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I've also only seen one of the movies(I can't remember which one, one of my oldest friends love the movies and I remember watching one with her), should I just watch those, if the books are beyond my reading comprehension?

I figured you'd be the person to ask :)

Hello my lovely friend!! 💕💕

Oooh yes, you have come to the right place! 😁

Ok so, I should start by saying that I have a deep love and appreciation for the LOTR books. It’s such a compelling world that Tolkien created and there’s so much depth and history to delve into with each character and in every setting.

That being said, if you found The Hobbit challenging to read, I would not recommend trying to get through LOTR because they are MASSIVE and there’s a TON of descriptive language and it can be a SLOG to get through if you’re not super invested in the smallest of details. I’ve only managed to read the full trilogy once in high school (which is when the movies were coming out), then started again in my 20’s but got bogged down in the middle of The Two Towers and just never finished.

Now as for the movies, I absolutely cannot recommend them ENOUGH! They are (as a full unit) basically tied with Titanic as my top favorite of all time. If you want to get technical, a lot of people say it’s not the best adaptation because (much like RWRB) there are several characters omitted and certain characters have their purposes changed or plot points shift and whatnot. But if you’re talking strictly about capturing the magic of the world of Middle Earth and the main themes of friendship, hope, and love, then it’s about as great as it gets. There’s a reason Return of the King is still the record holder for winning the most Oscars, because it’s truly an extraordinary piece of cinematic history.