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Summary: The Fellowship of the Ring
Review: If you like strange, mystical, and action you might like this book, The Fellowship of the Ring. The first of three book series.
It is about a young hobbit named Frodo who has just inharitted everything from his uncle Bilbo. Including a ring with evil powers seaching for its master. Frodo has to destroy the ring. The problem is it can only be destroyed at the place the ring was made.
I gave this story 4 stars. I took one away because there is a lot of talking in this story, and at some points it can be a little confusing.
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Summary: The Fellowship of The Ring
Review: This book was one of the best books I ever read. I recommend it for everyone.
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Summary: The Book with Swords, Shields, and Bows
Review: This fantasy genre book The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein is good! It has action, but plenty of boring talking and it looks like they've been talking for hours on one page! It's about the Ring of Power that Sauron used to almost control Middle-Earth, now it's in the hobbit Frodo Baggins' hands. He must destroy it with all the help he can get! My favorite is the big fight in Balin's Tomb(how they get there,
you have to find out). As you can see, this is good!
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Summary: Bored of the Rings? I don't think so!
Review: "One Ring to rule them all. One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them." This proverb sums up the main theme of The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring in one carefully-worded phrase; indeed, this thematic saying is repeated several times throughout the novel. The legend-like story was written by J.R.R Tolkien to supplement the almost nonexistent native lore from his own country, England. This mythical style imparts a sense that the fantastic occurrences of the novel actually happened; while reading it, it seems as if you've simply stumbled upon a dusty scroll which matter-of-factly chronicles history.
Like the unconcerned, humanoid Hobbits that the novel centers on, the story starts off very slowly, spending twenty pages detailing the history of Middle Earth and of the One Ring, which becomes tedious as the names of obscure places, people, and things quickly become muddled. Finally, the real story begins, only to stall a few dozen pages later when all the information scrupulously reported in the Prologue is then accounted again in another wearisomely long--though watered-down--history to Frodo Baggins, the Hobbit protagonist of the tale and the Ring-bearer. This lecture, given by Gandalf the Grey (another character crucial to the plot) becomes tedious after the first paragraph. The novel then continues with the action, and after another 100 pages, finally takes Frodo and his willing friends out of the agrarian Shire and into the real beginning of his dramatic and exciting quest. Frodo has been enjoined to take the evil Ring and destroy it in its birthplace, Mt. Doom, in the gloomy and disheartening land of Mordor, making Middle Earth safe from the dominion of the evil Sauron, whose gloved hand created the Ring long ago. At this point, the suspense level of the novel, which had previously been set at about two (Move Along, Please) skyrockets to twelve and a half out of ten (Under the Covers With a Flashlight).
Though it starts off slow and plodding, The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring develops into an engrossing tale of incredible mythology. Since its first publishing in the 1950s, the novel has remained a bestseller- a fitting tribute to a genius such as Tolkien, who created the complex Middle Earth while holding down another job as an English professor. The history and legends extend far beyond the novels themselves, but unlike other less complicated fabrications, never double-crosses itself.
This novel, an enduring classic, has been made into a multi-million dollar movie, filmed in the breathtaking landscapes of New Zealand. Surprisingly, most of the literally millions of viewers had never read Tolkien's works. In fact, the majority of people who have watched the popular movie have never read the novel, which remains the best introduction to Middle-Earth. This stands as another reason to begin the daunting, though highly satisfying, undertaking of reading the three volume, 1100 page epic.
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Summary: The Fellowship of my heart
Review: I would strongly recommend this book to any reader that likes fantasy. This book has amazing character development, as well as many action scenes. It has several parts that are boring, and have no excitement. However this is for character development and is needed for the plot. The many scenes that are exciting balance the book perfectly. This is a great read for any reader that enjoys reading, but not light reading.
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Summary: Lord of the Rings is The Lord of the Books
Review: The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Rings, is a capturing fantasy by J.R.R. Tolkien that you will want to read again and again. It is about a young Hobbit named Frodo Baggins who embarks on a quest to destroy the Ring of Power. The Ring would allow the Dark Lord, Sauron, to destroy all of Middle-Earth. During his quest, Frodo encounters many strange things and makes new friends and enemies. Some of Frodo's friends include a ranger, a dwarf, an elf, and many others. These friends form a Fellowship to protect Frodo and the Ring from Sauron's forces. From the Hobbit holes of the Shire, to the mines of Moria, Frodo's friends stay with him during the good and the bad. This book shows great traits such as loyalty and bravery. I gave this book five stars for its exciting plot and memorable characters. Tolkien's descriptions can be a little long but worth it to keep reading. I would recommend this instant classic for middle schoolers to adults. After you've read this book, you will be dying to read the rest of them. This is by far, the best book in a series I have ever read!
