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Summary: The Two Towers
Review: In The Two Towers, writer J.R.R Tolkien mixes the ideas of a traditional fantasy with the complex features of secret languages and complex descriptions. These ideal characteristics are what contribute to an ideal fantasy novel that was once the best seller for ages and ages. The book itself is a fantasy-adventure novel and its point of view is normally the simple third person, although there are a few parts where it changes to the first person point of view. The actual theme of the book is to fight to win an adventure, and to success by winning freedom. The Two Towers is actually part two of a three book series called The Lord of the Rings. Therefore this book is actually like the meat of the series, in which all the details and difficult transitions are stored. A young hobbit (creatures who are small, plump and live in holes), Frodo Baggins, is heir to a secret ring, a ring of powers beyond the skeptical minds of all humans. His primary mission is to get rid of this ring, for it corrupts people through greed and wants. He chooses to take the way of destroying the ring through going to the dangerous lands of Mordor, where the dark lord Sauron, lies on his throne. In The Fellowship of the Ring (part one of the series) Frodo begins his adventure with a small wizard called Gandalf, who is to be his chief guide throughout the journey. Frodo then sets his backpack to finally start on his dangerous adventure to the dark lands of Mordor. With him he takes Sam Gamgee, a trusted servant of his and a few friends including Gimli, the dwarf, Merry the hobbit and Pippin the hobbit. He passes throughout many adventures including the mysterious Black Riders and being stabbed by one of them. Yet still, at the end of The Fellowship of the Ring, Frodo ends up reaching his goal for the time, the Elven House. There a counsel gathers to discuss matters about the ring and such other things. They decide who to bring with Frodo and who not to, yet meanwhile war tensions were going greater as the dark forces started to pile up and head for Minas Tirith (the war fortress of the good) to start that legendary battle of good and evil. Meanwhile in The Two Towers, Frodo finally decides to go to Mordor by himself because he found himself to be a bother towards his other comrades in this adventure. Tensions in Minas Tirith start to grow more and more and the land is filled with terror, terror of war. While Frodo is on his way to Mordor alone, Pippin and Merry get lost together and are caught by the terrible orcs. Then due to a little quarrel, they were able to escape and reunite with Gandalf and everyone else. Also, as time goes by, Pippin and crew reunite with Frodo and travel a long and harsh way to Mordor with many mischievous happenings. Then they all stop at the border of Mordor, looking at the dark land with a sign of trouble. The Two Towers is an extremely intriguing and breath-taking story. Tolkien uses complex descriptions and imaginary locations to combine with the traditional elements of a fantasy novel, creating an extremely successful series and novel. So far, I view this book as the best in the series and I highly recommend this book with my rating of 10/10. It always keeps you intensified and is always a pleasure to read. The reading level of this book is for junior adults for the book itself does not use complex vocabulary but rather has small print and has a reasonable amount of pages. Also, it is practically impossible to compare this to any other book because it is to good for comparison. Even the Redwall series from Brian Jaque¡¯s is definitely no match for Tolkien¡¯s The Lord of the Rings. Therefore it is highly recommended that you read this book for it was a big pleasure for me to be able to read it and it was also a very fun book.
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Summary: A masterpiece of prose and linguistic style
Review: Two Towers is a work incomparable to anything out there. The skill with which Tolkien weaves his world creates a vivid tour through the imagination. Every word can be noted to have meaning; each race, and person for that matter, has a different style of speech. As a story, the Two Towers works alike to the Empire Strikes Back (though I am by no means comparing the two, I believe Tolkien's work far superior...Sorry Star Wars fans). It is the second act of a play, with the heros in distress and the Fellowship trying to hang together. Sam has the ring, with Frodo left for dead by the blow from Shelob. The shadow of Sauron eats evermore into the heart of Gondor, and forces are prepared by both sides. The fate of Middle-Earth hangs in the balance by the end of this novel. The Two Towers also displays a wonderful new cast of characters: we at last meet the wiles of Saruman, see the horror of Shelob, and feel the Ents' last battle. Rohan's noble Theoden and Minas Tirith's tortured Denethor also add to the mix, contrasting with each other as the Enemy's work is revealed even in the higher tiers of the Mark and Gondor. Don't miss out on the Two Towers. It is a classic of fantasy which will live on forever in the minds of those who read it.
