Maybe South Africa (where I live) is still clinging to a traditional reading culture, but the bookshop was bright, colourful, filled with the latest releases and had a huge display of all kinds of books devoted to The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, both movie and book guides.

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I'm sure anybody who has not read (or remembered) the books will enjoy the films and go away thinking they have seen JRR Tolkien's The Lord of The Rings but I wanted to see the book on the big screen - not an interpretation of it.

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If you want to find the real Lord Of The Rings take my advice and go read the book - you'll be glad you did.

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The concept rings even more true today, over a decade after the book was published.

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There are rings to buy, a ceremony and reception to fund, and a honeymoon to book, all of which have the potential to be quite expensive.

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This Hobbit is every bit as grand as Lord of the Rings, and it will be interesting to see how it plays as an adaption of the book, as well as an original story.

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