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Summary: Wonderful!
Review: I've read the whole trilogy, including the Hobbit, and I personally loved ALL of them! I definently recomend reading them, but they MUST be read in order, or else you'll ruin the experience.
Basicly, I'd recomend this to anyone who enjoys reading. The writting is exquisit and the descriptions of Middle Earth make you feel like youre there, watching everything happen. This is definently a book series to make you cry and laugh. You will fall in love with the characters and feel what they feel. Definently a must read for lovers of fantasy and medieval times!
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Summary: The fellowship is broken...
Review: Now that the fellowship was scattered, Frodo and Sam are alone, off to the land of darkness. The rest of the fellowship are off to Îsenguard to defeat the traitor Saruman. To do that, Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli have to save the hobbitnapped hobbits, Pippin and Merry. Meanwhile Frodo and Sam are being followed by the sneaky Gollum and they join up with him. Can he be trusted? Will they destroy the ring and kill the traitor? Find out by reading the second in this fabulous series which has been read through these long lasting years. I thought this book was a good follow up to the Fellowship of the Ring. The only part I was annoyed about was that there were 2 parts in the book. The first part they only talked about Merry and Pippin being captured and you had to read the whole half of the book to find out what happened to Frodo and Sam. Otherwise this is a good book and it ends again like the first. ( Meaning you have to read the third to find out this painstakingly drop off of an end.)
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Summary: Changed my life, Tolkien changed my frown
Review: I've read the Fellowship of the Ring (First volume)and I've read the Two Towers (Second), and it changed my life forever. When I read the FOTR, I was speechless and breathless, and when I saw the movie, I was even more breathless! I read the Two Towers, and nothing, nothing at all can stop me from praising Tolkien's great masterpiece, that changed my frown to a joyful smile. It starts when Aragorn(Strider) Legolas and Gimli are alone in the wood, and mourn for their recently lost friend, Boromir. Frodo and Sam have departed the fellowship, and are climbing the Emyn Muil, a cliff, followed by Smeagol-Gollum, the slimy creature enchanted by his 'precious', and is tamed by Frodo and Sam. Pippin and Merry were captured by orcs (That is the way they spell it in Middle-Earth), they escape into the wood, and encounter Treebeard, the Ent. Aragorn and the other two, meet Theoden, Lord of the Mark, and they all set out to find Pippin and Merry. At Helm's Deep, they fight orcs, and Gimli brags about how he hewed forty-one heads with his axe. They meet Saruman, and Gandalf captures the ball on the tip of Saruman's staff. Pippin suddenly steals the ball from Gandalf, and is enchanted by a spell, but is broken by Gandalf himself.
There is much violence, but it shows every detail, that maybe not only a boy would like. There is much more in the story, but if you want to know, read the story, and be enchanted by it's great spell.
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Summary: A GREAT read for all types of readers!
Review: The Two Towers is a stellar sequel to the Lord of the Rings series. Set in a land of spectacular, grandiose adventure, the Fellowship of the Ring has been split up, with Boromir's death, the capture of Merry and Pippin, and the departure of Frodo and Sam, on their way to decimate the One Ring created by Sauron, the Dark Lord. Tolkien's story of Middle-Earth is bamboozling in how a writer can accomplish so much in such a small package, with so much adventure, emotion, and tragedy! While Gandalf is lost since Moria, Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas are looking for the captured Merry and Pippin. Saruman is still after the Ring, Sauron is also searching for his own creation of evil. Will they find it, read and find out! Alright, so what is Middle-Earth? Middle-Earth is a magical place with wizards, Men, Elves, Dwarves, and Hobbits. Wait, hold on, What are hobbits? Hobbits, more formally named as halflings, are gentle folk, about as tall as your waist, and have a taste for comfort. It just so happens that Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin are hobbits, hobbits with a mission. Okay, back to the subject.
Middle-Earth is a land in peril, unbeknownst to most hobbits, but known to some. Sauron has found the Ring, and plans to catch it. If he does, the entire world of Middle-Earth will be under his evil rule. This is why the Fellowship is their only hope of winning against Sauron. And the fate of the Fellowship lies in the hands of their leader, Frodo Baggins, the Ringbearer. That is the story of Middle-Earth. But now to my review. This book is an absolute ten out of ten. I mean it is a book for readers of all kinds! Out of the myriad of books I have read, Tolkiens are the best!
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Summary: Magnificent
Review: The second book of The Lord of The Rings, The Two Towers is superior, in my opinion, to The Fellowship of The Ring - a fine book in its own right. This picks up right where that book left off (on a semi-cliffhanger.) The book is broken up into two parts (arguably not the best way to tell the story): the first part concerns the exploits of Aragorn, Legolas and the rest of the Party (sans Frodo and Sam.) This is a fast-moving and exciting part of the book that sets up some important events that come to fruition in The Return of The King. There are several important plot point (and surprises) in this section that would alter the course of the series. The second part concerns Frodo and Sam, and their journey to Mordor with Gollum (!) as their guide. This is a very exciting and dramatic section of the book, and it moves very fast and is a joy to read. I think it's overall better than The Fellowship of The Ring, as it is a great joy to read and very fast-paced - much tighter than The Fellowship, which could move slowly at times. But, of course, the entire series is a masterpiece, and should be read. This book ends on an extreme cliffhanger, so you will want to pick up The Return of The King right after finishing this. The Lord of The Rings is one of the true masterpieces of recent literature, and deserves to be read by everybody. No matter what kind of books you like to read, it is a masterpiece that everyone should be able to say that they've read. And this is perhaps the best overall installment in the series, though they are all essential. Read this masterpiece; it will enrich your life.
