3.94 avg rating — 2,525,596 ratings

"Saw the movie first which made me want to read the book, but I couldn't get into it. If I had tried to read the book first, I doubt I would have ever seen the movie."

4.02 avg rating — 1,193,579 ratings

3.98 avg rating — 485,107 ratings

"Loved these books as a kid, but the movies made me love these stories as an adult. "

4.24 avg rating — 3,155,075 ratings

"Loved these books as a kid, but the movies made me love these stories as an adult."

4.58 avg rating — 4,847,686 ratings

"The Harry Potter movies brought me to the books. And this isn't a knock on the books at all as they were great. But the movies just took it one step farther. "

4.54 avg rating — 731,357 ratings

"I always get bogged down by the vast amount of detail Tolkien puts in his book. The movies were just simpler. "

4.47 avg rating — 11,426,957 ratings

"Again, not a knock on the book,but a testimonial of the movies. "

4.43 avg rating — 4,498,827 ratings