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Summary: Excellent, but not perfect
Review: While I certainly agree that this is an excellent work of fiction, I was disappointed by the length of the book. It's most certainly too short. Tolkien spent so much time creating a world so vivid and so amazing, and yet I felt at the end of the novel (before i read the appendices) that I was at a loss for understanding on quite a few points. The appendices are a great help and cleared up most if not all of my confusion, but i wish that in place of the appendices, the stuff pertaining to before the War of the Ring was placed before the novel and the stuff happening afterward placed after the novel, with certain useful information (such as what the 3 elven rings are and how they got to where they are at the end of the novel), placed at the points where they would have been most useful. The way it is written, I think, detracts from the story because you have to go back and refer to things that you've already read to come to a better understanding of them early on instead of the last couple of pages all of a sudden these thigns turn up and, unfortunately, while they resolve the question of where the 3 elven rings were, no one has a clue how they got there, whether the people had them all along, whether they received them before the story took place, while it took place, or after it was over and now they're taking them out of the world. I'm sorry to be hanging on the negatives. The book was simply amazing, and I certainly reccomend it to anyone who is interested in reading it. I just wish that it had been written differently so as to provide for what I think would be the maximum understanding of the book from beginning to end without the need for "extra" stuff to clear things up.
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Summary: A MUST READ!!!
Review: I have read many a book, but I found that Lord of the Rings is a supurbly written story. I have read some of Tolkiens' other works and he was a great writer. To me arguably one of the best. I have read the book a few times already and never get tired of it. Can't wait to go and see how they interpret the book in the movie!
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Summary: Poor Quality
Review: The story itself if great, possibly the best I have ever read. The only problem I have is with the quality of the book. The books itself is small and hard to hold. The covers, along with the box cover, was made poorly.
Rating:
Summary: AMAZING
Review: I have never read a book that could enthrawl me to the point where I was drawn into a world so vast and intricate. Tolkien is a genius that uses his writing skills to weave an epic beyond anything i've ever imagined. And the map of Middle Earth in this edition is the most helpful tool I could have hoped for. You WILL NOT BE LET DOWN!!!
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Summary: Amazing, shocking, a truly brilliant work of art!
Review: I was stunned. I have never read a book where the author has written so well that emotions rise and fall with the book. If the company has hope and is being merry then you are light and cheery and everything goes quickly. If the company is in a feeling of doom then your emotions fall and the book drags but you just can't put it (the book) away. Brilliant, too bad Tolkien didn't live longer to write us more books.
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Summary: A beautiful collector's piece
Review: I've been an avid fan of J. R. R. Tolkien for a long time. I was first enchanted by The Hobbit as a young boy, then awed by The Lord of the Rings as a teenager, and more recently enriched as an adult by the Silmarillion and other works related closely to it. Tolkien's majestic Lord of the Rings, with its lavish description and timeless characters, stirs the blood and keeps in mind the value of character, courage, valor, and friendship. And I am continually reminded of the enormous impact that the very smallest or seemingly insignificant of things (such as a ring) or that the most unlikely of people (such as a hobbit) might have on the world.For the truly discerning collector, this edition may appear to be substandard or cheaply made. I do agree on some points - I would have preferred something more weighty and made of higher quality material. But for me, this edition isn't to be read. I have two well-loved paperback sets for the joyful task of re-reading this series. As a collector's item, I find this a worthwhile investment. Better, fancier or more vintage pieces will definitely come with a higher price tag. I've worked at building a menagerie of Tolkien collectables, and that assembly is only getting larger as I find the time and finances. This piece, although in direct contrast to the early edition prints for which I normally search, is impressive. It is a handsome return to the original concept for the series, being in its intended 6 volume plus appendices format. It was that element which made it necessary for me. This is an fine show piece for any Tolkien collector who desires a nice mix of the best of the old and the new.
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Summary: Exciting
Review: this book is great i am only 12 and i read it in 5 days. I think it is ten times better then that harry potter stuff. If your are looking for a good book to read this is the one for you.
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Summary: Tolkien shoots and scores ... Again
Review: Wow, I used to hate the books until i read the Hobbit,Watership Down. My passion of books was just getting better until tolkein came along and wrote this novel. It took me a long 2 days to finish the book but it was worth it HE'S AN ABSOULTE GENIOUS.
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Summary: The greatest literary achievement of the 20th century!!!
Review: When I first heard about this book I heard great things about it, butI thought to myself what was the big deal? I mean, c'mon how good could one book be. Well as time went on the rave reviews of The Lord of the Rings continued. And so finally I decided I had to read the book to see what the big fuss was about. Well I went down to my local library but couldn't find Lord of the Rings, instead I picked up Tolkien's first book The Hobbit. The 1st of Tolkien's books was a great novel indeed. Despite its more fantastical and somewhat childish approach, The Hobbit proved to be a very good read. I was completely drawn into the fantasically detailed world of Middle-earth. I soon ordered a copy of the Lord of the Rings and found it was well worth the money. It spends an amazing amount of time intricately detailing everything in Hobbiton, The Shire, Bree, Weathertop, Rivendell and all of the other locations in Middle-earth. By doing this it completely draws the reader into its world and refuses to let you go until the book is finished, which by the way is the only bad part about it. I found myself so excited in the events of the book such as when Frodo and his company were being followed the Black Riders in the dead of night, I could hardly wait to the read the next line and turn the page to see what became of them. I could simply go on for pages about just how good this book is and how brilliant the J. R. R. Tolkien is but my limit is a mere 1000 words. This book is absolutely, uncomparably better than anything anyone could have written. Before reading The Hobbit, I was never a big fan of fantasy type stories, but I assure this book will change your view of fantasy novels. Especially since it was the novel that started the fantasy fiction genre which created such unforgettable titles as Dungeons & Dragons, The Chronicles of Narnia, and even Harry Potter. Believe me when I say it, if you can read than it would be an absolute shame if you deprived yourself of the joy that is Lord of the Rings. Go to your local library, book stores, friends, online shopping networks, or beg on the steets if you have to, whatever it takes. Just make sure that you can experience the absolute blissfulness of Middle-earth like so many of the millions around the world, myself included. This is the single greatest achievement in literature of the 20th century, so please read the book if you haven't already. And if have, go ahead and read it again because it's one of those few titles that you can read again and again throughout your lifetime every few years and it will only get better.
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Summary: Flawless...
Review: This is one excellent adventure story across beautiful and devestating terrain, where the main characters are mystical folk called Hobbits, a dwarf, an elf, a wizard and a couple of men. This book is brillinatly imaginative and well written. The cavalcade of different creatures and lands is fun and inticing. The old battle of good vs evil is full of fight and morality. The story never slows, despite its detail and it remains one of the most renound science fiction classics of all time. This book thoroughly deserves such acclaim. The only gripe I have is with this particular "3 books in one" paperback edition. Unfortunately the books first 700 odd pages came off the spine in bunches as I progressed through. I would suggest buying the 3 books seperately or if you want all in one, maybe the hardcover is the way to go.
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