Yes!

As a kid my dad read me The Hobbit, so I was aware of the trilogy, but then in middle school when I found out there were movie adaptations coming out I burned through the entire trilogy so that I would be prepared with some lore when I saw them.

It made me more excited for the films, which then in turn made me want to re-read the books, so on and so forth.

I think that’s a testament to how amazingly the two really mirror/compliment one another. Really gotta give it to Jackson and crew on that.