It’s Amazing! Granted I’m only like 110 pages into Fellowship but Tolkien is an amazing story teller. I read the Hobbit a while back and since I work from home (the one benefit of my company having Covid hysteria) I get to read a lot more.
I remember Peter Jackson saying he wanted to tell Tolkien’s story. It’s too bad modern day adaptations don’t have that respect for source material. Wheel of Time comes to mind. That showrunner is more concerned with lgbt representation than actually adapting the story. And I have no hope for the new show based on the Simarillion (which I’ll read after I finish the trilogy).
Can't remember if I gave you this one already or not, but I highly recommend Mark Lawrence's Broken Empire trilogy. It's dark and gritty fantasy written in the last ten years with no woke bullshit whatsoever. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and his follow-up trilogy was similarly great. Just one to consider when you've finished Tolkien - or if you need a break with something a little more easily digested.
Thanks! I’ll add to my list