I love the Lord of the Rings movies. I think they're fun and epic and emotional, the whole she-bang. And yet.

This was the fourth time I tried reading this book, and the first one I finished it. This is not a testament to the quality of the story, simply that I don't have what it requires to be a High Fantasy consumer.

I appreciate the details and the intricacies of the earth. It's no wonder this shaped the fantasy genre forever. But I don't have the patience for it.

They just kept walking, and walking, and then something dangerous happened and they ran away, but didn't know what it was. I always gave up pretty much halfway through, because nothing really happens till then.

I have to give credit to what allowed me to actually finish it now: the Andy Serkis narration. The audiobook is way friendlier towards the bored reader and Andy's acting made me feel like listening to the story around a campfire, a mood I highly recommend and personally think very well fits the legendary tone of Tolkien mythology.