I read most of these as I was growing up but have revisited them over the years as part of a goal to re-read them all again. I enjoyed them as much as I was able, but the movies were better in my opinion because they were much less time consuming. I liked the story okay but it did get tedious. This series of books is way outside my normal venue of what I choose to read. I do not usually read about elves and hobbitts and warlocks etc. The books require a lot of attention to detail and you have to keep the characters sorted out in your head or you will start to confuse them. I would say that these would be a good series for someone around 6th grade and up, IF they are a serious reader. I guess you could do the shortened down, abridged versions and they would be easier to handle.
Now having said all that--- If you are a serious fantasy reader- you will thoroughly enjoy this series. It is a sweeping epic story and full of fun characters. You can picture the Elves and the Warlocks and all the rest in this ENORMOUS battle for control of the world. Good read but very time consuming.
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