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Summary: Read it once, read it again, and again, and again!
Review: This is the only work of fantasy prose in the last millenium which deserves all the awards which could be awarded to it. Tolkien outdoes himself with this first installment in the world famous trilogy, exceeding all limits with his creation of a new world, characters so deep you'll never be able to get yourself out of their heads after the first fifty pages, and a plot so complicated, and yet easy to understand for the reader, that the first time I read it, (when I was seven or eight), I knew that it was the best work of fantasy that I would ever read. I read it, read the other two of the trilogy, and read them all again, and again, and again, and I have read them at least once annually since. When you look at the trilogy all together, it looks like you'll never finish it, but the key to that is to read the first one, without thinking how long the others are. You'll love them, these priceless gems of fantasy from the mind of a genious, I garuntee it.
This edition is an example of a faithful unaltered or abriged, true to the author edition that you can trust, and read over and over, until it falls apart. I recommend it.
The plot centers around a ring, made in the distant past, which was created to give the dark lord Sauron the power to overrun middle earth with darkness and untold malice. He made the ring in the volcano in the middle of his dark kingdom, and that it the only place where it can be destroyed. But it was stolen from him. Follow the adventures of a Hobbit (a small sort of person, like a dwarf, but without the beard) to whom the ring has passed. Finding out what the ring is, and who is looking for it, Frodo Baggins, with his servant Samwise, set out to bring the ring to the Cracks of Doom, and destroy it once and for all.
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Summary: Book vs. Movie
Review: J. R. R. Tolkien was born on January 3rd 1892. He grew up in Birmingham, England where he earned a place at King Edwards school. He then went to Oxford university to study languages. He eventually became a profess of anglo-saxon there in Oxford. Lord of the Rings was published in 1954.
The first part, Fellowship of the Ring, was about a young hobbit who inherits a very powerful ring that changes his life greatly. His mind is opened to things that occur outside the peaceful life in the shire, his home. He has to change from a peaceful hobbit minding his own business into a courageous hero.
The book was very entertaining. After seeing the movie, I wanted to read the book. The book offers many more details that were not in the movie. Many scenes that were in the movie are lengthened. Many events in the book aren't even mentioned in the movie. Even some new characters that aren't mentioned in the movie are in the book. However after seeing the movie, some parts of the book were portrayed in the movie were less interesting and hard to read through. That contributed to the length of time it took me to read the book. Overall the book was a very good read. It might be more entertaining if you read the book before you see the movie.
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Summary: The Beginning of one of the Greatest Saga's Ever.
Review: Author Bio: J.R.R. Tolkien writes this book "Fellowship of the Ring"; he was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa on January 3, 1892. His memories of Africa are Vivid, but one encounter with a big hairy spider stuck in his mind. He wrote his first book "The Hobbit" and this was published in 1937. He Died on September 7th, 1973.Annotation: Bilbo Baggins acquired the right more that 90 years ago. On his Eleventy first birthday he disappears, leaving the ring behind for his son Frodo. Saran, once a great wizard, has joined the dark side, and is trying to take over middle earth.. Frodo now has to run from evil, the evil he encounters, you can't even begin to imagine... Evaluation: This is by far one of the greatest book/series of books ever written. Tolkien creates a whole new world; it has elves, dwarfs, men, and of course, hobbits. Being the major RPG/Adventure buff that I am, the Lord of the Rings series was right up my alley. This book, though, isn't just for RPG buffs; anyone who wants to have some adventure in their lives must read this book. It grabs you from the first line, and rips you till the last word. My greatest feeling on this book is that it can be so widely imagined, you imagination can run wild while reading this. The movie also goes great with the books, there are a few parts that they left out, but the movie is very gripping to watch. "Two Towers" the second of the trilogy is an amazing movie. Lord of the Rings is an amazing trilogy, and I wish more people would read it. Trust me, you won't regret it.
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Summary: Simply Incredible
Review: After seeing the movie based off this book in December of 2001, I decided to read the book itself about nine months later. It was a great decision to do so. Even though the movie was a spectacular display of making an imaginary world come alive, it was not nearly as enthralling as this simply incredible book. I was just amazed with how much information and how many details were given about middle-earth and the characters within. Whenever I was reading this book my mind left my body and went to Tolkien's amazingly enchanted world. With J.R.R. Tolkien's fluid diction and incredible use of imagery, this book is a page-turner that will keep one up way into the middle of the night. If there is a problem with this book (and movie) it is the fact that it does not end, at least yet. In order to figure out the ending one must read the next two books in the series: "The Two Towers" and "Return of the King." I have not read either one of these, but I think I will continue with my pace of seeing the movie and then reading the book nine months later. I would also recommend this method to anyone who has not seen or read any of "The Lord of The Rings" books or movies because seeing the movie first helps put faces with names while reading the book. No matter what method one uses to read these enchanting fantasy novels by J.R.R. Tolkien, I recommend that they are read with an open mind and a will to be enthralled. This book was simply incredible.
