Another Steve Donoghue video.  This one is some series I've never heard of.  (Although it does sound interesting.)  But what caught my ear was what Steve says from 11:28:

I completely forgot that I had to search my memories of the first time I read this book and you know when I did I realized, no, even the first time I read it, even though it was annoying me, I did not ever want to stop reading, never.  That's a gift.  That's not nothing. That's not nothing at all. In fact that's not even true of Tolkien. Need I remind you of the endless Sam and Frodo scenes?

 

Ah, glad to hear it's not just me.  I as well found a lot of those Sam and Frodo scenes hard going.

Hopefully I'll come in with my Return of the King review soon.
See also my question to Steve Donoghue on Tolkien.