Are we going by books or movies? If we're going by the books, Narnia is the better of the two in my opinion. Believe me, I've really tried to read LOTR but I have to make myself read it; it's far too boring, or at least FOTR is. I don't like it when I have to force myself to read a book, but I've heard they get more exciting later on, so I'm trying to press on. Still, it makes me like Narnia far more because I didn't have to make myself read them.

However, if we're going by the movies, my choice would be LOTR. The Narnia movies are good and all, but PC really disappointed me and I'm getting tired of watching LWW. The LOTR movies, however, are still so amazing and fun to watch - this could be partly because I haven't watched LOTR as much as LWW, but still. LOTR just seems a bit more well done. However, Narnia still has VDT and the other books to be made, so my opinion could change.

If you have read LOTR and watched the movies then how can you say that they are not your favorite?

Well, we could say the same thing about Narnia, though, eh? Or maybe not at all. I mean, I've read Eragon (and the sequels) and watched Eragon, and I like Eragon, but not nearly like Narnia and LOTR.

Oh, yes, and I've also seen all of the Narnia movies and read all the Narnia books COUNTLESS times. And I have read LOTR and seen the movies. But I still prefer Narnia. Long live Aslan!

Although are we going by books or movies? Because you know, that does add more elements to the discussion!

*holding back self from a verrrrrryyy long post because not sure if that is what this topic is for*

Are we going by books or movies? If we're going by the books, Narnia is the better of the two in my opinion. Believe me, I've really tried to read LOTR but I have to make myself read it; it's far too boring, or at least FOTR is. I don't like it when I have to force myself to read a book, but I've heard they get more exciting later on, so I'm trying to press on. Still, it makes me like Narnia far more because I didn't have to make myself read them.

However, if we're going by the movies, my choice would be LOTR. The Narnia movies are good and all, but PC really disappointed me and I'm getting tired of watching LWW. The LOTR movies, however, are still so amazing and fun to watch - this could be partly because I haven't watched LOTR as much as LWW, but still. LOTR just seems a bit more well done. However, Narnia still has VDT and the other books to be made, so my opinion could change.

How could you say you had to force yourself to read LOTR? LOTR are one of the best books I have ever read! far too boring! lol How could you say that!? Well I guess its a good thing everyone in the world is not the same so on that note I don't really care that you said it but its still confusing to me

Lol Yes I was very disappointed with PC! They ruined it! its a "nice" movie but its not Narnia! And I agree that LOTR movies are better..... Of course ......

If you have read LOTR and watched the movies then how can you say that they are not your favorite?

Well, we could say the same thing about Narnia, though, eh? Or maybe not at all. I mean, I've read Eragon (and the sequels) and watched Eragon, and I like Eragon, but not nearly like Narnia and LOTR.

*holding back self from a verrrrrryyy long post because not sure if that is what this topic is for*

lol well I guess some people could say that but me myself and I I don't think so .......

How could you say you had to force yourself to read LOTR? LOTR are one of the best books I have ever read! far too boring! lol How could you say that!?

The first eight or nine chapters of FOTR is terribly boring - at least to me - so I had to force myself to keep going. Nothing particularly exciting happened, and when it did, it ended far too quickly. But now that I'm on chapter eleven, I'm liking it much more because it's finally getting exciting and staying that way. I still do think the Narnian books are better though.

The first eight or nine chapters of FOTR is terribly boring - at least to me - so I had to force myself to keep going. Nothing particularly exciting happened, and when it did, it ended far too quickly. But now that I'm on chapter eleven, I'm liking it much more because it's finally getting exciting and staying that way. I still do think the Narnian books are better though.

Well I can see how the first few could be boring but the books as a whole are not boring....

I haven't gotten through the whole book yet. I've only read up to chapter eleven, so I don't know if the overall book is boring. I only know that the first several chapters are.

Well, finish the whole book before you say it's *shudder * boring. LOTR is nothing if not exciting!

Well, the first chapters of FOTR have a lot of narration and discussion. And unlike the movie, the book kinda wanders around.... At least the movie gets to the POINT. At first, the book is, "We have this terrible Ring. Now what do we do with it?" And suddenly we're starting to get distracted with all the peculiar stuff like Tom Bombadil (which really has no bearing on the story) and Frodo's house in Crickhollow.

But keep reading! It definitely gets better

haha i like your interpretation there, Galadriel...

I always skip Tom Bombadil.. i never liked him. I kinda would like to know why Tolkien even put him in there...

Oh yes Archer once you get to Bree it gets really interesting... hehe...Strider... course I'm not biased...

I voted for Narnia, but I LOVE LOTR!

I said Narnia, mostly because I read those books first (I read LWW when I was 5 years old, but I didn't read The Hobbit until I was 12 years old!)

it was a hard choice because I love both Narnia and LOTR SO much!

SKIP Tom Bombadil?! How can you do that? He is very relevant to the story, because he is a link to the past. He and Treebeard are intertwined (in the movie, Treebeard actually says quite a few of what were Tom's lines in the book) through the forest and their roles as protectors of the trees.

The book starts out with the intro into the story; without it, you really have no idea where Frodo comes from, how he got the Ring in the first place, and who Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin are! It introduces you to the idea of the Ring's dangers and how beautiful the Shire is, how simple-minded most hobbits are, and how different the foursome are. Would you build a house without a foundation? No, of course not! And neither should you write a story without an intro!

And Liberty, I love your avie!

Hey guys, just a wee Mod Note...

This thread is for discussing which you prefer and why: LOTR, or CoN. For in depth discussions of LOTR we have a handy topic in SO that you can check out.

A decision can never be made as to which story is better, because it is like comparing apples to oranges. The writing styles are so different. But a decision can be made as to which story I like better, and that would be The Lord of the Rings.

And even though LOTR wins out for me, it's a close race. I love Narnia dearly.

I voted for Narnia. I started reading LOTR and it was a bit boring. It is a bit too descriptive for me.

I am voting for Narnia as well, as I just don't like Tolkien's writing style. C.S. Lewis had a simple way of describing things that made everything sound grand and exciting, but when Tolkien describes something in simple terms it just sounds "common."