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Summary: This book rules
Review: This book totally rules. It's so detailed. If you liked this book, read "The Deed of Paksenarrion" by Elizabeth Moon
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Summary: Brilliant imagry, it will keep you glued. Unstopable
Review: This is one of the best books I have ever read. Tolkein makes his world very believable with the imagination of a pundit and a story that is made hard not to believe. A true epic tale and wonderfully classic. A must read for all Fantasy lovers.
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Summary: A must have for Ring Lore enthusiasts!
Review: A beautiful book! Alan Lee brings the characters and scenes to life! Tolkien fans will treasure this edition of the greatest fantasy story ever written.
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Summary: The best piece of litrature ever created!
Review: J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth is a place of fantasy, but has been analyzed very well by the author. Lord of the Rings is the the best book(it's 3 books actually) ,which contain's the storry of the hobbit Fronto in his quest to destroy the One Ring. The plot is extremely good and Lord of the Rings is filled with fantastic places and adventures. The best books you can buy.
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Summary: 'Great' by virtue of age, not writing?
Review: While Lord of the Rings is a good piece of fantasy writing, I hesitate to give it the unqualified 10s that most of the reviewers have so far awarded. Its most outstanding point is the fact that it was the parent of the genre and deserves many of its kudos for that.But much of its success is also derived from that. Realistically, if it were released today it would be well read but then disappear along with most of the good-but-not-great contemporary fantasy novels. In between some gripping storytelling and vivid characters the book drags and meanders. The two times I have read it it has taken me over a week (I'll read a really good book in under a day). Still, I'll probably read it once more just so I can again justify not giving it a 10 (and yes, I do give 10s - Ender's Game got one of only a handful)
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Summary: The Best Fantasy Story Ever Written
Review: This book along with The Hobbit and the Silmarillion are absolutely incredible. I've read The Lord of the Rings every fall since I was 16. Tolkien was a master creator of a place so wonderful, and characters so memorable, you'll want to go there again and again. I recommend this book to anyone at any age.
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Summary: One of the greatest novels ever written
Review: But LOTR is not only a novel.It's a book about war, people, magic, geography, nature, language, traditions, races, good, evil,etc. No one but Tolkien (one of the greatest teachers of English literature in Oxford) could create not only a story but an entire universe. I've got thousands of questions I'd like to ask him if he were still alive.I always wondered why nobody has made a film or a GOOD cartoon about it yet.
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Summary: Fantastic!
Review: Every time I get the inspiration to revisit this wonderful piece of literature, I read the entire trilogy in several days. It is a wonderful adventure story, full of heroism, fear, romance, hope, sadness and so many other elements. When you consider that Tolkien not only told a wonderful tale, but invented the entire histories of several races of creatures complete with languages, and created an entire universe, the impact of this work is heightened.
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Summary: A Classic, But Not My Holy Writ
Review: What can I say about LOTR that hasn't already been said? The words of praise would sound like most of the other reviews here, though a bit less gushy, perhaps. ;-) Though the book does drag in places, and Tolkien's dialogue is a bit awkward at times, the tale of Frodo and Sam made this book memorable the first time I read it at age 11 -- many years ago -- and was what compelled me to keep reading. That being said, let me address what I consider a weakness (gasp!) in Tolkien's work: his view of "Elvishness" as superior to this flawed and "fallen" world. It is this worldview, I have concluded, which underlies the way he chose to end the book. No, I won't give it away! Suffice to say that I did NOT like the ending the first time I read it, and numerous rereadings and indepth analysis from an adult, philosophical perspective have only reinforced my disagreement with Frodo's choice at the end of the book. I have been told by other Tolkien fans that this was a wonderful and blessed and beautiful ending, far better than if Frodo had not chosen what he did. Bullroar. This world, for all its flaws, is holy, not "fallen," and I firmly believe that we don't need to seek Elvish perfection "somewhere else" to find blessedness, even when we are deeply wounded (which includes most of the human race at some point in our lifetimes). So ultimately, my criticism of Tolkien is a fundamental ideological disagreement. None of this should be taken to detract from the fact that Tolkien wrote a compelling and moving story. My advice, though, is to read it and THINK about what you are reading, not just mindlessly imbibe it as Unquestionable Wisdom. Come to think of it, that's good advice for anything you read -- including this Humble Review.
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Summary: The lord of the Rings is THE worth - reading book.
Review: Tolkien has something to tell us, in this book he express everything a writer would like to. It combines beautifully descripted landscapes describing like only Tolkien could, the forces of nature and how they interact to show us its power. But this book is not only about nature, it's a story of life, with an overwelming argument that would keep the reader (at least it kept me) in a "strange" mood towards life itself. Simply is one of the books that leaves something to the reader. I would say that i have not stopped thinking about it since i read it. So, if you have time for an extraordinary story of charming, rage, romance, war, friendship and loyalty; this is your book.
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