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Summary: Reigning King of Fantasy
Review: If you haven't read "the Fellowship of the Rings", but saw the movie,you will still be sufficiently primed for the next chapter in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Interestingly the book is divided into two complete sections: one devoted to Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli and Gandalf, and the second to Frodo and Sam.This "chapter" of the trilogy for me contained much more heart pounding action as the stories wind up to their climaxes in the last book.Being a big fan of the Robert Jordan "Wheel of Time" series, I became very aware of the many similarities between the two, and where Jordan most likely got a lot of his inspiration.Reading this you can see why it's considered one of the great classic pieces of literature, while still being as vibrant and exciting as any modern work on the bookshelf.
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Summary: Homework
Review: I thought that this book was enjoyable to read because of the setting and it being a fantasy. Another reason why I enjoyed it because of the battle parts, I thought that those were so discriptive. I chose a quote from the battle seen at the Rock. "Yet there are many that cry in the Dunland tongue,"said Gamling. "I know that tongue. It is an ancient speech of men, and once was spoken in many western valleys of the Mark. Hark! They hate us, and they are glad; for our doom seems certain to them. 'The king, the king!' They cry. 'We will take their king. Death to the Forgoil! Death to the Strawheads! Death to the robbers of the North!'"
To me the theme of the book is the battle of good and evil and not letting evil over take you. And also not to let evil possesions control your life and what you were meant to be in life. It relates to my life and probably everyone's life because the battle of good and evil will always be there forever.
I would recommend this book to the people that have read this trilogy because if you didn't it would be very confusing. Especially if you didn't read that Hobbit, the first book, because you wouldn't know the characters in the story and you wouldn't know the struggles with the Ring and how it came about. Also if you have seen the movie, The Fellowship of the Ring, then read the book also because the movie left out some of the parts.
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Summary: Lord of the Rings:The Two Towers
Review: The Fellowship is broken and Sam and Frodo are alone in Mordor. Gimli,the dwarf, Legolas,the elf, and Aragorn the ranger learn that Pippin and Merry have been captured. Instead of trying to go to Mordor to help Sam and Frodo they try to save Pippin and Merry. Merry and Pippin manage to escape on their own, and they reach Mirkwood. They then befriend Treebeard who is an ent. Treebeard and his fellow Ents thenn storm and invade Isengaurd which is where Saruman was hiding. Meanwhile, in Mordor, Frodo and Sam encounter Gollum, who Frodos uncle Bilbo took the ring from. Gollum says that he'll guide Sam and Frodo. He leads them to a pass to Mordor, but a giant spider which has been there since the Elder days attacks Frodo and knocks him out. So then Sam has to take the ring and try to destroy it hinself.So now it depends on Sam to destroy the ring.
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Summary: Gollum
Review: Gollum AKA Smeagol is the best part of this book.The best part in this book, or any book, is the part where Gollum says, after he has been told that he will die for eating the scared fish. In a display intended to prove that he should not die, Gollum says, "Don't want fish." Then, he drops the fish. A scene that brought tears to my eyes.
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Summary: Some sequels DO surpass the original
Review: 'The Two Towers,' in my opinion, proves itself to be superior to its predecessor, 'Fellowship Of The Ring.' One reason that I feel 'The Two Towers' is able to accomplish this is the story's overall pace. At one point in 'Fellowship of the Ring,' seventeen years went by where almost nothing took place. In 'The Two Towers,' there is very little room for our main characters to sit and rest. There is far more action in 'TTT' than that of 'FOTR,' and it is because of this that the second of the three books in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy is all the more enjoyable. Even the ending (which I refuse to spoil for those who've not read it) is far superior. This one leaves you thinking, "No! They can't end it like that!!" Fortunately, it doesn't end here, and next on my reading list is the final chapter of the "Lord Of The Rings" trilogy, 'Return Of The King.' After completing 'The Two Towers,' I can begin to see where George Lucas got many of his ideas for 'The Empire Strikes Back,' just as I could see how J. Michael Straczynski had gotten many ideas from 'Fellowship Of The Ring' (as well as the other two 'LOTR' novels) for his TV show 'Babylon 5.'
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Summary: The two towers
Review: I dislike the second part of the two towers although I did enjoy the first section because it moved much faster then the 2nd section. And the characters seemed to take forever to move from one spot to the next. However the characters themselves were devloped well and had distinct personalities. My favorite part of the book was the ending. Where Sam and Frodo were attacked by the spider like creature Shelob. This happend after thay had walked through caves for days and were betrayed by what they thought was there loyal and faithfull guide. Then beliving his master was dead Sam left him ther and went on only to find out later that his master, Frodo was only stunned. The charaecters were very vivd to me because of there ability to use what they had in the wild. They also had vey distinct personalities. The plot was very easy to understand even though it did move slowly at times. Over all I would recomend this book to people who have alot of time to read it.
