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Summary: The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, Part 1)
Review: This is the best book I have ever read. It's exciting, suspenseful, and full of adventure. If I ever reccomended a book it would be this, but I would advise that you read "The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien first.
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Summary: Return to the adventure
Review: The final part in the three part Lord of the Rings, the Return of the King finds our heroes in a tight fix. The forces of Darkness are on the march: Frodo is captive in Mordor, Gondor is under siege, and the remainder of the fellowship, lead by Aragorn, is missing. In other words, things aren't looking good. The plot, once again, is masterful. You can't get any better than a story conceived by a professor of English Literature at Oxford. Tolkien is a wordsmith equal to the best of them. However, he doesn't take three pages to say something which can be said in a paragraph. There's something to be said for brevity. The characters have been maturing throughout the novel, and the third part is no different. Frodo is coming into his own, as are the remaining Hobbits. The question is, will they be able to step forward and do something epic in nature???
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Summary: The great conclusion to the best fantasy series ever written
Review: I love the conclusion to a series. For example, for pure enjoyment, give me "Return of the Jedi", to see the ends tied together. I like the sense of inclusion and completeness when you finish a great series. Like it or not, the Lord of the Rings trilogy is one of the most influential books of the century - it spawned an entire genre in its ideas and precepts. Some people find Tolkien too slow, his ideas to archaic and/or derivative (but since he was in many ways the original, Middle Earth at least is not derivative). This is not an entirely happy ending trilogy - Tolkien did live through the second world war after all. It is high fantasy at its best, glinting, tragic, fighting against evil, the characters larger than life and vulnerable at the same time. I read these books every summer as a treat. Some people find them boring, too slow, too much description (it is a very rich world). All I can say is that if you read fantasy, any fantasy at all, then you should love these books.
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Summary: Harry Potter Eat Your Heart Out
Review: My daughter (Age 10) and I just read this series together. We loved it, and will never forget the experience. This book has an underlying value, and quality to it that just is rarer than rare. I am an avid reader of religeous and philosophical writting as well, and in every possible way I consider this book to be holsome, pristine, intense, and entertaining. C. S. Lewis, the great Christian/Children's author is as close as one gets. It is like sitting in the sunshine on a high mountain top. With tears, I would say there will never be another J.R.R. Tolkien. The only hard part of the book, is there is no rushing it without spoiling it. You'll get to the end soon enough. The parts that seem slow are often the most beautifull of all literature when read well. As a youth, I read over a thousdand science fiction / fantsy books. This one was never toped.
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Summary: Best of the three
Review: The Shadow of Mordor goes across the country land; the friends of the Ring have gotten involved with their own separate adventures. Aragorn, was shown to be the hidden heir of the ancient Kings of the West, had gone with the Riders of Rohan against the forces of Isengard, and takes part in the victory of the Hornburg. Merry and Pippin were captured by Orcs, and then escaped into Fangorn Forest and encountered the Ents. Gandalf had returned and defeated the evil wizard, Saruman. Sam had left his master for dead after a battle with the giant spider, Shelob. Frodo is still alive, but now he was in the hands of the Orcs. And while the armies of the Dark Lord are gathering as the "One Ring" draws ever nearer to the Cracks of Doom. This would have to be one of the best books that I have ever read. This book really brings imagination to its peak. This was the perfect ending to the trilogy for the Lord of the Rings.
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Summary: MERLIN IS FOR LOSERS THIS IS THE GOOD STUFF!!
Review: THIS IS TOTALLY ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS EVER WRITTEN! IT IS A GREAT ENDING TO THE WHOLE LORD OF THE RINGS SERIES. WHO WILL WIN THE BATTLE OVER MIDLE EARTH? CAN ALL OF THE ELVES, DWARVES AND MEN IN MIDDLE EARTH MUSTER UP ENOUGH POWER TO DEFEAT THE EVIL ORCS, TROLLS, AND WOLVES OF SAURON? WILL FRODO AND SAM MAKE IT TO THE CRACKS OF DOOM IN TIME TO DESTROY THE RING AND IT'S EVIL MAKER? OR WILL THE TIDE OF EVIL SWEEP ALL GOOD AWAY. AS GANDALF, ARAGORN, GLIMLI AND LEGOLAS PREPARE TO DEFEND THE WORLD AGAINS AN UNSPEAKABLE EVIL. THE DREAD WHAT IS TO HAPPEN FOR THEY KNOW THAT THEIR FORCES WILL NOT WIN UNLESS SOMETHING AMAZING HAPPENS THAT WILL SOMEHOW HELP THEM TO PREVAIL. AS FRODO AND SAM STRUGGLE TOWARDS MNT. DOOM THEIR OLD TRATEROUS GIUDE GOLLUM SUDDENLY REAPPERS IN A LAST DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO SAVE HIS PRECIOUS RING OF POWER WHO WILL PREVAIL GOOD OF EVIL FIND OUT BY READING THIS SPECTACULAR BOOK
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Summary: THIS IS -->THE<-- BEST BOOK I HAVE EVER READ IN MY LIFE!!!!!
