A grand idea Esty. I will certainly do my best to fit it in with my, quite frankly, mostly empty time table.
Should we start with The Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit?
It would probably be best for those joining the discussion this time around to re-read what has already been said, commented on and so on in the threads. We don't want to be repeating ourselves. Reiteration is sometimes good, but it can only go so far.
However, this will add MORE reading to the schedule.