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.

I really liked the books. But I fund the Silmarillion (sort of the history of Middle Earth before LoTR) to be even a greater work of art from Tolkien.