No.

I gotta tell ya, My sister's twins, one of whom is my Goddaughter, have started reading the Hobbit in school. They are both about ten, which is the age I first read the hobbit. I feel like a proud parent. LOL.

FYI: I will moving things along tomorrow. In the meantime, have a good evening.

I was 11 when I read it.

I still read it once a year. I don't do the LotR that often - this most recent excursion was the first time since probably 2010. I'm just delighted that their reading it and not watching the movies.

I don't remember the exact age but it was around there for me, as well. I recall it took me at least an entire year to read the whole thing and probably longer. I had the boxed set with The Hobbit and all three books of the LOTR.

In reply to Gildan Stalker (msg # 280):

Took me a few weeks, I couldn't put them down I was so engrossed!

First read through for me (I started with the Hobbit and then discovered the rest) was in 7th Grade, so I guess that's 10 or 11. I discovered D&D when I was 12, so I was well ready for it!

I was late to Tolkien.
I remember being in English Comp. as a freshmen at community college and my professor was talking with some of us after class one day and she was astonished that I had not yet read the Hobbit and the LOTR.
So, she assigned it to me as a project...and I've been in love with Middle Earth since.

Yeah after the hobbit which I reread several times I slowly discovered the LOTR and went on to read Silmarillion.  I was 14 before I discovered DND and I was well ready for it.

In reply to Uthecar Hornskin II (msg # 284):

I never finished the Silmarillion. too dry, like a history book on 18 or 19 century BS that is boring.

Yeah I had to be determined, and I recall speed reading looking for the good bits.  Too boring you are right Ulrich.

When I finished LOTR (it probably took me 6-9 months to go from Hobbit thru the trilogy) my school library also had the Simirillion, so I picked it up, of course.

And then I put it back down. Ugh. I just couldn't do it. I thought maybe I would need to be older to get it or have the patience for it. Even at that age I was reading a lot of non-fiction history, so I had stumbled upon 'HISTORY' books like this that just seemed as if they take more work or one has to begin them with more knowledge to ever really understand.

So, I picked it up after high school. And then I put it back down.

And I picked it up when I eventually went to University to study Medieval History, but I realized at that point in my late 20s that it took another level of nerd that I just didn't possess to get into.

So, I put it back down.

And I feel okay about that.

In reply to Bruno Rhunthane (msg # 287):

Agreed Bruno!

So Christopher Tolkien finally passed away in January of this year. As an archivist, I thought he did a wonderful job organizing his father's legacy. I agree, the Silmarillion is tough, but when you deep dive into it, you see many of the threads that ultimately led to the 4th age. You also get to see where a lot of the myths of Middle Earth come from, including the various deities. I do like the Children of Hurin and the Fall of Gondolin in book form and I'll be reading Beren and Luthien at some point.

But, it is definitely a tough read and lacks the creative style that his father put into the Hobbit and LotRs.

You guys gotta stop posting as I'm trying to post! LOL

I'll give Gildan and Myrrick a chance to roll tonight and/or tomorrow morning for their initiative.

FYI: I edited the initiative post to include an updated description of what's going on.

Happy Friday everyone.

Hell no it's a beautiful spring Saturday morning here, I'm trying hard to forget Friday I f***ed up.

Well, then a Happy Saturday on your side of the word, sir.

Thank you I'll take that.  I hope you have pleasant after work drinks if that is in front of you.

A quiet night for me. The wife has an engagement to go to that I have no interest in so I'm going to watch a movie or two. Perhaps Harry Potter.

Cheers!

In reply to Uthecar Hornskin II (msg # 294):

Why did you roll a 1d2 instead of a 1d20?

No worries Uthecar. Good re-roll.

Reminder: I'll be AFK this week, but I'll have access to internet. Leaving tomorrow.

Bon voyage!

In reply to Bruno Rhunthane (msg # 299):

Safe trip Seer.