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Summary: The Two Towers is one of the Best Fantasy Novels Ever
Review: JRR Tolkien beautifully interweaves the plot in The Two Towers, told from a third person point of view. His bright adjectives are amazing in his descriptions of cities, forests, and characters. In this story, the second part of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Tolkien narrates the story of Frodo the Ringbearer and the rest of the Fellowship of the Ring. When Frodo and his servant Sam leave the Fellowship for Mordor, ill things come to the rest of the group. An Orc ambush leaves Boromir dead and the two hobbits Merry and Pippin captives. Ever since the fall of Gandalf, Aragorn the Ranger led the group. Now he leads Legolas the spirited Elf and Gimli the surly Dwarf on the chase of the Orcs. When the Orcs were near their destination of Orthanc, the stronghold of Saruman the traitor, the trio of warriors and the Riders of Rohan that they met with, finally catch up to the Orcs. The five score Riders overcome the vicious army of Orcs in a battle at the break of dawn near the mysterious forest of Fangorn. The hobbits, confused, retreat to Fangorn. After a vicious, bloody battle between the Rohirrim and the thousands of Orcs, Isengard is defeated. But Gandalf had returned, and spurred the King of Rohan to attack Orthanc. Gandalf had broken Saruman's staff and banished him finally after the slow, but vicious Ents had destroyed and flooded Isengard, defeating the traitor ultimately. When all of that is going on, Frodo and Sam journey over a wasteland of hills and rock. The evil character Gollum has caught up to them, and they knew they were being followed. With an ingenious plan Frodo captures Gollum and almost trains him to guide them to Mordor. As he writes, JRR Tolkien intricately describes the places that the hobbits pass through, the setting almost telling the future of the story. As the hobbits journey with Gollum as their guide, they meet Faramir and the soldiers of Gondor, and end up befriending the proud warriors. Later Gollum leads them to Mordor, and to an unknown resolve to the story... One of the best parts of the book to my opinion was when Tolkien told of the soldiers of Gondor as though he personally knew them. He closely detailed their clothing, weapons, armor and gear as though he was one of them. The second part of my favorite scene is when the soldiers are fighting the evil men under Sauron's control. Tolkien consistently describes everything going on around, from individual men to how the setting affects the battle. "Four tall Men stood there. Two had spears in their hands with broad bright heads. Two had great bows, almost of their own height, and great quivers of long green- feathered arrows. All had swords at their sides, and were clad in green and brown of varied hues, as if the better to walk unseen in the glades of Ithilien. Green gauntlets covered their hands, and their faces were hooded and masked with green, except for their eyes, which were very keen and bright." This book is masterfully crafted by Tolkien's genius, and I would recommend it to anyone who likes adventure or fantasy or both. The beginning was slow, maybe the first 40 pages or so, but it is a wonderful tale. I really loved it and I'm going to also read the final book to find out the ending. I think you should find out what happens too...
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Summary: One of the greatest fictional works ever.
Review: The Lord of the Rings is one of the best fictional works to date. Tolkien was a masterful story teller, one without equal. Whether you like fantasy or not, this book, along with The Fellowship of the Ring, The Return of the King, and of course The Hobbit should be part of anyones library.
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Summary: Superb in every way
Review: Don't let anybody tell you differently - The Lord of the Rings is one of the greatest works of fiction in the 20th century, fantasy or not. It is rich and beautiful, crafted with a skill and caring that modern fantasy writers cannot match.'The Two Towers' is the second book in this series, and serves as a bridge from the initial tale of Frodo's flight from the Shire and the Fellowship's journey to the huge scope of the larger war for Middle Earth that is at hand. Those readers with short attention spans are not likely to enjoy the amazing depth with which Tolkien shapes his world, nor are they likely to be able to tolerate a book that does not rely solely on battles to advance the plot. Those who adore epic adventure, huge stories, rich histories, and interesting places to vistit will *love* this book.
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Summary: One of the best!
Review: This is the second book in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, so obviously, if you haven't read The Fellowship of the Ring, you won't get it. Otherwise, it is one of the best books that I have ever read. I'll admit, the first 50 pages were kind of slow, but when Merry and Pippin meet Treebeard, everything is swept along from there. I liked how Frodo almost tamed Gollum, bringing him away from the lure of the Ring. Unfortunately, he doesn't quite succeed. Gollum delivers Samwise and Frodo into the hands . . . er-claws of Shelob and . . . well, I won't tell you the rest. Just listen to my advice, and read this book!
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Summary: Wonderful Storytelling. Worthy Tolkien Novel.
Review: In the Second Volume of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, the story of Gimli, Legolas, Sam, and Frodo's sojourn to destroy the One Ring of Power continues. Wonderful character contrast between the flighty and angelic Elven creature Legolas, and his stout hearted dwarven companion Gimli. Engrossing universe of magic and lore that is worthy of Tolkien's talents.
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Summary: This book is great!
Review: I must say that I really like hobbits a lot. Merry and Pippen are two of my favorites and Im glad that there is so much about them in this book. Its hard to pick a favorite book of this trilogy they are all so good. I equally love them all and I fully recommend each one.
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Summary: If every book was this good...
Review: life would be a paradise, I find myself fantasizing about living in middle earth more and more. "The Hobbit" started my fascination, "The Fellowship of the Ring" enlargened my dreams, and "The Two Towers" pushed it into overdrive. A great read, and it will stay in your head forever.
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Summary: One of the GREATEST BOOKS EVER!
Review: I thought this was the best out of the 3 books. Very interesting events and very mysterious. Good settings and chracterizationas well. Very exciting and I think this is one of J.R.R. Tolkiens best books
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