I'm the first to admit that I can't be as good as Tolkien, and a movie can never be as good as Tolkien.
Maybe because she doesn't try so hard to seduce and impress, I guess that's why some guys fell for her. Because she's so different and crazy and we all like a little bit of that in our life.
I was lucky enough not to face any required summer reading lists until I went to college. So I still think of summer as the best time to read for fun.