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Jess (AKA shortstuff) asked this question about The Lord of the Rings:

I was wondering, is it best to read The Hobbit series first or does it not matter?

Aidan LOTR is probably my favourite book but personally and maybe quite unusually I did not enjoy The Hobbit that much. I mean one could say it is a good in…moreLOTR is probably my favourite book but personally and maybe quite unusually I did not enjoy The Hobbit that much. I mean one could say it is a good introduction to Middle-earth, especially to children, but it feels undeveloped and the writing style is so different. When I tried to read it a few years back I never actually finished it (getting through to Chapter 7ish I think). The LOTR Prologue will do a fine job as explaining it and the rest of what happened can be treated as another referenced story in the book (like Luthien, Last Alliance etc.), one that opens intrigue and mystery.(less)

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