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Summary: Better Than 95% of Fantasy Before or After
Review: If you haven't read "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy and are even remotely interested, please do. I won't waste time extolling the trilogy's virtues as a piece of fantasy. Suffice it to say that Tolkien crafted an incredibly believable fantasy world. Each time I read the series I become (almost) convinced that Middle Earth does indeed exist. The story, land, and characters feed the imagination and envelope the mind. With a work that's so highly regarded, it's always a bit dangerous to offer a negative criticism. I do have a (dare I say) problem with "The Two Towers". I'll call it a problem of pacing. The novel is divided into two books. The first book details the adventures of all the members of the fellowship except Frodo and Sam. The second book concerns only Sam and Frodo. The narratives in both books cover roughly the same time frame. While the first book is fairly fast paced, the second book (with a few notable exceptions) moves along slowly. In the second book, Tolkien recounts how Sam and Frodo make their way into Mordor. To be honest, not much happens. Much of the text is devoted to them walking from place to place, camping along the way. The story is never boring, and I would never suggest removing a word of it. However, I can't help but wonder if it might have worked better if the two books had been intermingled. Not only would the reader get a better sense of the chronology but it would have broken up Sam and Frodo's travels with the adventures of the rest. This is really just a very small complaint I have. It should never stop someone from reading the the trilogy. Keep in mind that, at his worst, Tolkien wrote better books than 95% of fantasy writers before or after him.
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Summary: the two towers
Review: Now that the fellowship is broken, Frodo and Sam go off on their journey to destroy accursed Ring of Power in Mordor with the help of Gollum as a guide. Mean while, Aragorn and his two companions charge after the Orcs to save their two-hobbit friends, Merry and Pippin. Throughout their quest they come upon many difficult riddles that they have to figure out in order to find which way the Orcs went. Also on this quest they stumbled upon strange and friendly creatures that most of the world has forgotten about. Aside from searching for their friends, they meet up with an old friend and stumble in to the middle of the world between Saruman and the Riders of the Mark.
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Tower is an outstanding book from beginning to end. Author J.R.R. Tolkien paints a descriptive picture of the scenery of middle earth and all that happens on it. Besides that, he keeps the story interesting and filled with different surprises that it kept me wanting to keep reading more.
I would recommend this book for anybody that likes adventure, fantasy and particularly for anybody that liked the first book, The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Rings. - Alex Bethea
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Summary: Tim's good review
Review: This is the second part to Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy. In this action-filled book Tolkien is able to use the astounding characters that he developed in the first part of the trilogy. These characters go on a dangerous journey to save Middle-earth from a second darkness that will destroy the world. Two of these characters must go into Mordor the land of the dark lord to destroy the ring of power. The turmoil starts early in the book and keeps on coming with new twists and new unimaginable danger. Some of the new characters that come in to this book are quick to develop and quick to go into action. Tolkien creates this strongly weaved tale that will come to life before your very eyes. The Two Towers is a heart-stopping book and will keep you stuck to the pages and then make you come back for more of this epic tale. I have not yet found any thing in this book that I do not like. I recommend this book to everyone who has read or seen the Fellowship of the Ring. I also recommend this book to any person that loves action filled books.
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Summary: More Than The Movie
Review: Hello fellow readers! You have ventured into this page to read my view on the lord of the rings: the Two Towers. Let me start off with saying that the movie by New Line CInema is out December 18 in theaters. ok.
The Two Towers is a continuation of the first book, the Fellowship of the ring.
It starts off where The FOTR ended, Boromir is dead in Aragorns Arms(sorry if ya haven't read that yet!),Legolas and Gimli are running around fighting the last of the orcs, Merry and Pippin are captured, Frodo is in the Lothlorien boat, and Samwise in running through the forest, trying to find Frodo. Sam does find Frodo and convinces him that Frodo needs Sam there with him, and Frodo, being very fond of Sam, decides thats the best thing to do right now. They both get in the boat and paddle over to The east shore and start there treck to Mordor. Meanwhile, Aragorn is in a very tight spot. He could either follow Frodo and Sam, leaving Merry and Pippin to torment, or follow the Uruk-Hai and leave Frodo and Sam very much unprotected. In the end he decides for the better, that he, Legolas, and Gimli should go and track down Merry and Pippin. So renued with vigar and spirit, they set off at a fast pace. Day after day they run until they reach the plains of Rohan. They see then that even though they are running as fast as possible, with no rests, the Uruk-Hai are very far away and are running through the nights. Even though, they keep running. The hobbits are alive they find, but before they can catch up to them, they are barred by the Riders of Rohan. The Hunt continues until they find themselves in the fangorn forest, where they meet a very special friend, Gandalf! There is alway a big battle in all of the Lord of the Rings books, and in the Two Towers, it is the battle of Helm's Deep. In the second part of the book, it goes back to Frodo and Sam, and Smeagol, or Gollum as we know him. Gollum has offered to lead Frodo and Sam through Mordor safely, or will he? Frodo doesn't know it, but Gollum has more planned out than he thinks... Enjoy!
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