Re(?)-reading Tolkien

[Scott]

<snip lots of comments on Tolkien's work>

I must admit that I never actually read Tolkein and so it would be 
kinda hard for me to reread it. I did read Fellowship of the Rings 
for a reading club at school once, but I didn't especially care for 
it.

I'm not sure why I disliked it so much, but Tolkein's books are just 
so insufferable and morose and they can really bog you down. I 
rememeber thinking that Bilbo must have been very tempted to commit 
suicide and just get out of all that responsiblity he bore. 

Argh! I much prefer JKR's style though I would like to go back and 
read LOTR someday.

Scott