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Summary: The Beginning of one of the Greatest Saga's Ever.
Review: Author Bio: J.R.R. Tolkien writes this book "Fellowship of the Ring"; he was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa on January 3, 1892. His memories of Africa are Vivid, but one encounter with a big hairy spider stuck in his mind. He wrote his first book "The Hobbit" and this was published in 1937. He Died on September 7th, 1973.Annotation: Bilbo Baggins acquired the right more that 90 years ago. On his Eleventy first birthday he disappears, leaving the ring behind for his son Frodo. Saran, once a great wizard, has joined the dark side, and is trying to take over middle earth.. Frodo now has to run from evil, the evil he encounters, you can't even begin to imagine... Evaluation: This is by far one of the greatest book/series of books ever written. Tolkien creates a whole new world; it has elves, dwarfs, men, and of course, hobbits. Being the major RPG/Adventure buff that I am, the Lord of the Rings series was right up my alley. This book, though, isn't just for RPG buffs; anyone who wants to have some adventure in their lives must read this book. It grabs you from the first line, and rips you till the last word. My greatest feeling on this book is that it can be so widely imagined, you imagination can run wild while reading this. The movie also goes great with the books, there are a few parts that they left out, but the movie is very gripping to watch. "Two Towers" the second of the trilogy is an amazing movie. Lord of the Rings is an amazing trilogy, and I wish more people would read it. Trust me, you won't regret it.
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Summary: Simply Incredible
Review: After seeing the movie based off this book in December of 2001, I decided to read the book itself about nine months later. It was a great decision to do so. Even though the movie was a spectacular display of making an imaginary world come alive, it was not nearly as enthralling as this simply incredible book. I was just amazed with how much information and how many details were given about middle-earth and the characters within. Whenever I was reading this book my mind left my body and went to Tolkien's amazingly enchanted world. With J.R.R. Tolkien's fluid diction and incredible use of imagery, this book is a page-turner that will keep one up way into the middle of the night. If there is a problem with this book (and movie) it is the fact that it does not end, at least yet. In order to figure out the ending one must read the next two books in the series: "The Two Towers" and "Return of the King." I have not read either one of these, but I think I will continue with my pace of seeing the movie and then reading the book nine months later. I would also recommend this method to anyone who has not seen or read any of "The Lord of The Rings" books or movies because seeing the movie first helps put faces with names while reading the book. No matter what method one uses to read these enchanting fantasy novels by J.R.R. Tolkien, I recommend that they are read with an open mind and a will to be enthralled. This book was simply incredible.
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Summary: An awesome book!!!!!
Review: This book was really great! I had picked it up before the movie came out, but I became a little bored in the section about the Council of Eldrond. But after I saw the movie (and loved it!!) I picked up the book again and finished it, and it was marvelous! I just began The Two Towers, and I can't wait to start Return of the King! I definatly recommend this book for any fantasy lovers!
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Summary: Just boring
Review: I read this book because everybody told me that the movie was excellent, I didn't saw the movie because I like to read the book instead of the movie, but this book was completely disappointing to me, is a hard book to read and all the story (when you can find it) is really boring.
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Summary: A Remarkable Accomplishment
Review: No words can due justice to this audio book. It is incredible. The reading by Rob Inglis is beyond belief. He is so consistent with the character's voices throughout the reading, I wondered how he kept all of the characters straight in his mind while maintaining the dramatic content. There are over 20(+/-) major characters along with many characters involved in sub-plots, WOW! I listened to the entire Trilogy and to The Hobbit as well. I have thought about listening to the entire series again (I am in the car a lot). It is a performance worth taking the time to listen to and the financial investment to purchase. All totaled the four volumes consist of about 60 CD's, over 70 hours of listening time. I took me about six weeks to get through it. I enjoyed every minute.
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Summary: Must Read
Review: I would give this book two thumbs up. I read its pre-quil, The Hobbit, it was excellent as well and helped to understand this book. The Lord of Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is a book that is placed in an earth-like world, but it isn't earth. The time would be medievalish, with such things as dragons, orcs, elves, dwarfs, wizards, trolls, and hobbits of course, plus many other creatures. The content of this book is very similar to that of an AD&D (advanced dungeons & dragons) storyline. This story starts off at a mild pace, a peaceful setting in the hobbit town known as The Shire. The story is about one hobbit, Frodo Baggins. His long time friend Gandalf the Grey, a wizard, visits him and that is when the story really takes off. They set out on many adventures, most of them unintentional. This story is filled with adventure, and the suspense never stops throughout the duration of the story. There is a great conflict between the good and evil in Middle Earth, where the story takes place. Evil forces are threatening to destroy everything good in the world, Frodo and his fellowship set off to prevent that from happening. If you like all of these things that I have just described, this book if definitely for you. It has one of the best storylines I have ever read. It helps to read The Hobbit first however, it will give you a much greater understanding of what is going on. This story doesn't end in this book, it stops right in the middle. To finish the story you have to read the next two books, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King.
