@CalebTheSpy Dude. You and your family are certainly priority #1. You are making the RIGHT choice in that manner. No need to apologize to the silly internet.
Reading J.R.R. Tolkien in order
1) The Hobbit
2) The Fellowship of the Ring
3) The Two Towers
4) The Return of the King
5) The Silmarillion
6) Beren and Luthien
7) The Children of Hurin
8) The Fall of Gondolin
9) Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle Earth
10) The History of Middle Earth vol.1: The Book of Lost Tales Part 1
11) The History of Middle Earth vol.2: The Book of Lost Tales Part 2
12) The History of Middle Earth vol.3: The Lays of Beleriand
13) The History of Middle Earth vol.4: The Shaping of Middle Earth
14) The History of Middle Earth vol.5: The Lost Road and Other Writings
15) The History of Middle Earth vol.6: The Return of the Shadow
16) The History of Middle Earth vol.7: The Treason of Isengard
17) The History of Middle Earth vol.8: The War of the Ring
18) The History of Middle Earth vol.9: Sauron Defeated (The End of the 3rd Age)
19) The History of Middle Earth vol.10: Morgoth's Ring
20) The History of Middle Earth vol.11: The War of the Jewels
21) The History of Middle Earth vol.12: The Peoples of Middle Earth
22) The Nature of Middle Earth
23) The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
24) The Adventures of Tom Bombadil
25) Bilbo's Last Song
26) J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator
27) The History of The Hobbit
28) Tales From The Perilous Realm
Dude. When my friend first played this for me, I thought he was insane.
A week later I bought it! Ha!
It was so bold in its lyrics and the heaviest thing I ever got into at the time.
Over the years I have bought this multi times to support those keeping this album available and out there.