How many have read the books?

Have you read them? When?

I read them before seeing the movies.	50.8%	[ 197 ]
I read them after seeing the movies.	30.7%	[ 119 ]
I haven't read them.	12.4%	[ 48 ]
I only read the Hobbit; LotR is too long.	6.2%	[ 24 ]
Total Votes:			[ 388 ]

[tiny spooks]

There really ought to be an "other" option in the pole.
I had to pick "read after movies" because it made the most sense for my situation.
My mom used to read LOTR and the Hobbit to me as a bedtime story.
So I've heard the book read aloud entirely before seeing the films.
Though I reread them myself after I'd seen the films.
I read the Hobbit BEFORE the films were made though.