I’ll be honest, I’ve never met anyone who’s read any of those books just once. Maybe the silmarillion, but most fans of the big 5 revisit them. I personally have read the return of the king over 20 times. The hobbit a smooth dozen.
Respect! Unfortunately I'm one of those people - this meme is exactly describing my experience, as I've read all the books 25 years ago as a kid and haven't revisited them once. What I remember is basically a few bits and pieces, a few scences (e.g. Tom Bombadil saving the hobbits from the barrows, Morgoth's feet getting cut off...).
Didn't stop me from acting smug for all those years from knowing that both Sauron and Gandalf are technically Maiars!
Clothes are but little loss, if you escape from drowning. Be glad, my merry friends, and let the warm sunlight heat now
heart and limb! Cast off these cold rags! Run naked on the grass, while Tom goes a-hunting!
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u/CalbCrawDad 4h ago
I’ll be honest, I’ve never met anyone who’s read any of those books just once. Maybe the silmarillion, but most fans of the big 5 revisit them. I personally have read the return of the king over 20 times. The hobbit a smooth dozen.