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Probably just about every other person on this board has read it. I'm doing my English Research Paper on Tolkien and his works. The Lord of the Rings is a great trilogy, and is worth reading by all ages (well, maybe not all ages because the diction is slightly above the reading level of a six year old). So yes, it is worth reading. However, I'm not quite sure I understand your Chronicles of Narnia reference and how LotR is anti-TCoN, Tolkien and C.S. Lewis were great friends and they both held the same Christian ideals (Tolkien had a hand in Lewis' conversion, he was an atheist).
However, back to the books themselves. They are not merely "escapism" books as some critics like to call them. Tolkien is more than likely the best author of the 20th Century (I'm biased) and he belongs with the names like Vonnegut, and Orwell as the best writers of fantasy. By no means are they children's books, and by no means are they merely "adult" books. I highly recommend them, also, if you like those, pick up The Hobbit, The Silmarillion, and the Unfinished Tales. All good reads.
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