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Summary: ! THE BEST!
Review: This book is a masterpiece! When I was only 12 years of age my Dad got The Hobbit from the library for me to read. I understood all of it (I am a very advanced reader for my age by the way) and loved it. After I finished I bought the book and read it again. Two years later (14) I had recieved the L.O.T.R. series and read it non stop for 2 weeks! This was good also. Everything about this book is enjoyable and is worth your money and time. READERS THAT HAVE READ THIS BOOK AND ENJOYED IT, THERE IS A NEW LORD OF THE RINGS MOVIE TRILOGY COMING TO MOVIE THEATERS IN 2001!
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Summary: For a journey to Middle-earth..
Review: You'll of course need to have this book. J.R.R. Tolkien has created a masterpiece of literature that, while being in the fantasy genre, encompasses so much more and stretches the boundries. Intrigue, mystery, action, adventure, drama. It's all here. So strap on your travelling cloak and prepare to join Frodo, Sam and Gandalf for a race through Middle-earth in an attempt to thwart the evil Sauron, destroy the One Ring, and return peace to the land.If you want to share a story and perhaps some pipeweed with the hobbits, sing and run through the forests with the elves, delve underneath mountains with the dwarves, and, of course, tag along with the greatest wizard of them all, Gandalf, this is the world waiting for you when you open the cover. Walk through the green grass of the Shire, stare up at a starry sky at Elrond's, climb over the Misty Mountains(don't forget to bring a coat), ride down the River Anduin and visit the lady Galadriel in Lothlorien. Marvel at the horse's ridden by the people of Rohan, visit the grand city of Minas Tirith..ah well, yes..getting a tad carried away here, but you get the idea I'm sure..so.. Come on in and live the adventure of a lifetime, you won't be sorry you did.... (If the wording in this review sounds familiar to one posted back in November, well it's because it is. I decided to take credit for my own review and revise it a little *grin*)
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Summary: Terrific Tolkein
Review: This was sooo cool. I love the developed characters (expecially Sam Gamgee) and the bad guys were very, well, bad! An absolute MUST read!
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Summary: Lord of the Rings Audio CD
Review: The story of the Lord of the Rings is a classic that I do not need to praise as countless others already have done that. The audio CD of the story (by Mind's Eye) brings the story to life in a new and exciting way. All major characters have their own actor speaking the parts and the voices fit the characters extremely well! I have heard other books on CD, but this is the best I have ever heard, and I cannot think of a story more deserving of this quality. If you love the Lord of the Rings, then do yourself a favor and get the Lord of the Rings Audio CDs. You will not regret it!
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Summary: The Start of a World
Review: Fantasy is such a sprawling genre, filled with lots of average, but entertaining books. Tolkien, ever since the publication of LOTR stands out. He didn't really write a story - he made a world. A fantastic world, rich in history, magic, myths, and life. The Lord of the Rings is a part of that world, and it FEELS like that, part of a greater work. Truly one of the best books ever written - I loved it.
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Summary: Great Book!
Review: The Lord of the Rings is a magnificent novel that lures you in with a wealth of descriptions and characters that only an author like J.R.R. Tolkien could imagine. This book is one of the best I have ever read and I recommend that you read this at least once in your lifetime. The characters have personalities uniquely their own and the conficts are well defined and easy to comprehend. Even though a few of teh characters switch names in the course of the reading, (which was a little confusing, but not to the extent of turning the story sour), The Lord of the Rings' characters still uphold thier sense of qualities throughout the entire narrative. I was esspecially satified with the cornucopia of descriptions. The vivacity o fhte imagery the author created was overwhelming; I could almost smell what the characters smelled; almost feel what the characters felt. This passage illistrates that point to the utmost extremes of human imagination and perception. Let yourself envision the gardens of Lothlorien, the place where the "company" rests and replenishes their packs: "When thier were in turn uncovered, Frodo looked up and cought his breath. They were standing in an open space. To the left stood a great mound, covered with a sward of grass as green as Springtime in the Elder Days. Upon it, as a double crown, grew two circles of trees: the outer had bark of snowy white, and were leafless but beautiful in thier sharply nakedness... 'Behold! You are come to Cerin Amroth,' Said Haldir" From the heart of the Shire, to the midst of the Nazgul, The Lord of the Rings is a book that no one shoulod go without.
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Summary: Nothing touches it
Review: I am tired of all the fantasy books that are so dim in comparison to this masterpiece. I am sick of annoying "kudos" given to other fantasy books that tout the newest fantasy book to be comparable to Tolkien....and it NEVER is. I have yet to find a fantsy book or series that approahces Tolkien in style, intelligence, form and story. Perhaps it is becuase he was not, per se, just a writer - he let this come from within out of his work as a linguist and other experiences in life. To all the book reviewers out there: stop comparing anything to Tolkien until someone can REALLY write something that is as good as this series. It gives unnecessary praise to only passable literature and brings down the true esprit that abounds in LOTR.
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Summary: Incredible
Review: I first got The Lord of the Rings when I was in the forth grade. At the time they looked like huge books, so I didn't read them for a year or two, but when I did I couldn't put them down. I actually read the whole series in about a week and a half. I've read them every couple of months since, they're just that good. Get Them!
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Summary: Boring!
Review: If you want to read the story of a guy who travels across the forest running away from evil, and always escapes...this is the book for u. If you want something deep, interesting, intriguing and amazing, well, then read Dune by Frank Herbert, forget about the middle earth and start living in a Desert Planet where everyone is against everyone. Dune is the best Sci-Fi Saga Ever.
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Summary: Pure Genius
Review: I first read these books when I was 12, I am now 21 and have read them at least once a year since then. I truly believe Tolkien to be a genuis and this to be the best work of fiction I have ever read. To those who find it long: Tolkien is telling his tale from the perspective of the hobbits, and the reader is meant to experience what they experience. Tolkien does an incredible job of making you feel the long journeys and the vast space which his world occupies. The characters have a depth unseen in any other fantasy novel I have ever read (don't get me wrong, I love fantasy, this is just the best). To those who found the battle scenes not "real war" I ask you this, were you ever in a war? Tolkien was, WWI, perhaps he knows what it is really like, not what a fantastic image of it would look like. While I can't change your opinions, I have here given my own. Even if you still don't think of this book as genius, at least look into the genius of the man. Tolkien was unique and an incredible storyteller. I love his work and all that he has done.
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