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The depth of the book cannot be overstated. Everything has a backstory. Answers for questions are often sprinkled around in conversations spread throughout all the books. Tolkien spent years working on the Silmarillion before starting this which is why so much detail is sprinkled throughout.
And Tolkien was crazy detailed with everything. He plotted every step of the journey out on a map and ensured everything, including the phase of the moon, was kept consistent.
Classics, every Fantasy reader should read in their lifetime.
But what about non fantasy readers?
I own LotR and have read it. It basically defined the fantasy genre as we know it and has also inspired a lot not directly derived from it. But how it is written it didn't click with me and reading it felt a bit of a chore and I have never felt revisiting the book.