Originally posted by Isaac_Clark:

I tried to read it in High School. Granted, this is *after* reading Battlefield: Earth which is 1000 pages long. I got to page 80 or so and there's a part where the author spends 3 pages describing a hillside. I've never felt so disrespect while reading fiction XD. Pretty much the opposite issue I had with Michael Crichton where he's like "Jake ran up the stairs. They were gray."

Just to be clear Bored of the Rings was a parody of lord of the rings written by the national lampoon people. And honestly I think the only part I remember after 50 years was the ballhog bit. Actually remember the chicken heart bit better ha ha ha.

Wow The Hobbit is almost 90 years old now. Odd to think a 100 year old book when I was a kid may as well have been in a different language.

I tried to read it in High School. Granted, this is *after* reading Battlefield: Earth which is 1000 pages long. I got to page 80 or so and there's a part where the author spends 3 pages describing a hillside. I've never felt so disrespect while reading fiction XD. Pretty much the opposite issue I had with Michael Crichton where he's like "Jake ran up the stairs. They were gray."

A "Bored of the Rings" reference, that is an old one indeed! Love it. I must have read it a dozen times in the 70s.