I like to compare LOTR to walking through a beautiful cathedral. The language is so exquisite that I just sit with my mouth open, dribbling.
Exactly!
I always read “something new,” even though I can quote parts of it verbatim.
It’s like something that is so beautifully sculpted that it has warmth and light and life, and anyone who touches it, even for a moment, is forever enchanted by it.