Wow! I am enjoying The Fellowship of the Ring SOOO much more than The Hobbit, but I do realize now the importance of reading the Hobbit beforehand; there are so many references to it that I would miss had I not read it first. As of right now, I have read the first 6 chapters, and even though Frodo and company are barely out of the Shire, I am completely engrossed in the book. I thought it would be pages and pages of the dullest part of the Hobbit, but there is so much more to this story and I think that is one of the things I really enjoy about it. I think today I read something like 60 pages!
I have recently seen all three movies for the first time, and the themes behind the story and especially behind the ring itself really reminded me of World War II, and realizing that the books were published in the midst of the war, I am even more convinced of this. Therefore, I have been searching for evidence of parallel events and such. However, the fact that the ring has so much power to corrupt men, and that the entirety of Middle Earth ends up fighting over power speaks to World War II quite a bit I feel. So far, though, there has not been much battle so the WWII parody remains to be seen.
The only thing that I am not liking about this book is the fact that when I finish I still have 2 more to go before I can check it off my list. On the bright side, these three combined are not as many pages as War and Peace, so there are still challenges ahead.
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