After seeing Lord of the Rings, I thought I would finally give the book series a chance. I wanted to start with The Hobbit just so I had background on Bilbo and Frodo Baggins. However, About five pages into the story, I realized I was bored. I cannot get into the sci-fi/fantasy genre. Perhaps I will just try to start reading The Lord of the Rings, but I fear the same results. Instead I'm reading Cold Snap, short stories by local NW author Thom Jones.