I mean, I read the books and watched the movies. The movies were really good, the books were a bit long but pretty good. I wouldn't really say I find them THAT interesting though...

The movies are some of the best ever made, Peter Jackson did as well as he could, and the set/costume designs are incredible. Also the music... Howard Shore's the man.

I can appreciate the time Tolkien spent crafting his massive and detailed world, though. The guy did a fantastic job of it and set the benchmark for fantasy. I'm just... not really that into it.

I've attempted to watch Fellowship on three separate occasions, and I fell asleep every time.

Weird, Fellowship is my favorite movie of the three. I nearly fell asleep reading the books though.

I think high fantasy is my least favorite genre.

It's only good for video games.

Weird, Fellowship is my favorite movie of the three. I nearly fell asleep reading the books though.

Tolkien's world is both an asset and a liability. Because of the depth of the universe the lore is expansive and immersive, but sometimes Tolkien takes it too far. Remember reading all of the asides about things irrelevant to the story?

Actually, this problem is common with fantasy writers generally, they have a lot of ideas and they want to show everyone how expansive their universe is, but few engage regular consumers because their story quickly devolves into tangential history lectures.