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Summary: An amazing novel
Review: ~If you were a Tolkien fan before the movie came out, I think rereading the series is worthwhile. If you have never read the series, but liked the movie, you will love reading these books. I read the The Fellowship of the Ring before it came out last year, and I just finished reading it again. I was surprised by how much I had forgotten and by how much I replaced what Tolkien wrote with what the movie showed. The movie is good, but it is different from the novel. Tolkien's style and~~ descriptive prose make the novel worth reading. As I said the movie added to the novel in some cases, but it left much more out. Adventures with Tom Bombadil and the journey to Rivendell are shortened dramatically or left out of the movie. This novel opens my imagination. That is why I love Tolkien's work. It is easy to read and allows your mind to waunder. I can feel myself in the journey. Hiking cross country with Aragorn and the hobbits, cutting through the forest and swamps with~~ Sam, Frodo, and Pippen. I am there. The animals, the Shire both have special places in my imagination. The nights before entering Moria. The wolves, the beast of the lake, the onslaught of orcs in moria, although I have read it before, I can still feel the fear and hope the company feels. Tolkien's greatest gift to me, was the inspiration he has given my imagination.~
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Summary: Good Beginning
Review: I first heard of Tolkien when I read The Hobbit for 7th grade reading. I started reading The Lord of the Rings when the movies were starting to come out. I started reading the Fellowship of the Ring during the time when the first of the three movies was coming out. I am now reading the Two Towers which is starting to get a little interesting in the plot. The story is very well written and created thanks to Tolkien's years of commitment of creating a very giant world filled with humans, elves, dwarves, and a variety of creature races that are good and evil. The writing style of Tolkien is simple in a way, making young people also able to read the book. Since Tolkien created such a huge world and a series of time periods that spanned for years and years, it was kind of hard to understand some of the terms that existed in this book were confusing and made me do some research on Tolkien's world and had to flip on the atlas which is actually quite useful. It's a good beginning to a great adventure as I read Frodo starting to begin his new adventure with Sam, Merry, Pippin, Gandalf the Grey, Aragorn, Boromir, Gimli the dwarf, and Legolas the elf. It also ties well to the movie but it has more detail, extra scenes, and more characters that pose a great significance to the story (like Tom Bombadil and Glorfindel). Why the four stars? It's a very impressive book but not the best book I've read. The book is a great beginning to this series and I'm looking forward to see what the Two Towers has to offer. Before you read this book, read The Hobbit, because it tells some more detail on Hobbits, Dwarves, and Gandalf as it will give the inside track on what happened before Frodo got the Ring.
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Summary: LOTR- fellowship of the ring
Review: i liked this book however it was kind of difficult to read. there was way too much details and names to remember therefore making this a slow read book. the plot and charactors were described and written magnificantly throughout the book. i have also seen the movie and there are a few parts not in the movie, but that does not really matter. it was a great book, i recomend this book to someone that has a very good reading skill and likes to read, if they dont like to read and dont have a very good reading skill than this will be a difficult book for them.
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Summary: Still unrivalled!
Review: What can you say about a book that has created a complete literature genre since its first edition? And how many have tried yet faltered to reach Tolkien's excellence in writing a fairy tale for kids and adults alike, and additionally creating a whole new fairy world full of magic and mysteries? After reading LotR times and times again, I'm still captured by the special atmosphere of Tolkien's masterpiece. He's brilliant in using just as few words as necessary to describe the beings, the landscapes and the events taking place around Frodo, Gandalf and the other members of the fellowship of the ring. His dialogues are charming, pointed and so rich of both hints crucial to the plot and references to events that took place centuries ago on middle-earth. You close your eyes and you relive both the adventures of the main protagonists as well as dramas that once unfolded in the long and intricate history of middle-earth. LotR is never boring. The story flows thru the subsequent chapter like a jolly mountain brook, now and then running thru wild currents, as the companions encounter new and dangerous obstacles. But with each chapter, the creek becomes wider and in the end, it becomes a wild river, when the fellowship breaks apart at the waterfalls of Rauros. Of course two scenes stand apart from the rest. The dwarven mines of Moria are just fantastic, and whenever I reached Balin's gravestone I had goose bumps while reading. "We're cut off. We can't get out ... they're coming!" So few simple words, yet so much drama in that specific situation. And of course Galadriel's mirror. When Frodo offers the one ring to the elven mistress, and she resists the temptation to use the ring to preserve everything that's left of her previous life, to save Lothlorien, and instead decides to stay herself and rather whither away in beauty than become a queen of darkness and despair, the reader gets a glance at the love that Tolkien sensed for this world and his work. So, whenever you're in need of a good read and of some enchantement to lighten your mood, take LotR from your dusty book shelves and jump back into the lands of Middle-Earth, and follow the cute band of Hobbits on their adventures far away from the Shire.
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