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rigpig Member	Posted I just picked up The Hobbit and Silmarillion and already own LOTR Trilogy but haven't read it yet. I have seen the movies. So, where do I start?
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Posted Hide Post the hobbit (how bilbo got the ring) then the lord of the rings (how frodo got rid of the ring) then the silmarillion (you're a braver person than me!) enjoy ~ I prefer to live in a country that's small, and old, and where no one would ever have the NERVE to wear a cape in public, whether they could leap tall buildings in a single bound or not. trolls are like pigeons..keep feeding them and they keep coming back and shitting in your street.

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rigpig Member	Posted Hide Post Thanks Smaug, appreciate it. Don't know when I'll get at them but at least I know the order.
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Hive is hogging the Comfy Chair Member	Posted Hide Post I almost wish I was reading it for the first time! I really hope you enjoy them. In my opinion, this is one of the few occasions where I'm not in despair that someone has seen the movie(s) first. *********************** There once was a bard of Hong Kong Who thought limericks were too long. - Gerard Benson.
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rigpig Member	Posted Hide Post I know this isn't a popular opinion and I am speaking in general (not about LOTR) but sometimes I'd sooner see the movie first - then I wouldn't be as disappointed with the book.
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ZoneSeek Member	Posted Hide Post I cannot possibly resist pointing out that The Silmarillion happened before The Hobbit in the story's chronological order But Smaug's order is about right. Though The Hobbit is much lighter and isn't really a lead-in to LotR, so you could read it after, and The Silmarillion is definitely optional. ~~~~ http://zoneseek.blogspot.com
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Atrinati Member	Posted Hide Post The Silmarillion can be a tough one to read through. Not that it's exactly boring, but it's very intense. It's like a history lesson where the writer decided to make note of what song the birds were singing and how many blades of grass the hero was standing on. _______ Wall of Text hit you for 50000 Points of Wtsparagraphs Damage! Critical Hit!
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Mythos Great wyrm of Toronto Member	Posted Hide Post Read The Silmarillion as though it is a written mythology. Because it is. ______________________________ Do not leave me with a bowl of anything for an extended period of time.
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cloverheart Companion to owls Member	Posted Hide Post quote: Originally posted by Atrinati: The Silmarillion can be a tough one to read through. Not that it's exactly boring, but it's very intense. It's like a history lesson where the writer decided to make note of what song the birds were singing and how many blades of grass the hero was standing on. I would so have got good marks at history if it had been taught that way...
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St.CountThreadkiller Lexis Nexus Member	Posted Hide Post quote: Originally posted by Mythos: Read The Silmarillion as though it is a written mythology. Because it is. Indeed. And I actually prefer it to the Hobbit, and to a good deal (let's be honest, a lot of the Frodo/Sam plotline) of LotR.
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