Trying to organize a group of interns is like herding a flock of cats

I feel like I'm missing so much from LOR Book 1, should i just read the silmarillion and the hobbit first?

Trying to read The Lord of the Rings Book 1 and the pacing is so slow and the writing is so flowery it's hard to get through

my cat is specifically the enemy of my flower pots, his kill count is up to 2.5 now

they'd probably do a better job

Valorant is an awful game why won't they just give everyone masters like apex