On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:03:00 +0200, Vincent Le Chevalier wrote:

> Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>> Actually, I recall a number of people urging me to read The Hobbit.
>> After a chapter or two I was bored stupid. Watching paint dry would
>> have been more fun.
>> 
>> Oddly, the LotR films are really quite good. I don't know how they
>> managed to get so much excitement out of such a dull series of books...
>> 
>> 
> I feel that the style of The Hobbit is a little different from that of
> the LotR books. I still prefer the LotR even after reading each many
> times...

Well, the Hobbit was written as a children's story, IIRC....LOTR wasn't.

Jim

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