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Summary: those who do not understand are to be pitied, not reviled
Review: I Came I Saw I ReadNothing else will be the same
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Summary: the greatest fantasy novel of alltime
Review: In this series tolkien did something that no one else has ever done he created a mythilogical cycle not only did he create a myth he created one to rival the greatest of myths like the Irish Fiannin cycle, the Greek Iliad, and the Norse myth cycle.If there is any modern fantasy to rival tolkien they are Patricia a. Mckillip's Riddle master series Guy Gavriel Kay's Fionavar series and George r. Martin's song of fire and ice series.
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Summary: Good But Somewhat Boring
Review: This was a great book overall, and I think J.R.R. Tolkien is definitely a genius. Since I haven't read the entire trilogy, I can't judge the three as a whole. There are some chapters that you can't stop reading, and there are some that you just can't wait to be over. It takes perseverance to finish, but well worth it in the end.
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Summary: A MASTERPEISE!!!
Review: I AM ONLY TWELVE, BUT I THINK THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY MAY BE THE BEST BOOKS I WILL EVER READ!!!
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Summary: A classic influential fantasy adventure
Review: I have read many of the reviews concerning this book and I have to agree with them. Tolkien is the master of them all. It may be rather difficult to read initially, but if you have the patience to do so you will be rewarded by its empathic prose that will guarantee a long rewarding read. Whoever wrote that Terry Brook's The Sword of Shannara is better should consider the fact that that novel is generally regarded by many as a rip-off of The Lord of the Rings. It's that influential. The only authors of this genre that would come close are David Eddings and Stephen Donaldson. But Tolkien is still the king of the pack.
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Summary: Brilliant
Review: I simply have to laugh at the one-star review below. To compare Tolkien to Brooks is like comparing Mozart's Don Giovanni to Cats. One is art, the other is light entertainment. Not that art can't be entertaining (I find the LoTR immensely so), or that there can't be art in entertainment (I very much enjoy Brooks' work myself, although I don't think he's a particularly brilliant writer), but they just aren't on the same level. Tolkien's writing is certainly difficult, which may put some readers off, but there's no question that this is one of the masterworks of fiction of this century. It spawned an entire genre of high fantasy, and few if any authors in the genre can claim to be uninfluenced by his work. The trilogy rewards multiple re-readings. Fans of Tolkien's work, I suggest doing some research into Old English literature (Beowulf, for example) -- this was Tolkien's area of study, and you can see the influences from that tradition in LoTR.
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Summary: A NEW GENRE IS BORN
Review: This trilogy is like Michael Jordan: the best there is, the best there ever will be. Let us pity those unfortunate souls who never experience this materpiece. And to J.R.R Tolkien, who dwells now in the gardens of Vinyamar in the Uttermost West: Thank You.
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Summary: Une oeuvre maitresse de la fantaisie heroique
Review: Le livre a emporter sur une ile deserte ! La richesse de son contenu n'a d'egale que l'excellence du style. Un univers de reve d'ou il est tres difficile de s'extraire pour retrouver le terne quotidien. Que ne vivons nous en terre du milieu !
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Summary: Incredible!
Review: This book is a fanstastic example of fantasy literature. I couldn't put it down except when Tom Bombadil showed up(if you read it you would understand) the charectars are true to their charectars and the setting is greater than any I've seen. You must read the series and then the "Silmarrilion"
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Summary: Transcends Time! Will Endure Alongside Homer years ahead.
Review: I was just checking this site out for the first time, and I have to leave this comment, those who said this novel is boring should learn the virtue of patience and understanding. The first portion of the book many claim to be boring, in fact it is just slow and is imperative to developing the deep rich story to unfold, much like Stephen King does in his novels(whadda you know he's the most reknowned author of Horror in the world!)so they are quite obviously a key component to the story, while in many novels I read I was left to guess about a character or there were just flat characters. This book will go down in history along with it's other companions. The number of publications Tolkien's many works have recieved is proof of the quality of his work which has set the standard for fantasy writing, which remains unparalleled to this day. Few authors compare to Tolkien, but these in my opinion come closest. Terry Brooks, David Eddings and the duo(Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman). There are many other authors which you already know who write forgettable novels. Tolkien's works are unforgettable and I haven't read this trilogy for 5 or 6 years, when I was in 6th or 7th grade and I only read it once, and I can recall that I did not want it to end, for several days afterward I would just lay flabbergasted on my bed after school and in the morning and dream about the vivid characters and places which Tolkien had unfolded me, I can still remember the entire story after not having turned a page since the years I read it. I have read many other fantasy books and most I found to be the same predictable formula which quickly becomes boring. Sticking through with the remainder of this series you will discover for yourself how Tolkien stands apart.
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