I"m watching Fellowship of the Ring, perhaps a little under the influence. Which by the way creates a more dramatic rush to the movie. I decided to read the book close to the release in 2002. I got through most of it... up until the mines of Moria...the balrog, but stopped right before the fall of Gandalf. I was a tad upset, I had no idea.

By the time I was 50 pages into The Two Towers, I was done. I hadn't had much experience reading fantasy novels. And I was trying to read the grandfather of all fantasy. It got a bit heavy. I wonder if I should pick them up and try again. But as I watch Gandalf stranded at the top of Isengard.. I realize, I am content with Jackson's vision. I truly enjoy the story I see. Its is great though, to have the novels. It supports the literature and is there when I get curious enough.