Review: The Return of the King, by J.R.R Tolkien, is a wonderfully written book concluding the three part trilogy of The Lord of the Rings. This book takes place in the world of Middle Earth, during the Third Age (there are 4 Ages in this book). The book starts out with Gandalf and Pippin riding towards Gondor and Minas Tirith. When they arrive, they find that the Grand Steward, Denthor, morning the death of Boromir, his oldest son, and trying to figure out what to do about the impending attack from Mordor. Meanwhile, Frodo has been captured and Sam goes into the land of Mordor to save him. After the rescue, they run into Gollum, and he tells them he will help them to the Crack of Doom and destroying the Rings. They begin the journey, but soon they realize that Frodo is getting weaker because the Ring is getting stronger. At the same time, in the land of Rohan, the Riders of Rohan are mustering to help Gondor in the desperate struggle. Along with them is Merry, who helps them. In the land of Rohan, Aragon is now revealed to be the heir of a great power. He goes into the land of the dead, (No, NOT MORDOR!) There, he gathers an army of dead, now, he is revealed to be the King of Gondor! Back in Gondor, all the forces are colliding, the forces of Mordor, led by the King of the Ringwraiths (Given power by Sauron, the lord of Mordor and the true owner of the Ring), the Riders of Rohan, led by Theoden King, the Men of Gondor, led by Gandalf, and the army of the Dead, led by Aragon. Who will prevail? Back in Mordor, Sam, Frodo, and Gollum are making progress towards the Crack. Will they make it in time and save the day? The writing style of Tolkien is WONDERFUL. Many fantasy novels are based on this trilogy, as is The Chronicles of Narnia. " There were long hairy breeches of some unclean beast-fell, and a tunic of dirty leather. He drew them on. Over the tunic went a coat of stout ring-mail, short for a full-sized orc, too long for Frodo and heavy. About it he clasped a belt, at which there hung a short sheath holding a broad-bladed stabbing sword." This book is AMAZING!!! The trilogy is well written, and I was brought into this trilogy, that I thought that I was actually IN Middle Earth!!!!! If I could give a higher rating of this book, I would give it 2 thumbs up and 100 stars!!!!!
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Summary: I WANT MORE!
Review: In the last book of The Lord of the Rings, Frodo finally finishes his quest. There are some GREAT battle scenes in here and some really interesting characters. It's funny because I started to read this several years ago, got bored, and stopped. Then I started again sometime later and asked myself why I didn't keep going earlier. Anyway, the only reason why I flick off one star is because I felt the ending was a little disappointing. Actually, there are TWO endings in this book. The end of the Ring of Power and the end of the book. I have no problem with the end of the book--it's great, and leaves you begging more more, but in a good sense. The second ending, though, I felt was a little too abrupt, and worst of all, unbelievable. You'll see what I mean when you get there. Also, THERE IS NO PHYSICAL BATTLE WITH SAURON. Not that Tolkien ever implied a face-to-face battle with him, though, but I feel it would have made the book more interesting. To me, Sauron comes across as DUMB and WEAK. Let's get real--here's a guy who lets the ring get stolen from him at point-blank-range and now he makes ANOTHER mistake by not surrounding Mount Doom with enemies and UNDERESTIMATING Frodo and company. But apart from that, this book is really good--an excellent ending to an excellent series. But I wonder how it's going to stand up when Robert Jordan's series comes to an end.
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Summary: Truely Amazing Storytelling...
Review: Having finally reached Return of the King, I was set for action and ready for anything. Tolkien did NOT let me down! Wow, I was reading through the battle scenes and was amazed. I actually got goosebumps a few times, laughed out loud, and re-read some of the most unbelievable passages. This book will forever leave an impression in my mind, and is in my opinion the greatest tale ever told. Tolkien in his prime storytelling state of mind!
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Summary: The Lord of the Rings - Greatest Fantasy novels ever!
Review: "The Return of the King" is the final volume of Tolkien's masterpiece, "The Lord of the Rings". There is nothing else that has ever come close to comparing to it - although many have tried. "The Return of the King" is a wonderful conclusion to Tolkien's fantasy. The finale by itself is well worth reading over and over again. Unless you have been completely spoiled by modern interpretations of fantasy, "The Lord of the Rings" should be in your permanent library. Be sure to read the first volume =before= the new movie comes out, as I have heard that they changed many events, and left out others in the interest of brevity. Every fan of fantasy should read "The Lord of the Rings" at least once in their lives. My very highest recommendation for any fantasy book.
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