Re: Question for Lord of the Rings readers

["Peter T. Chattaway" <petert at interchange_ubc.ca>]

On Tue, 5 Feb 2002, Mindy Richmond wrote:
> I had always known that my brother read LotR as a child, but recently
> learned that he reads them over again every year. It is an annual ritual
> for him. This struck me as interesting and rather unique, but after
> reading through the posts of influential books it seems as though its
> not all that unique. I noticed that other LotR readers have also created
> their own rituals to re-read the books.

My brother and one of my best friends also do this -- though my brother
might only read it every *other* year, I'm not sure.

> Having never read the books, this strikes me as both strange and
> interesting. Could anyone help me understand why this ritual is so
> common among Lord of the Rings readers?

Beats *me*.

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