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Posted: Sept 05 2008 at 1:50pm | IP Logged Quote Marybeth
Help! Do I need to read The Hobbit before LOTR? I checked LOTR out of the library but the forwards indicate without Hobbit insight you may not understand LOTR.

Any input would be appreciated, as I promised Chari about three years I would read LOTR!!

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Posted: Sept 05 2008 at 2:17pm | IP Logged Quote folklaur
imo, nope.

But, the hobbit is actually a fun & easy read. Not nearly as heavy or deep as LOTR (and the continuous trek through un-ending forests described in minute details....)
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Posted: Sept 05 2008 at 4:19pm | IP Logged Quote mom3aut1not
Marybeth,

I agree with Laura. You do not need to read the Hobbit first. In fact, the characters that are in both books are rather less serious and more comical in The Hobbit than in LOTR. (Compare Gimli with any of the dwarves in The Hobbit.)

The Hobbit is a children's book. LOTR is a series of adult (in the true sense of adult) books. You can read TH if you choose, but you do not need to. It is a good idea to read the Introduction (or whatever it is called) in the first book of LOTR; the background info is very helpful.

Enjoy LOTR!

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Posted: Sept 05 2008 at 4:22pm | IP Logged Quote Kristie 4
You don't have to read it at all first. TOlkien is THOUROUGH and doesn't leave anything to chance

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Posted: Sept 06 2008 at 12:01pm | IP Logged Quote SusanJ
I agree with all of the above. Hobbit is more light and fun and not at all a pre-requisite. Enjoy LOTR!

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