THE WORDS. That is what I loved about this book. Not necessarily the writing mind you (although that was also brilliant) but simply the WORDS that are used. There is something inherently magical about so many of the words that Tolkien uses, for places and people and objects. I saw a stage adptation of The Hobbit when I was 6, was read the book when I was 8, and saw the first LotR movie when I was 9, so maybe it's just because so many of these words have stuck themselves inside my subconscious and hummed away there, influenced by and influencing my growing love of words and sounds and languages. Moria, Mirkwood, the Last Homely House, Misty Mountains, The Land Beyond. These words prove that mastery of a language is a true art and Tolkien was one of the greatest. 
 As far as the actual reading experience, I found the writing style quite tricky to follow sometimes and I know I re-read easily 70% of the book at least twice, as I would realise that I had read a page and hadn't actually paid any attention to what had happened. I knew about the writing style going in, however, so no big surprises there. It's taken me years to finally read this book for myself so although it might take me another couple, I will definitely be reading LotR.