>finish this>fun but I was skimming through some of the filler chapters>open the fellowship of the ring>600+ pagesHuh... is LOTR really worth it?
>>24998408For you? Probably not.
>skimming through some of the filler chaptersYou are a retard.
>>24998426>>24998430Thank you for the empty responses. You probably don't even read.
>>24998437No, they're right.If you didn't enjoy the book and found any of the pages to be "filler", you aren't a reader. You want Quick short fluff to afford you more tiktok time.Tolkien is a great storyteller and prose stylist. If you skim too much you miss the enjoyment. If you read some hack, like Ayn Rand, you can skim it a lot and not miss a thing. Though it will never become enjoyable.If you see the films you might understand what the books have going for them, but they're very different experiences, so taking in both is advisable. If you're up to it.
>>24998503I skimmed through one or two chapters right after Mirkwood and before Smaug's mountain. Everything else was read attentively.
>>24998437If you're going to be an asshole after asking a question in the smarmiest fucking way possible, you probably shouldn't read this book, or honestly, any other book. Seems like doomscrolling is more fit for someone like you.Don't ask for advice just to be a dick. It's funny to me because you could be 65 or 15 with that dipshit attitude.
>>24998519Smarmy website. Yours was also typical of this hole. Anyways, I will read the other books because I liked the Hobbit, I just made this thread because I have no one else to talk about it.
>>24998522It's obvious that you have no one to talk to in your life with the behavior you've exhibited in this brief exchange. And it will keep going that way unless you change your ways.Seriously man, you're a dick and there is a reason you are alone. You should read the books to learn about empathy & compassion that you are seemingly lacking.
>>24998437If it's hard for you to get through a children's book, the challenges of a book for teenagers will likely prove insurmountable.
>>24998529>ask if X book is really worth it>get empty replies belittling me and calling me retarded>righfully call them out>supposedly I'm the antisocial asshole hereHuh... ok. And I told my brother I was reading it but he's a retard who doesn't read, he's watched the Hobbit movies and I haven't.
>>24998532If I said I've skimmed chapters clearly I wasn't finding the Hobbit challenging. You don't read books and you don't read posts. That's why my accusation of you not reading got under your skin, isn't it? Too real?
>>24998544>I didn't find it challenging, I was just incapable of reading it all.
>say something vaguely negative of Tolkien>manchild melty
>>24998548At least I can read. ROFLOMGLMAO.
>>24998538If it's a lot more than one person dumping on you, maybe you should internalize it & realize maybe, just maybe, JUST MAYBE, it is you that is the problem.Take that time to reflect. I hope you can find a way out and become a better person.
>>24998556reddit
>>24998556>If it's a lot more than one person dumping on you, maybe you should internalize itWrong. Most people are retarded.I don't know if you think this is some epic trolling but you sound like a grandma trying to hurt somebody.
>>24998549I see. They cannot accept Tolkien writes filler.
>>24998561>>24998564Fine, don't read the books then. Got your answer, too Reddit for you. And when everything is Reddit in the end and you're left with nothing, that's when you'll choke on the bullet waiting for you.
>>24998549>vaguely negativeIt was specific and just wrong. Skim a good book, lose some enjoyment. How is that confusing?>>24998570>I see.You "see"? No.
>>24998575I've already said that I'm going to read the books. Holy shit, you really don't read. >>24998522And he called you reddit, not the books. Retard.
>>24998578>skim a good bookSkim a couple chapters. Holy fuck dude. You don't read.
This is the best thread ever.
>>24998408>skimmed it>claims to have finished it
>>24998408>skimmingyou didn't finish anything
>>24998592>couple>some>"You don't read"LOL
Unpopular opinion but I think it peaked at the hobbit and the trilogy didn’t age well. I respect it and all and all fantasy now including video and board games leaned and leans on it heavily somehow or another, but i did not enjoy my last read through.
>>24999587You're right. It's fine for what it is, but to become obsessed with this... To make understanding the full breadth of it not only a hobby but a personality trait?
>>24998503all us seasoned readers know to recognize when a chapter is just filler to pad out the required minimum pages for a book and a waste to read, if you can't do so it's a sign you probably should read more lil bro.
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>>24998408First time going through all of LOTR was among the most enjoyable reads of my life. It’s one of those where you finish and wish you could read it again for the first time. The hobbit isnt nearly as good though. That being said, “filler” is probably the word that set others ITT off and it will be a problem for you if you truly feel that any page space spent not solving the core problem is wasted time. Many of us particularly loved the first half of fellowship for this very reason since it’s not until they arrive in rivendell that the story becomes a tad more focused. For instance you’ve probably heard the name tom bombadil many a time over the years if you’ve followed LOTR discussions. You will likely speed read that section if you don’t like “filler” and that would be a shame. So understandably others have said this type of book might not be for you. But if you can set aside your preference for tightly-focused plot-dumps and embrace the concept of storytelling and world-trekking adventure then you will greatly enjoy LOTR on the whole.
