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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?
Sarah It really depends if you want to or not, but judging from the other answers it seems that they didn't enjoy the Hobbit so much after reading LotR . Th…moreIt really depends if you want to or not, but judging from the other answers it seems that they didn't enjoy the Hobbit so much after reading LotR . The Hobbit is a children's books and the writing is quite different to LotR (I've just started reading LotR) but I still enjoy the Hobbit. I first heard the story when I was about nine which is probably the rough age group intended (perhaps a little bit older) and it is still my favourite book (extremely high praise from me because I find it very hard to decide on favourites). Anyway if you read it, enjoy!(less)
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by J.R.R. Tolkien
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