to college to do a history course.

anyway back on subject now. I recently re-read the Silmarillion and the Hobbit

I'm off topic again, sorry! But White Tiger, I want to be a primary school teacher, probably infants, which while being very challenging, is also rewarding, because if kids love you it's really nice. It's either that or a forensic scientist.

I've decided that I'll read Lord of the Rings once a year, or I'll forget it.

Once again off topic again.

Even the youngest kids can be anoying. My friend three year old niece comes to mind. She runs around the house, throws things and screams instead of talks. I'm not only talking about her however because my other friend four year old brother does basically the same thing. However the most annoying thing I can think of is when one of them constantly asks 'Why' after every sentance you say.

You can't generalise it but thats the experiance I've had with kids.

Back on topic, I am planning on reading Lord of the Ring after I get through with 'After the king'

Is 'After the King' a LOTR/Tolkien book? Just wondering because if it is I've never heard of it

Becky....why is the sky there?

Oliphaunt said this

Okay, whatever, just as long as you don't think all small peple are evil!

I love Terry Pratchett. Is After the King good?

After the King is a good book but some of the stories aren't very good. You would have to read it to see what mean.

Okay, maybe I'll try it.