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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/650959

I feel like everyone has a special memory of how they first learned about Lord of the Rings. For me it was right around when the first movie came out. I watched it non-stop with my sisters friend’s elder sister. Anytime my sister would go over to play I’d be watching. I ultimately got the books but it was a huge undertaking for my age and never actually read it for an embarrassing long time. I did memorize the dwarvish rune alphabet in the appendix of my copy. Drove my teachers nuts writing with it.

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[–] MiddleWeigh@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Me and my mom read the hobbit when I was younger. My mom was always the smart one, and we had our little moments. The movies came out when I was fairly young, 10 maybe. I vividly remember when I first saw it, with a friend who I've since grown apart from.

I tried to get super into the books, even the silmarillion and I doubt I was really following back then, and I guess i just kept trying, cause now I love it, and have re read the books a few times now, and they are really very good, along with all the world building stuff.

[–] ahimsabjorn@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your story. Yes, LotR is a great example of world building and I find the books get better with re-reads.