Having read the books, though, I can sympathize with students who don't want to read the entire four books. I got them as a birthday present when I was 12. I devoured The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring,, but The Two Towers and The Return of the King kept putting me to sleep, except for the Ent bits. For me, seeing the movies was a way of clarifying what was happening during the chapters I tried not to sleep through.
Still, I do think students should at least try to read the books. They're a heck of a lot more interesting to read than Candide, which I had to read four times in college and high school.
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Date: 2005-04-05 02:23 am (UTC)Having read the books, though, I can sympathize with students who don't want to read the entire four books. I got them as a birthday present when I was 12. I devoured The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring,, but The Two Towers and The Return of the King kept putting me to sleep, except for the Ent bits. For me, seeing the movies was a way of clarifying what was happening during the chapters I tried not to sleep through.
Still, I do think students should at least try to read the books. They're a heck of a lot more interesting to read than Candide, which I had to read four times in college and high school.
Chantal