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Summary: A rousing and well-crafted adventure tale
Review: The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R Tolkien definitely deserve a place in the fantasy genre. In fact, it's the novel that basically created fantasy, though often taken from old mythology. The first part, The Fellowship of the Ring, is one huge and epic adventure story of great depth, as are the second and third parts. I can't really call it 'perfect' though. The Fellowship of the Ring tells of young hobbit Frodo Baggins receiving a Ring from his elderly uncle Bilbo Baggins. However, as told from Gandalf the Grey, a good-hearted wizard, this is NOT an ordinary ring. It is the One Ring, forged by the Dark Lord Sauron in Mount Doom, deep in the black country of Mordor. If Sauron recovers the Ring, Middle-Earth is doomed. With the aid of Gandalf, Frodo recruits a fellowship (get it? Fellowship of the Ring!) of three loyal hobbits, an elf, a dwarf and two men to journey through mystical Middle-Earth and have the One Ring destroyed at Mt. Doom, the only place it can be. J.R.R. Tolkien surely was a genius. From just the first book, you realize that a whole world has been laid out, with any direction or turn with different surprises in every corner. The world is large and work of a genius, but sometimes maybe Tolkien is TOO concerned with his world. The first half of 'Fellowship' is filled fully with exposition, constructing the story until in the second half, the real journey begins. This is a minor problem. 'Fellowship' is filled with so much not-needed dialogue and sub-plots. The 'Shortcut to Mushrooms' and 'Tom Bombadil' chapters are the worst. It's fun to read about the hobbits stay with farmers and Tom Bombadil, but it's not exactly crucial to the main storyline. After the bit-tedious (note- I said "bit") first half, we are plunged into the real adventure, where the real action and character natures take full swing. Many memorable moments and who couldn't forget Gandalf's battle with the Balrog? However, a bit like the first half, the second half SOMETIMES gets bogged down in those not-needed plot occurences and dialogue. It's perfectly fine for Tolkien to talk about the different things in Middle-Earth that aren't crucial to the plot, but don't forgot about the entertainment value. However, with all those not-needed sub-plots and the so many descriptions of landforms, this is definitely one of the best adventure novels ever made. Top ten, possibly. Tolkien was certainly a genius and it shows even in the first 10 pages of the book. It has a place on my bookshelf and I'll definitely be reading it for years to come. Thank you, Mr. Tolkien. NOTE - After you read this, I would strongly suggest that you watch Peter Jackson's live-action "Fellowship of the Ring" film. It's an absolute wonderful addition to the original book.
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Summary: Part one to an incredible story!
Review: Don't miss the opportunity to partake in one of the most fascinating, enthralling, and indepth stories of all time!
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Summary: The Dragon Lady
Review: Umm.
Okay, I'll admit that I am not the most patient reader in the world, but I know that this one wasn't just me.
I quickly tired of the lengthy discriptions of every place that they visited. It just got boring after a few pages discribing tiny detail.
I lost interest during the climax, and put it down for what I meant only to be that day, but ended up being several months. When I finally picked it back up, and managed to finish it, I really didn't feel fulfilled.
There were good things about the book, like the overall story.
But it could have been a huge amount better. Like if they shortened the detail to like a page per place, and blew up the important events more, rather than letting peaceful moments dominate the story.
It could just be that I need to read it again. I sometimes find that the second time around is more enjoyable.
Overall, I thought it was perhaps worth the chore of reading it, but would have enjoyed it more if the detail hadn't droned on quite so long. Oh, by the way, I'm halfway through The Two Towers book, and it's much better.
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Summary: Destroying the Ring of Evil
Review: The fellowship of the Ring is a good book. It is about a hobbit named Frodo Baggins who was handed down a ring that his Uncle Bilbo Baggins had for a long time. Frodo was told about the mysterious things about the ring. Frodo must destroy the ring and the only place to destroy the ring is Mount Doom which is in the middle of Sauron's kingdom. Thanks to Legolas with his bow and arrow, Arragorn's sword, Gimli's axe, Gandolph's magic, and Sam, Pippin, and Merry's protection so Frodo can succed in destroying the ring. Frodo must travele with them to Mount Doom without running into the dark riders whose seek the ring. Will Frodo make it?
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