I know. I know.
I'm going to read through it this time. I feel differently about reading through it this time than in the past. One reason why and I did this during my reading of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings was I listened to the EE soundtracks. That just adds to the feeling for me.
I do the exact same thing.
I've read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings (including the appendices) every year for the last decade. Sometimes, I've even read them twice a year but I've not done that for quite some time. For me these are must reads ever year and something I look forward to as the year starts to wind down.
I've read some of the Silmarillion but never made it through either. However, this time I'm reading it and will make it all the way through.