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Summary: Awsome Book!
Review: I like this book for many reasons; adventure, excitement, and a well developed plot all work together to form an excellent book.
Some of the parts that I liked were in the beginning, on the trip towards Isengaurd. I also liked the journey with Gollum torads the Black Gate, although it didn't end once they reached it. This book is perfect for readers ages twelve and up. I would also reccomend the other books by J.R.R. Tolkien. They all are full of everything that anyone could want.
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Summary: The journey continues
Review: Now divided & separated, the surviving members of the fellowship continued on with their individual missions. More characters were introduced (good & bad alike) & more actions were seen on the first half of the book - what with the battle of Orthanc. The second half was quite slow & focused on Frodo & Sam's search of the Tower. What made it a little exciting was the continuous suspicion they had on their newly found ally (GUESS WHO!). I think the saving grace of the second half was its ending (here, I will not divulge any further) which promised a very exciting start for the subsequent book - The Return of the King. I suggest you immediately proceed reading the sequel once you finish this book.
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Summary: "Dreams and legends spring to life out of the grass"
Review: Sometimes the middle of a long story is accused of being boring or, at least, inferior to the story's beginning and end. This is not the case with "The Two Towers," which lives up to its status as the second of the three volumes of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" by being the true heart of the entire work. After the death of a major character (an event depicted at the end of Peter Jackson's film adaptation of "The Fellowship of the Ring"), Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli search for Merry and Pippin, who have been captured by Orcs. The Three Hunters, as they call themselves, encounter a major plot surprise, meet several new characters and take part in an enormous battle before finding their friends, who have escaped their captors and encountered Treebeard, a kindly Ent, or "tree-herd," who looks something like a walking, talking tree. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam are joined on their journey to Mordor by the sinister, conflicted Gollum, a background presence in "Fellowship" who now steps into the spotlight. The scenes in the first half of the book with the Elf Legolas and the Dwarf Gimli develop their characters and their unlikely friendship to an extent not found in "Fellowship." Tall and short, pointy-eared and gruffly emotional, Legolas and Gimli are both the C3PO and R2D2 and the Spock and McCoy of "The Lord of the Rings"; their contest to see who can kill the most Orcs during the Battle of Helm's Deep is gruesome yet delightful. The star of the second half of the book, however, is Gollum, and his interactions with Frodo and Sam serve to define their characters more strongly than before. Imagine that you and your best friend are on a long, dangerous journey with a disgusting, dangerous creature who desperately wants something your friend has and would kill to get it. All your life you have heard the story of how your friend's uncle got this object from the creature and barely escaped from him alive. You never expected to meet or even see the creature yourself, but here he is in the wilderness with you, having sworn to serve your friend. Now you wish the two of you could get rid of the creature -- but you need his help to reach your destination and thus save the entire world. That's the situation Sam Gamgee finds himself in, and the resulting interplay between Sam, Frodo and Gollum makes for great drama. In the book version of "Fellowship" Gandalf tells Frodo that Gollum both hates and loves himself; readers of "The Two Towers" will come both to love and hate Gollum. It's no wonder that when the Beatles were planning to make a "Lord of the Rings" movie starring themselves, John Lennon apparently desired the role of Gollum, considering it the starring role of the whole story. If you've enjoyed the book or the movie of "Fellowship," you should enjoy reading "The Two Towers" and finding out what happens next. Even if it were not the central third of one of the great novels of the twentieth century, "The Two Towers" would be one of the world's greatest fantasies in its own right. However, be sure to have a copy of "The Return of the King" handy when you finish "The Two Towers," which, unlike "Fellowship," ends with a fairly spectacular cliffhanger...
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Summary: BETTER
Review: This book is very good like the 1st novel, the action and story are top rate, how ever after a while there were so many names of characters to remember. I would often to turn back the pages and even consult an online glossary to keep me in the loop as to who they were. Definitely worth the time.
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Summary: The Two Towers
Review: J.R.R. Tolkien's book The Two towers is a story when the earth was young and good battled evil for dominent power. Aragorn the man, Legolas the elf, and Gimli the dwarf have done all they can to destroy the evil ring of power. While they are searching for their hobbit companions(kidnapped by orcs) Pippen and Merry, hobbits Frodo and Sam are led by Gollum to Mordor and Sauron's dwelling in an attempt to destroy the ring...
The Two Towers is a book that would be properly enjoyed by older, more mature children. Tolkien uses an endless supply of powerful adjectives and description. The story is written with complex sentences and is full of emotion. Aaragorn, Gimli, and Legolas alley with the Riders of Rohan, Riders of the Mark, Gandalf the wizard, and the ents of Fanghorn to fight against Saurumon and his horde of orcs and wild men at Isenguard. The companions share both happy and terrible times with each other. Sometimes in songs and poetry or anger and harsh words.
The Two Towers is written in third person point of view. There are two books or sections in The Two Towers. It is like the book is divided up into two parts. Then those parts are divided up into several chapters. The first book is about our companions fighting Saurumon then going there own seperate ways. The sceond half describes more about Frodo, Sam, and Gollum on their way to Mordor.
The Two Towers is an extremely well written fantasy. There are orcs, beast, wizards, elfs, dwarfs, and everything else imaginable blended in with race of men. The Two Towers is the second book published in 1956 in the trilogy The Lord of the Rings.
This brilliant written fantasy novel, The Two Towers is for the young adult or mature child reader. "There are very few works of genius in recent literature. This is one," quoted Michael Straight.
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