Alot of us read books for the things known as "stories" which are known to pad the length with many pages each
>>24998408>is it worth reading LOTR?I've never even liked the movies, too much western fantasy shit. Tolkien is overrated as fuck, I've played final fantasy games, and let me tell you only Japan knows how to do appealing fantasy stories. The West? They think "oh let's put some elves there and some dwarfs over there, people will love this" Western audiences love dungeon and dragons kind of genre because they don't know any better, no one played dragon quest back in the 80/90's , never got to see the real fantasy you get to see in animes and jrpgs>but it has a lore like the bible! Elvish language! reee!I'd rather read the Bible instead , why even reading a made-up cosmogony by some old faggot ? Unless I wanted to waste my time talking about it with some other lotr retards. No thanks
>>24998408Yes, but not for you.
>>24998408you had to skim a children's book?
The Hobbit is a lot lighter reading so if you were skimming that then chances are you will not enjoy LOTR which is even more heavy on landscapes and sing and dance numbers and random digressions of some character telling a story to another character which has no relevant to the plot whatsoever and is just lore In a word, if the Hobbit filler was unpleasant for you, then the LOTR filler will probably be a roadblock to you ever finishing the books
>>24998408I have been thinking of reading the trilogy for quite a long time but always put it off. Anyone know of cool editions with maybe some nicer art or maps and stuff?I actually watched the first movie recently and thought it was quite bad. I don't think I had watched those movies since I was a kid but there's just too hollywood for me to enjoy
>>25000907>I actually watched the first movie recently and thought it was quite bad. I don't think I had watched those movies since I was a kid but there's just too hollywood for me to enjoyYou are now ready and qualified to read the books.
>>25000616YWNBAW, weebtranny.
>>25001841Roll a 20 and suck my dick you American faggot D&D tranny lover
If you are a catholic that listens to christian rock and considers a good bible study titillating, you might enjoy LotR. Otherwise, it has nothing interesting to say.
>>24998408>tfw when you can't handle 7th grade reading
>>24998408>Filler chaptersOkay, so what are the non-filler chapters?Chapters 1, 2, 5, Smaug and the ending?
>>24998408Finished the hobbit a couple days ago, loved it. Actually teared up at the end (it's over). I did like the original trilogy better, but the Hobbit was special in its own way, and I enjoyed all of the differences in the book versus the movies, although the movies are special too. I liked this quote at the end, page 276, "And why should not they prove true? Surely you don't disbelieve the prophecies, because you had a hand in bringing them about yourself? You don't really suppose, do you, that all your adventures and escapes were managed by mere luck, just for your sole benefit? You are a fine person, Mr. Baggins, and I am very fond of you; but you are only quite a little fellow in a wide world after all!"
>>25000616>I've played final fantasy games, and let me tell you only Japan knows how to do appealing fantasy stories.
>>24998408I was initially confused when all my reader friends had rfead the "trilogy" Lord of the Rings. Then, I ended up being loaned four books. (yeah, scratched my head) The Hobbit was Tolkein's original book. Based on the success of it, the LOTR was born and he wrote the actual trilogy. Its considered canon to read the Hobbit which is the first book. Think of it as introducing you to the concepts, and adjusting to the style of prose. The LOTR trilogy proper. Yeah, the Hobbit wa sa little slow as compared. But know this, and know it well. My whol elife growing up, most readers I knew had *all* read LOTR and I was well read and hadn't. It was all but compulsory. Its fucking epic. After you read the whole trilogy, THEN go watch the movies. (a dollar each on DVD in any DVD box at any flea market or junk store) PS, the last three movies? Actually take place BEFORE the events in LOTR. and are *not* tolkein. When finished with LOTR trilogyh, you will question if you are a hobbit or a wizard. and if you are a hobbit, you will realize you can do amazing fucking things too, just like the "big people" in real life. The trilogy is routinely banned in totalitarian countries, its that inspiring. Goddamnit anons, people should be encouraged to read, not trolled and fucked with. if only on the basis that he might be serious. And yes, the hobbit is a novel length sort of almost a prologue. When you get to near the end of the third book, you will know the main bad guy is a *serious* heavy. He literally breathes fear.
>>25002299is this a pasta
>>24998408No
>>24998408This was the first book I ever read and I am grateful of it.
>le no one is answering the question reddit styleLOTR is totally different to the Hobbit and way more worth it. Still, the reader must be driven by their own enthusiasm for its peculiarity (for me the Jackson films as a kid, but I now only care for Tolkien), such as by its feigned mythology being as good as real myth.
>>25002353>is this a pastaonly if you copy it and fix a few typos and reuse it.
