my dad was an lotr fan and my parents read a lot of pulp scifi and fantasy so thats more what i grew up on (and has more swag)I never understood the hype for it either tbh.
my mom thought harry potter was satanic and wouldnt let me read it lol
dodged a bullet there
the world doesnt seem interesting to me and i have a large number of transgender friends so rowling’s weirdness about them dont sit right with me