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October 14th, 2004, 02:08 PM
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Re: OT: Gandalph, your sig is missing an article
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But I have noticed that those who read it first as children seem to love it all their lives, (or at least well into middle age, LOL.)
But those who first read LOTR as adults are often far less impressed.
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Children? I think LoTR would make a great story read to children but might be abit hard for them to get thru. I read it first in JrHigh and was told then that it was required reading in college english courses.
The Hobbit is a good childrens book but I think LoTR is probably at low high school range for most.
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October 14th, 2004, 05:48 PM
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Re: OT: Gandalph, your sig is missing an article
I first read the trilogy in fifth grade, when I got it for Christmas, and I've probably read it through ~30 times since then (16 years or so). I've also finished the Silmarillion a few times, and most of the other stories that he wrote at least once.  Of course, I am a very fast reader (now I usually get through the entire trilogy in <2 days), but I continue to find things that I never caught the first 20 times or so through.
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October 15th, 2004, 02:28 AM
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Re: OT: Gandalph, your sig is missing an article
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The Hobbit is a good childrens book but I think LoTR is probably at low high school range for most.
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I first read the trilogy when I was about 13 or so. Maybe even 12. It does depend on the maturity and reading ability of the kid of course.
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October 15th, 2004, 01:43 PM
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Re: OT: Gandalph, your sig is missing an article
I read LoTR in second grade. It and Lewis's Narnia were what my parents used to teach me to read since the school system didn't.
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Re: OT: Gandalph, your sig is missing an article
Parents, if you want your kids to read, read to them, starting as soon as possible. After a while, they will want to take the book away and 'read' it themselves. Probably have at least their favorite memorized, I did. Although all I can remember now is 'One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish. This one has a yellow star, this one has a yellow car. My, what a lot of fish there are.'
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