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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
Some books you can't actively read: you have to learn to relax and let the book read itself to you. ...
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This is exactly how I feel about LOTR. I did know and like the story beforehand though, but this reading is quite different from the ones I've done before.
Though, if the story appears to somehow
resist the reader, it's probably better put it off for later - or not read at all - better to concentrate on something else. I have been waiting for some years for Thomas Mann to get more approachable - I'm still not there, but I have the feeling it will be worth it in time.
Edit: that idea of standing back and letting the work speak for itself is much the same way I try to approach art - especially modern art. Oftentimes I find it pays off not to rush.