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Originally Posted by Cipher

Lord of the Rings, definitely.

The books are many things, but well-written isn't one of them. Overly bloated and meandering, it's like they're half narrative and half dumping ground for Tolkein's assorted musings, relevance be damned. Why the hell was Tom Bombadil in the books?

The kind of thing that really begs for a three-hour spectacle instead.

I felt the same way about the Hobbit. I'm talking about the assorted musings part, plus I like the animated movie better. The book seems to have too many characters that just get thrown in the background for the rest of the story.