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Summary: Ugh!
Review: Ok, everyone goes on about how wonderful this series is. Perhaps I just didn't see the light. But I think I'm one out of a million people who have reviewed it, that STRONGLY disliked it. In fact, I couldn't even bring myself to finish it. I read 200 pages. I was pretty bored. I read 400 pages, I was sooo bored I coulnd't read it. I've finished every book I've started, except this one. This guy doesn't have sence for time flow. I mean, come on. One of the main characters dies and he writes "...and so and so died. The mourned a while, and kept moving." Goodness, it was horrible! After reading the hobbit (An alirght book I'd give two stars) I'd expected something more. Not literary garbage. The only reason I give it one star at all, is because I can't give zero. Perhaps you like boring dribble, I dunno. Their are lots of people who liked it, maybe you want to try. But believe me, nothing could have prepared me for such a disaster.
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Summary: The benchmark
Review: "The Hobbit" combined with the trilogy of the rings is the most interesting and capturing reading I have ever experienced. I am now 56 and first read these books 20 years ago. I have been a prolific reader my entire life, so that's saying something. I am getting ready to read these books a second time, but this time I will have the assistance of a book I found at my local library. It is called "The Tolkien Companion" and is to be used like a dictionary/encyclopedia for those terms and names that elude one from time to time. The author is J.E.A.Tyler, copyright 1976. Tolkien is a must read if you like fantasy or not.
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Summary: Fantastic
Review: That's all I have to say about this very rich work of fantasy which has become a classic in modern literature. My only advice: if you have not read it yet, please read it before watching the movie.
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Summary: Leave it to Tolkien
Review: Definitely some of the best reading since Homer. Sure to keep the reader, regardless of age, thrilled from page to page - book to book.
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Summary: Real pain in the neck.
Review: I've read a respectable number of fantasy novels. The short list: Piers Anthony, Robert Asprin, Terry Brooks, Steven Brust, Jack Chalker, Robert Charrette, CJ Cherryh, Troy Denning, David Eddings, Raymond Feist, Barbara Hambly, Robert Heinlein, Frank Herbert, Robert Howard, Robert Jordan, Jak Koke, Mercedes Lackey, George RR Martin, Jack McDevitt, Mel Odom, Ann Rice, Joel Rosenberg, RA Salvatore, Charles Sheffield, Christopher Stasheff, Tad Williams, Weis and Hickman... I am sick and tired of hearing people say, "Tolkien is the best." "Tolkien is God." "Nobody writes stories as good as The Lord of the Rings." I've read from authors who give deeper characterization than Tolkien. I've read from authors who give more colorful settings, and more vivid encounters, and more believable character interactions. But I must admit that very few, if any, manage to balance all of the various elements well enough to match this trilogy. Piers Anthony's frequent use of mild sexual scenes kept my interest in his books much stronger than my interest in Tolkien. But after I left puberty, rereading his stories proved very disappointing. Eddings has extremely lovable heroes but extremely shallow villians and simplistic plotlines. Jordan's influence of "Ta'veren" coupled with Min's special prophetic visions ruin half the story because you know if, how, and when some characters will die. Martin's willingness to kill off protagonists brings superb 'realism' into the story. But the enjoyment a reader gets from the realistic element is greatly diminished by the dismay at losing a favorite character. And so forth... I haven't read The Lord of the Rings in years (five times through should be enough for anyone). But they remain the rulestick for measuring fantasy, and a disappointingly small number of current writers come even close.
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Summary: The greatest story ever told
Review: this is the most wonderful and touching series of books you will ever read. Thank you JRR Tolkien.
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Summary: Best books ever written
Review: If you have never read this series, buy it now and get started! Every fantasy book, movie, or game in the past 50 years owes its existence to Tolkien's classics. I could say more-- but the reviews here speak for themselves. Read it!
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Summary: Best book ever written
Review: Best book ever written boy that's sure is saying alot, but who else could make up a world with a history, languages, an alphabet, hobbits and so on? J.R.R. Tolkien, the word genius doesn't even begin to describe what this man created. That world in our heads, our little make believe world, Tolkien put it down on paper, those who have read it dream of living in Tolkien's middle earth. How can I describe it, well I can't, yes there are dragons and dwarves and elves and so forth yet this is not dungeons and dragons and isin't aimed at children in perticular. Let's just say that this book made all the other fantasy books out there seem so plain and boring. I hate the term fantasy when it comes to describing Tolkien's works of art because they are beyond that level. The hobbit is the tale of a certain Bilbo Baggins who leads a sheltered life and despite his good sense, becomes one of Thorin Oakenshield's fourteen companions along with the wizard Gandalf, to set out on an adventure to recapture the lost dwarf kingdom of Erebor (The Lonely mountain). That should be enough I think. The Lord of the rings is a six part story of events after those that happened in the Hobbit. This is the book containing the great war of the ring, and sheds so much needed light on the history of some of the characters and events of middle earth. Take my word for it, I promise you that this will be the one book or collection, that you will take to your deserted islands, the one book that you will yearn to live in. Tolkien was the greatest magician of all, and I thank him from the bottom of my heart.
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Summary: The Best Series Ever
Review: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy is a must read for anyone who loves fantasy. It will turn your world upside down. J.R.R. Tolkien was a master at writing fantasy. These three books tell the fate of the Ring Bilbo finds in The Hobbit. Before reading these books, you must read The Hobbit. If you don't, these books will make no sense. I recomend The Lord of the Rings Trilogy to anyone and everyone who loves fantasy books.
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Summary: AN EPIC MUST READ MYTH!!!!!!!!!
Review: When Tolkien created Middle Earth, he created a new mythology that people would read long after his death. The Lord of the Rings is an inspiration for many modern day writers as well as readers. The culters brought out in the book seem real. The characters are rich. The story is classic. No one can go through life without ever experiencing such a wonderful story. The story is about a hobbit, Frodo, who is given the ONE RING that can destroy all of Middle Earth if it is put into the hands of its maker, the Dark Lord Sauron. Now, this simple innocent fellow, who lives in a part of the land where nothing bad ever happens, must travel out into the dark and evil realm of Middle Earth to throw the ring into the fires where it was created. The past converges with the present in order to save the future of their world. The epic war of the ring has begun, and the Halfling must fulfill his quest or all would be lost. If you haven't read the book, there is no time to waste. The movie will be out soon, and books are always better than their film adaptations.
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