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Just out of curiosity, why haven't you read Tolkein?
I've started with LOTR and I found the style a bit too dense and with too many songs scattered here and there which... aren't my thing.
I one hundred percent acknowledge the writing is good, the story must have been original back then and all but it didn't grip me. Later the movies came up and they scratched the itch for knowing what happened with the story. I know the books are much better fleshed out than the movies but if I didn't finish them before watching the movies I doubt I can be bothered now. Part of what keeps me hooked is not knowing how the story will end.
Start with Hobbit. :)