I don't know the basis of your gut-level rejection of "sorcery" so I will answer from the two bases that I think you may be coming from... If I am wrong, correct me.
If you object to sorcery from the position that you just aren't really "into" the "gothic sort of sorcery-wizards and fantay genre", I will tell you that, at least in the books, that part of the story is secondary to the main theme. Clearly there are magical things that are not of this world, but the main theme of the story to me is character, temptation, valor, fellowship and devotion. There is enough "chick stuff" underneath the reasons all the events happen. You will bond with these characters.
If you don't like sorcery because of a christian rejection of magic, I may not be able to help as much as one of the theology scholars that are around... Did you read the review done by a Catholic and fan of the books? Posted here A Christian Review of the Fellowship of the Rings
Anyhow... try it... if you like it, maybe you will read the books and enjoy them as much as I did (have you asked your mother?). If you don't... you will know more about it than you did before.