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Summary: The best book I have ever read!!
Review: Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, Nine for Mortal men doomed to die, One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. One ring to rule them all, One ring to find them, One ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them In the Land of Mordor where the shadows lie. If you don't know what all that was about you're missing out on a lot, and I mean a lot!!!! The Lord of the Rings is without a shadow of a doubt the best book I have ever read and the best book written this century at least. My brother first told me about it when I was about five and how it was so cool. At the age of eleven I tried to read it, just to impress my classmates, but I didn't get beyond where Gondor's allies are filing in through the gates at about page 800. I tried again one year later and could not put the book down. I was completely lost in the adventures, horrors, and action. It was great just to let myself slip into the world of Hobbits, Elves, Dwarfs, Orcs, Trolls, Ents, Balrogs, winged steeds, oh, and everything else. This book contains the best and most realistic battles in any fantasy book I have read but is not lacking in humour either, expressed by Sam so many times. The point I'm trying to make is if you haven't read this book and you like anything to do remotely with fantasy, READ THIS BOOK!!!!! One ring to rule them all, One ring to find them One ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them In the Land of Mordor where the shadows lie.
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Summary: a myth to live by for our time
Review: LOTR is a work of genius that is also completely captivating for young and old alike. Embodying in its cosmology the idealism and strength of the old Northern European epics, it reworks for the modern reader what is in store for the person who s to live a heroic and ethical life. Frodo himself may fail of his quest, but his struggles in the face of absolute and unnatural evil are not in vain.
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Summary: Haven't read this book? Well, read it!
Review: I can't say Im a very experienced reader. I seldom read and when I do it's mostly because I have to (school). With this book its differnt - few are the books given so much thought as this masterpiece by J.R.R. Tolkien, actually all of the people that I've spoken to who have read this book have thought it was excellent. So if you for some reason yet haven't read it, then do! You won't regret it!
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Summary: The ultimate litterary creation of the 20th century
Review: As a review from the Sunday Times states, "The English-speaking world is divided into those who have read The Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit and those who are going to read them." From every novel I have read in my life, The Lord of the Rings would have to be my most cherished literary memory. A compelling story with moving characters and a scenery, which has for its closest, yet distant comparison, Frank Herbert's planet of Dune or Arrikis, from his Dune series. Yet this book does not stand alone, for it is only part of the ultimate creation of Tolkien, Middle Earth. The Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit serve as both the pinnacle and the entry point of Tolkien's world. For myself, after having read the Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, I was drawn into Tolkien's mystic and enchanting world, moving next to the Silmarillion, and the History of Middle Earth. It is the basis behind this wonderful book which bestowes its intracite and excillerating plot. To be able to read of the rebellion of Feanor against the Valar in the first age, of the true Dark Lord who turned Sauron of the second age, of Isildur the ancestor of Aragorn son of Arothorn of the third age, and to be able to relate every happening in the history of the poeple and of the land of Middle Earth to this final masterpiece, lets us truly appreciate the genuis and the unparalled creation of Tolkien: the ultimate literary creation of the 20th century.
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Summary: very good !
Review: IT'S SO GOOD THAT NO NEED TO MAKE COMMENT. HERKESE SELAM BANU & MURAT
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Summary: A classic of 20th century literature
Review: But with a bit of a warning. Easily confused or short attention spans need not apply. As a child, the trilogy overwhelmed me with its length and detail. Only returning to it as an adult can I truly appreciate Tolkien's masterwork for what it is. Much like Shakespeare, the trilogy is a multilayered work of wonder that tells a story one never forgets. If you should take the journey too, it will change you forever. Works of fantasy fiction are common, but I've yet to see one with Tolkien's level of vision and imagination that seeps through every line and saturates every page. Turn off your TV, turn off your radio, cancel your appointments, curl up with this trilogy and discover the joy of reading a classic of literature.
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Summary: Hoist the colors!
Review: First let me state that as a moderate, open-minded man, I can entertain the possibility that there exist in the Milky Way beings who cannot appreciate this epic tale. But the everlasting ten year old boy inside my neural array who still attacks black curtains (hordes of Sauron) in his living room with a ruler (Glamdring) declares without hesitation,"SHOOT THEM AND BURN THEIR REMAINS!!!" for they must surely be mascarading slime from the pit of Mordor! Now seriously let me heap my offering on this love altar. I read the book ten times before I was eighteen. I am sure its theme and passion had something to do with my choice of the profession of arms (I am a Marine Officer.) Though I have not read it since then, I took the opportunity, as I froze on guard in an arctic outpost one night a few years back, to replay the entire tale in my head, scene for scene. It took only nine hours and was the best use of my time I probably ever made. I'm sure I will be rewarded in Heaven on the basis of how well I remembered the story on that night. (At least I would have a prayer of getting in if that were so!) Sean, stationed in Japan
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Summary: Great, awesome and just - well - the best there is.
Review: I'm not a very experienced fantasy reader (read - Dragonlance + Tolkien) - but LOTR is definitely the all-time masterpiece. Just imagine - the depth, the insight and the wonderful story-telling abilities of a man dedicated to the study of English culture and language! Tolkien has created the definitive work of fantasy, no doubt about that. And, surprisingly, the CD-Audio version actually IMPROVES the experience! I have to say that's a first for me when it comes to an audio version of a book. The voices of the characters are believable; Gollum is as annoyingly stubborn and half-evil as you expected him to be when you read the book, Gandalf sounds like the ol' wizard he should be, and Frodo sounds just as indecisive and unsure in the beginning - and improving to be more and more brave towards the end. Great! Just Great! If you've read the book, get the audio version and listen to it in a dark room late at night - if you haven't read the book - READ IT! NOW!!!
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Summary: The greatest fantasy book I've ever read!
Review: If you like fantasy and you have'nt read this book, then you must be dead! This is the one that started it all! Buy it! Read it! Love it! The absolute all time classic!!!!!!!
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Summary: A starlting suprise to a seemingly dull world.
Review: The work of Tolkien presuades us to take a trip with him into a time totally different yet eirely similar. A place were noblity and justice is endowed to the kings and leaders, a place were even totally different people can join together. Tolkien creates an exciting host of characters including some unlikely heros, such as the hobbits and Aragon, with many races of Elves, Hobbits, Dwarves, and Ents we can finally see were man fits in. I must admit I would indeed like a shoot at middle-earth. A book which too few have read but all that do praise, this is the book in which a large imagination is not required, for Tolkien paints a beautiful picture indeed. Remember: Not that is gold Glitters.
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