Posted 04 April 2023 - 05:18 PM
Starting Fellowship of the Ring this evening.
Thought I'd write my expectations before going in
I'm worried I won't like it.
I read Lord of the Rings somewhere around 1999-2000. It's one of those classic works, like Dune, Foundation, Hyperion Cantos, etc., that I've often thought of rereading. I barely remember the LOTR books at this point and am curious what'll think.
I believe LOTR is some of the first fantasy I ever read. I remember reading Raymond E Feist's Riftwar books shortly after and enjoying them much more. I suspect I may have felt LOTR was a bit too long winded, a bit too much travelling, but I can't remember.
Much like Star Wars I find the popularity and nerdy nerd discussion around the series a bit off-putting. But maybe I'm about to be blown away.
I think I also originally read the books in Danish. So Tolkien's English prose might be more of an experience this time around.