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How to Read JRR Tolkien: Five Tips
Read Lord of the Rings lately? In my experience, most people are intimidated by JRR Tolkien’s writing style. Others simply can’t get into it. What most people miss, though, is that Tolkien’s writings can create an immersive, rich experience – if you know how to approach it. In this post, I’ve got five great tips for how to get lost in Middle Earth.
1. Chill.
Don’t read too fast. Don’t be in a hurry. Sit down, preferably by a fire, and enjoy. Take time for your imagination to kick in. If Frodo can take an evening out of his epic excursion to camp out by a fire and hear some good back-stories, then so can you.