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).
You're in for a fun journey!
I remember reading it as a kid but lost interest about half way through The Two Towers (fwiw, I was in elementary school at the time) then later on in middle and highschool got on the "Tolkien is overrated" bandwagon. Finally read through the series back in 2017 and not only did I enjoy it but I was old enough to really appreciate it and understand why Tolkein has the amount of esteem and regard he has.
A far better author than the legions of fantasy hacks (incl George R. R. Martin) we've seen since. And honestly, I think I'd go as far as to say classifying his work as "fantasy" is an insult to his writing.
Still have to read the Silmarillion though lol
I remember reading that GRRM wrote Ice and Fire to subvert Tolkein's tropes. At least Tolkein finished his books.
Not finishing is the ultimate subversion.