[sionnsar]

And that was reading for a max of three hours a night. :o]

I became a speed-reader during those years.

[Monkey Face]

I first read the entire LOTR books (4 volumes, including The Hobbit) when they were still "underground" and not available in bookstores. I found mine in an office supply store. I think that was in 1970. I have made it a point to read them every year since. Usually around this time of year...Good triumphs over Evil and all that. My kids were lucky...The were 10 and 13 when I gave them the books...