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Summary: An awesome book!!!!!
Review: This book was really great! I had picked it up before the movie came out, but I became a little bored in the section about the Council of Eldrond. But after I saw the movie (and loved it!!) I picked up the book again and finished it, and it was marvelous! I just began The Two Towers, and I can't wait to start Return of the King! I definatly recommend this book for any fantasy lovers!
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Summary: Just boring
Review: I read this book because everybody told me that the movie was excellent, I didn't saw the movie because I like to read the book instead of the movie, but this book was completely disappointing to me, is a hard book to read and all the story (when you can find it) is really boring.
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Summary: A Remarkable Accomplishment
Review: No words can due justice to this audio book. It is incredible. The reading by Rob Inglis is beyond belief. He is so consistent with the character's voices throughout the reading, I wondered how he kept all of the characters straight in his mind while maintaining the dramatic content. There are over 20(+/-) major characters along with many characters involved in sub-plots, WOW! I listened to the entire Trilogy and to The Hobbit as well. I have thought about listening to the entire series again (I am in the car a lot). It is a performance worth taking the time to listen to and the financial investment to purchase. All totaled the four volumes consist of about 60 CD's, over 70 hours of listening time. I took me about six weeks to get through it. I enjoyed every minute.
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Summary: Must Read
Review: I would give this book two thumbs up. I read its pre-quil, The Hobbit, it was excellent as well and helped to understand this book. The Lord of Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is a book that is placed in an earth-like world, but it isn't earth. The time would be medievalish, with such things as dragons, orcs, elves, dwarfs, wizards, trolls, and hobbits of course, plus many other creatures. The content of this book is very similar to that of an AD&D (advanced dungeons & dragons) storyline. This story starts off at a mild pace, a peaceful setting in the hobbit town known as The Shire. The story is about one hobbit, Frodo Baggins. His long time friend Gandalf the Grey, a wizard, visits him and that is when the story really takes off. They set out on many adventures, most of them unintentional. This story is filled with adventure, and the suspense never stops throughout the duration of the story. There is a great conflict between the good and evil in Middle Earth, where the story takes place. Evil forces are threatening to destroy everything good in the world, Frodo and his fellowship set off to prevent that from happening. If you like all of these things that I have just described, this book if definitely for you. It has one of the best storylines I have ever read. It helps to read The Hobbit first however, it will give you a much greater understanding of what is going on. This story doesn't end in this book, it stops right in the middle. To finish the story you have to read the next two books, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King.
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Summary: An amazing novel
Review: ~If you were a Tolkien fan before the movie came out, I think rereading the series is worthwhile. If you have never read the series, but liked the movie, you will love reading these books. I read the The Fellowship of the Ring before it came out last year, and I just finished reading it again. I was surprised by how much I had forgotten and by how much I replaced what Tolkien wrote with what the movie showed. The movie is good, but it is different from the novel. Tolkien's style and~~ descriptive prose make the novel worth reading. As I said the movie added to the novel in some cases, but it left much more out. Adventures with Tom Bombadil and the journey to Rivendell are shortened dramatically or left out of the movie. This novel opens my imagination. That is why I love Tolkien's work. It is easy to read and allows your mind to waunder. I can feel myself in the journey. Hiking cross country with Aragorn and the hobbits, cutting through the forest and swamps with~~ Sam, Frodo, and Pippen. I am there. The animals, the Shire both have special places in my imagination. The nights before entering Moria. The wolves, the beast of the lake, the onslaught of orcs in moria, although I have read it before, I can still feel the fear and hope the company feels. Tolkien's greatest gift to me, was the inspiration he has given my imagination.~
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Summary: Good Beginning
Review: I first heard of Tolkien when I read The Hobbit for 7th grade reading. I started reading The Lord of the Rings when the movies were starting to come out. I started reading the Fellowship of the Ring during the time when the first of the three movies was coming out. I am now reading the Two Towers which is starting to get a little interesting in the plot. The story is very well written and created thanks to Tolkien's years of commitment of creating a very giant world filled with humans, elves, dwarves, and a variety of creature races that are good and evil. The writing style of Tolkien is simple in a way, making young people also able to read the book. Since Tolkien created such a huge world and a series of time periods that spanned for years and years, it was kind of hard to understand some of the terms that existed in this book were confusing and made me do some research on Tolkien's world and had to flip on the atlas which is actually quite useful. It's a good beginning to a great adventure as I read Frodo starting to begin his new adventure with Sam, Merry, Pippin, Gandalf the Grey, Aragorn, Boromir, Gimli the dwarf, and Legolas the elf. It also ties well to the movie but it has more detail, extra scenes, and more characters that pose a great significance to the story (like Tom Bombadil and Glorfindel). Why the four stars? It's a very impressive book but not the best book I've read. The book is a great beginning to this series and I'm looking forward to see what the Two Towers has to offer. Before you read this book, read The Hobbit, because it tells some more detail on Hobbits, Dwarves, and Gandalf as it will give the inside track on what happened before Frodo got the Ring.
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