Clare Walker answers “why am i just keep putting it down? should...”

Linh Nguyen asked this question about The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2):

why am i just keep putting it down? should i continue or should i just give up, it really bores me to death, there are so many dialogues talking about past and chatting to each other ...

Clare Walker I tried to read this book when I was a teenager and, like you, became bogged down and couldn't finish it.

My advice to you? Put it aside for now, but …moreI tried to read this book when I was a teenager and, like you, became bogged down and couldn't finish it.

My advice to you? Put it aside for now, but come back to it when you're older and have read more books. That's what I did, and I've read LOTR several times now as an adult. I just finished TTT again and I enjoyed it even more for the very things that used to bore me: the beautiful descriptive language and the dialogue. (less)

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Beth I 100% agree. I've been trying to read this series since I was in middle school. Decided to attempt it again during the pandemic as an adult, and I am ...more
Jun 04, 2021 08:36PM · flag

Charles I’m reading it as a child, and yes, it slightly bores me, but I’m still reading it.
Jan 18, 2022 05:32PM · flag

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