I struggled so hard to get thru the old forest chapter and the ones before and after. Did anyone else find those sections a bit boring to read? The book is very slow and I think that those sections were just too slow paced where I had to take a month long break to get thru them. Currently in council of Elrond section and it’s pretty good now.
>>23320487How old are you? Last time I read LotR was when I was 10, I don't remember it to be this hard.
>>23320501>I don't remember it to be this hard.It’s not that it is hard but I would get bored of the traveling parts. It’s just so many detailed descriptions of the land they are walking thru that seem unnecessary. It’s similar to how I would get exhausted with grrm detailing way too much when it come to food or the tapestries and banners inside places. Also you need to take into co side ration I’m reading lotr right after going thru silmarillion, book of lost tales, children of hurin, and the hobbit.
>>23320501When people say "hard to read" they usually mean boring or uninteresting, as in its hard to read those chapters because you'd rather read something else.>>23320487It was a slog but it picks up rather quickly from what I've read, 2nd book is much better so far.
>>23320525By second book do you mean the part in Rivendell because I agree. It is much better there.
>>23320487The old forest and the barrow-downs were some of my favorite chapters.
>>23320487The last red pill is realizing that the LOTR films are better then the books.
>>23320665The old forest was just so boring. Nothing happens besides them getting lost and eventually falling asleep. And the. The barrow doesn’t is basically a repeat of what happens in the old forest. Those chapters seemed too reminiscent of the hobbit and not fitting the lotr darker style.
>>23320514Either listen to an audiobook or skim through all the details of going north, south, east, and west.Unless you're studying Tolkiens maps he provides in his books, then its useless to even pretend you care about the legitimacy of his directions
Is LotR more exciting and interesting compared to The Hobbit? I feel obligated to read these books considering their massive influence but The Hobbit isn't doing it for me. If LotR is just more of the same I think I may drop them.
>>23322393Just watch the movies (the Hobbit not the awful LOTR ones)
