Okay, so I FINALLY started reading [b:the Lord of the Rings|34|The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, Part 1)|J.R.R. Tolkien|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1156043001s/34.jpg|3204327] after years of thinking about it. I'm glad I read this first book in the trilogy, but it did not light me on fire as it has millions of others. I'm going to discuss it with a friend--it is his all-time favorite--so perhaps after our discussion I'll appreciate it even more. I never thought I'd say something like this, but I'd probably have liked the book a lot more if it was shorter. The details bogged down rather than enhanced the story for me. But overall I really did like the story.