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Summary: Solid reading done in this Audio CD (Mind's Eye Version)
Review: If you are anxiously awaiting the Tolkien movies (December 2001, 2002, 2003) and want to refresh your memory on the story, but don't have the time to invest in reading the entire trilogy again, then this is a good purchase for you. I was a bit worried that an audio reading wouldn't have quite the same effect as reading the books again myself, but I was mistaken. This reading was probably MORE effective than reading the books. I felt drawn into the story and enthralled once again in this masterpiece. This nine cd set was created by a bunch of British voice actors and is really nicely done. It has decent audio effects that enhance and complement the actors, and the sound quality is clear and understandable at all times. It took about ten hours to go through the whole thing, which I split between commutes and a couple four-hour trips in the car. It was well worth it. Relive Tolkien's magic with the help of this great CD set.
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Summary: This is the best book i have ever read!!!
Review: I think that this was the best book that i have ever read. I am a seventh grader with a College reading level and i loved this book. I am into books like the Narnia Cronicles and The Brethren but they don't even compare to this. I have recently teac all thriteen books in the Redwall Series and they, too, were great books. Right after i read the Hobbit, i read the Lord of the Rings and i could not take my eyes off of the book. I read all 1100 pages in about four days and i was still captivated to read more. I would highly reccomond this book to people of all ages.
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Summary: inspirational
Review: An absoulte must read series. Great for young and old alike. Amazing and awe inspiring.
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Summary: EXCELLENT!!
Review: There aren't many words to describe the marveleous adventures of these hobbits, in a rare, but magnificent land. J.R.R. Tolkien's LORD OF THE RINGS takes everyone to a land beyond imagination, on a high risk adventure and incredible beings. It's a book every reader of great epics must have. Read it once, twice, three or more times: you'll enjoy it every time.
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Summary: Bored of the Rings
Review: This is undoubtedly one of the most boring fantasy epics I have ever forced myself to wade through. Perhaps it's popularity is due to the originality of thought it posessed when first published, but compared to the myriad of rich, and engaging works available now, it really is just not worth the effort. Read it if you have a desire to study the history of fantasy writing, or unlimited time to squander.
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Summary: This is why people should read books
Review: I have never been an avid reader. I'm still not one. Sadly, most fiction cannot hold my attention, unlike my wife who reads like someone's going to burn her books tomorrow. :) My father MADE me read this and The Hobbit when I was nine, and I hated both. Later, in college, I re-read them. By the time I got to The Two Towers, I was skipping classes and staying up all night (I'm also not a very fast reader). I read the series in four days, and nearly cried. If this is not the perfectly written fantasy, then I believe Tolkien himself took the one that is to his grave. I admit that the first book takes a little work, but building a palace begins with a foundation.
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Summary: Tolkien, father of fantasy . . .
Review: Even though I am a young reader, I have read titles from almost every big (and small) name fantasy author. In each one I have seen the impact Tolkien has had on them. J.R.R. Tolkien is truely the father of the fantasy world we know today. His books are well written, with interesting story lines and unforgetable characters. They appeal to the part of a person that still believes in magic, elves, dwarves, and heros who fought with steel hard wills and equally strong swords. If you call yourself a fantasy fan . . . you had better read these books.
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Summary: The Lord of the rings is no doubt superior to any other book
Review: I read this book when I was nine, and, now at 13, I have never seen better! J.R.R.Tolkien's books are MAGICAL! with his descriptions of characters and places, you enter into his world and see everything as clearly as he did. I read this every year, and each time, I love it just the same, even better! Read this book slowly, and savour evey precious word! I am writing a book, but I don't believe that any book could live up to this one!
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Summary: Loss Sense
Review: When I finished Silmarillion (previously read The Hobbit and LOR) I thought about them as a set of books and I said to myself: "Well: They are OK... Maybe if I'd read them 10 or 15 years ago..." But a day has passed, then two and three after that. One day I went to my library to pick one book... Then, I realized that my eyes went to Tolkien once and again. So I couldn't pick one of the others. In that moment I also understood what I've been feeling: LOSS. This is what I feel now that I finished LOR. Finally, I think this is the ultimate feeling when you are reviewing a book.
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Summary: Why LOTR is in a class of its own
Review: It always distresses me to see LOTR describe as one of a genre, even the best of, or the progenitor of a genre. It isn't true. The appetite for similar works that Tolkien inspires always results in disappointment. Nothing comes close, and the reason is simple: unparalleled depth. The multiple decades that went into the invention of his world, its languages and mythology will never be matched. This is a story plucked from that world, and not a cheap backdrop invented to satisfy the genre. The depth is so real, it is felt on every page, and for all the other works, there is simply no 'there' there.
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