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Syed Nawaz asked this question about The Lord of the Rings:
I haven't read Tolkiens works, but I really want to. My concern is that currently, the LOTR movies are currently my favourite movies of all time (this is coming from someone who doesn't usually have favourites). Will reading the books ruin my love for the movies? I know this will depend on me, but I wanted to see the general opinion.
The Usual It pains me to say this, but whilst reading the books won't spoil the films, watching the films first may have ruined the books for you. The Lord of t…moreIt pains me to say this, but whilst reading the books won't spoil the films, watching the films first may have ruined the books for you. The Lord of the Rings suffers from Very Big Book syndrome, which is to say that there's a lot in there (including a huge and somewhat pointless meander in The Fellowship of the Ring) that doesn't really advance the plot. Go ahead and read it, by all means, just don't be surprised if you find it rather slow. (less)
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Judy Oh, you mean the Tom Bombadil episode. I'm so glad they left that out of the movie! ...more
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Liz Seeing the movie first might actually make it easier to get over the book's slow pacing, because you know the story will pick up. That's how it was fo ...more
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