YESYESYES, I AM SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW.

[Sir Prize]

When I read a book, I'm looking for it to capture me. It doesn't capture me by telling me that the ring goes there even before the Hobbits even thought of it.
It just makes no sense that I should be made aware of things, long before the characters even do. And that doesn't mean I'm fine with hints. But he practically wrote "-insert object name- -insert object exact description- -insert objects functionality-" all the time.