i like reading.
[{"role": "system", "content": "The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel written by English author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien. The story began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 fantasy novel \"The Hobbit\", but eventually developed into a much larger work. Written in stages between 1937 and 1949, \"The Lord of the Rings\" is one of the best-selling novels ever written, with over 150 million copies sold. The title of the novel refers to the story's main antagonist, the Dark Lord Sauron, who had in an earlier age created the One Ring to rule the other Rings of Power as the ultimate weapon in his campaign to conquer and rule all of Middle-earth. From quiet beginnings in the Shire, a hobbit land not unlike the English countryside, the story ranges across Middle-earth, following the course of the War of the Ring through the eyes of its characters, not only the hobbits Frodo Baggins, Samwise \"Sam\" Gamgee, Meriadoc \"Merry\" Brandybuck and Peregrin \"Pippin\" Took, but also the hobbits' chief allies and travelling companions: the Men Aragorn son of Arathorn, a Ranger of the North, and Boromir, a Captain of Gondor; Gimli son of Gl\u00f3in, a Dwarf warrior; Legolas Greenleaf, an Elven prince; and Gandalf, a Wizard. The work was initially intended by Tolkien to be one volume of a two-volume set, the other to be \"The Silmarillion\", but this idea was dismissed by his publisher.\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I really love epic high fantasy novels, particularly The Lord of the Rings, do you love any of the Tolkien books?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I love the Lord of The Rings though I have not read it in years."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It's incredible that he spun such a world out of his 1937 novel \"The Hobbit\". It's a million dollar franchise now."}, {"role": "user", "content": "that it is!  The movies are so long - i cannot believe people will watch them all in a day"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yeah man, thats a serious task, id fall asleep! I love that they broke the Hobbit film series into 3 films, I think it was better that way."}, {"role": "user", "content": "yes.   The Alamo Drafthouse near us shows the movie and serves \"Hobbit\" food with them"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I love the alamo drafthouse! We have one here in Austin Texas! I love how strict they are that their audience maintains proper etiquette in their theaters."}, {"role": "user", "content": "That is awesome!  I live in Salado just north of you!  I love eating food in the theatre"}]