LotR: Not as good as the movies

I don't know about anyone else, but I found JRR Tolkien's book really dull and reading it was a real chore.  Big props to Peter Jackson for turning it into a highly watchable trilogy.

There was just too much in the book I couldn't swallow. If Tom Bombadil is immune to the ring then why not just get him to carry it?  And as for Aragorn carrying the blade that was broken around with him, okay, very nice, very symbolic. But he was a ranger. He wouldn't carry dead weight around with him, no matter how symbolic.