  I really wish J.R.R. Tolkien had written an individual book about either Gandalf or King Theoden.
Gandalf is probably my favorite character in this trilogy because he seems to have a whole other life that no one knows about until someone pops up and starts talking about it. I like the fact that in the film version of The Return he takes on this fatherly, almost godly, position and everyone listens to what he has to say.
I also like King Theoden because he is smart and brave enough to take the enemy head on and still die with courage. I think Tolkien would have been a cool guy to sit down and have coffee with just because he is so smart, and there is so much going on inside his head that no one ever knew about. No matter how geeky or cliche I'm going to sound, I'm going to say it... I love these books. 
