You are soooo missing out! Sure the first volume is tedious because of all the exposition but I assure you, get past the first volume and then everything will make so much more sense and interesting. In fact, I even dropped the novel when I first read it, because of the exact same reason as you! But, now it’s an all time favorite novel of mine and I’ve reread it like 5 times now, and have come to even appreciate the tediousness of the first volume, since that’s where everything started and put things into new perspective. I will never regret reading it, if anything I’m so glad it was completed when I read it.
(Sorry i was gushing, but you can tell how much I love it! You have no idea how excited I am about the second season and the anime adaptation)
Do you know a site where i can read novels?
Check out novelupdates! LOTM should be on there as well. It provides direct links to english translations for novels and have a lot of variety
Really wish I could read the novel but I get tired and bored easily when I see so many letters ╥﹏╥ LOTM has been in my to read list for years