Yup, I'm on a reread too. It really struck me how Tolkien kind of rushed through some things - you don't think of him, of all people, as the kind of writer who ever does that, but he did! There are a lot of places where I wanted a lot more detail than the book had to offer. That's where the imagination comes in, and PJ & crew have a very well-developed one where Middle-earth is concerned. I trust him too. I won't like everything, but odds are very good I'll love it as a whole.