Rereading "The Lord of the Rings", one of my 3 all-time favorite books. I first read it in the mid-1960's, re-read it a number of times since, but this is my first reading since before the films came out.
Rereading "The Lord of the Rings", one of my 3 all-time favorite books. I first read it in the mid-1960's, re-read it a number of times since, but this is my first reading since before the films came out.
If your most recent memories of the story are the films, you will marvel at how much better the books are (and the movies are very, very good).
That's why I've waited almost 20 years to re-read them. I thought they did a good job with the films, but I have a friend who hated the films and could tell you every deviation from the books.