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Your brother must really like Tolkien. Does he have Aragorn’s family tree memorized? All of Frodo’s cousins too. I never went that far, though I do really like Tolkien.
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Personally, I did not like The Lord of the Rings but I did enjoy The Smith of Wootton Major!
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I started it but it didn't really stick with me. I guess it just wasn't very interesting, at least at the beginning to me (plus I didn't love the lack of female characters). Maybe I will continue it, as I guess it seems cool. I was only on the first chapter when I started. does it get better?
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I do wish there were more female characters in it. There are a couple but they never play a big role in the story.
The prolouge can be a little tedious. If you haven’t read The Hobbit things will make more sense if you read the prolouge. But it’s not required.
Things do pick up a ways into the second chapter. With Tolkien you have to be patient. His books can seem slow but, in my opinion, they are really worth the read.
Tolkien isn’t for everyone. However I do encourage you to try reading at least the Fellowship of the Ring. I hope you find the Lord of the Rings to your liking. They are all great books.
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I did read The Hobbit for fifth grade but could not bring myself to read the Lord of the Rings series. I will probably in a few years force myself to read it just so I can say that I read it though. My dad really enjoys them and told me about the way in which one of the characters (Frodo) is like a Christian. Here is a quote by J. R. R. Tolkien: ""The Lord of the Rings" is of course a funamentally religious and Catholic work; unconsciously so at first, but consciously in the revision. That is why I have not put in, or cut out, practically all references to anything like "religion", to cults or practices, in the imaginary world. For the religious element is absorbed into the story and the symbolism. – J. R. R. Tolkien.
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