I sometimes wonder if I would have enjoyed the books had I read them when I was younger (or at least before I'd read any other fantasy novels.)
I'm told (by various sources) that I gave up on them right before they get really good. But I can't help but think that now that I've seen the movies, I wouldn't be able to read the books without thinking to myself, "I prefer the FIRST way I experienced this storyline" (mainly since I saw the movies first. Not that I loved the movies, per se. The first one, yes. The 2nd and 3rd ones, not so much.)
Ironically, Tolkien is too "Tolkienesque" for me. ';P
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timeasmymeasure
Lord Of The Rings: The Novel(s)
Date: 2006-06-20 11:59 pm (UTC)I'm told (by various sources) that I gave up on them right before they get really good. But I can't help but think that now that I've seen the movies, I wouldn't be able to read the books without thinking to myself, "I prefer the FIRST way I experienced this storyline" (mainly since I saw the movies first. Not that I loved the movies, per se. The first one, yes. The 2nd and 3rd ones, not so much.)
Ironically, Tolkien is too "Tolkienesque" for me. ';P