Tolkien Works, Art, Anime, Manga, Costuming, Video Gaming, etc.
First Lord of the Rings reading experience:
I was 13 and my english teacher was begging for me to read something other than comic books. So I went down to the school Library, and searched through the entire fiction section, until I found The Fellowship of the Ring in the Tolkien section. I thought 'Hm, I heard these are good, and classic, so I'll give it a try." I was sucked in and have read them at the very least once a year since. I love them