By that time I had already read both The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings in Dutch, because back then I still read thick books for pleasure, so it was redundant if anything.
I also remember how much less well put together I found the story having already read Lord. Hobbit almost seemed a bit childish at that point.
Then again, I do not remember any of the big action scenes Peter Jackson found when he read it, so maybe I just remember it wrong.
I loved when Legolas ran up the falling rocks in the book.
Cuthalion's art is the prettiest art of all the art. Like my avatar.
Number of times Roland St. Jude has sworn revenge upon me: 2