>>Lord of the Rings is a bit ambitious - the kids will be grown up by the time you finish reading all 3 books in installments :-)
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>Furthermore, and this applies for lots of the books in the list, why reading a book when there is already a movie!! {Ducks}

Aye. I felt cheated when they brought out the film and all those who could never be arsed reading the books got to enjoy them. I felt that they should have forced people to bring a copy along to the cienma and answer some spot questions on the plot to be allowed in.