Lord of the Ring

Lately, I've been trying to read J.R.R. Tolkein's Lord of the Ring series.

Late in the previous semester at college, my college had a book sale. At this sale, my friend found the entire series plus a bunch of bonus stuff in one book. She was considering buying it until I mentioned that if she didn't, I might.

I'd never read the series before, and I remember very little of the movies that I saw only once a few summers ago. I'd honestly never had much of an interest in them until so many of my friends at college would randomly go off on long discussions about how awesome it is and quote a few lines at every turn.

Almost instantly, my friend backed off on her claim to buying the book, encouraging me to buy it.

So I did. One novel divided into three sections, which in turn are each divided into two sections, before coming to the breaking down by chapters.

Sadly, my progress is slow. I've been reading it steadily for about a month, and I've only finished little more than a sixth of the book. But I think I'm picking up my pace now that most of the world-building has been completed and I can focus on plot.

I'll probably let you know my thoughts when I've finished. Deal? =)