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Summary: This is without a doubt the best book I have ever read!
Review: I hadn't picked up this book until I was in 6th grade. Before then, I was mindlessly infatuated with the Harry Potter series, which I regret now. I remember I was in the movie theaters and one of the previews was for "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring", and all I could think was that it was really a rather strange looking movie. The boys in my grade were all beginning to read the LOTR series and I was wondering what all the fuss was about. So I bought the books and before long I fell in love with them. They were the most fascinating, amazing books I have ever read in my life, and they were pretty much the only books that have ever touched me. In fact at the end of ROTK, I cried the whole night, mostly because I felt like my journey through Middle Earth and the time with its inhabitants had ended. Tolkien did an amazing job at engaging his readers and indeed by the end I felt like I had shared in all of the characters hardships as well as their joys. I am now 13 and still love Lord of the Rings and was able to relive all the magic and glory in Peter Jackson's amazing movies. Yet, I was a bit disappointed in ROTK because they never really elaborated on many of my favorite parts of the book. But all in all the LOTR trilogy were the best movies ever made. I have never read a book yet that has lived up to the standards of LOTR, and I know I never will.
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Summary: A Beautiful -- if a bit impractical -- Edition of the Book
Review: This is a particularly beautiful edition of The Lord of the Rings (ISBN: 0618260587 ), and is probably best suited for someone who is already a fan of the book, rather than for someone who is reading the book for the first time. The format of this edition is larger than most books tend to be making it very difficult to read in any position other than sitting upright holding the book on your lap or on a desk. Each of the three volumes features a beautiful glossy dust jacket and is filled with a dozen or so full color illustrations by the famous Alan Lee. My main problem with this edition, besides the weight and size of the books, is that the pages containing text are glossy paper. The glare caused by this type of glossy paper make it a little irritating on the eyes when reading for long stretches of time. It would have been much nicer had they published this edition with matte paper for the text and saved the glossy solely for the illustrations. If you are a fan of Alan Lee's artwork, and don't necessarily intend on READING this edition, though, this is a great piece to pick up and will most likely be the type of book you end up treasuring for years to come -- even if it isn't the one you give your kids to read.
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Summary: not a review
Review: I do love the books myself, and so plan to buy a brand new hardcover boxset, as my paperbacks are getting a beating. I know this is not a messageboard, but I could not find the answer to my question anywhere else. Is this hardcover boxset (Houghton Mifflin Co. (November 2002), ISBN 0618260587) also the cloth edition, and does it have large format fold-out maps like those in another Alan Lee-illustrated boxset (Houghton Mifflin Co. Boxed Set edition (March 1988), ISBN: 0395489326)? Any help greatly appreciated.
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Summary: ....
Review: I didn't finish the whole story, couldn't move on when I got to the second part of Two Towers about Sam, Frodo and Gollum. It goes without saying that Tolkien has done a great work creating Middle Earth, a world of fantasy, but huge number of characters in the book seem to be one of pitfalls for the book (in my opinion), the characters in the book do not have very interesting or deeper personalities, in my eyes, they are very straightforward. And, the books are unnecessarily long (it could be due to my impatient nature), and too much details over minor stuff. Sometimes, I just wonder is the trilogy that popular before the movies were made?
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Summary: Simply the Best
Review: As it has been said a thousand times before... This is simply the best Adventure/Fantasy story ever written. Superb.
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Summary: One Story You Can't Go Wrong With...
Review: Whether you are familiar with the most beloved fantasy story of all time or you are late in coming, you will be sure to enjoy Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. Filled with danger, excitement, love, sadness, and poetic language, this story has yet to bow down to any others of its genre. It is the cream of its author's life as well as a delight to readers in every corner of the world. The tale tells of a small hobbit, Frodo Baggins, whose brave decisions regarding one small ring determine the fate of the entire Middle Earth. If one delves deeply into the text, he will find ancient wisdom hidden as well as the answers to many of life's toughest questions. Furthermore, I would encourage you to buy Alan Lee's illustrated version of Tolkien's story. His watercolors are astounding and bring a unique vision to the story. The pages containing the illustrations are thick and smooth and scattered throughout the story. The books are a good reading size and easier to handle than the versions where all threes books are squashed together in one binding. (Which, is good for a collector's edition, but not necessarily for the easiest reading.) So if you are looking for some exhausting yet wonderful reading, pick up The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. You can't go wrong with a good story. Though, if pressed, I'd count it among the best of the best...far beter than simply *good*!
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Summary: A Classic
Review: What can I say about LOTR that hasnt already been said? Its one of the great classics. If u havent read it before, id highly recommend u do.
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Summary: The Book of the century, the masterpeice of a millenium:
Review: The lord of the rings is a masterful work that has been a number one on many shelves for nearly 50 years. This book is wonderful, it takes you to a wonderful, all new world where magic along with elves and dwarves and hobbits come to life and live forever in your hearts. The way it is written, makes it almost impossible to put down and almost a sad moment when it's over until you start it again. A remarkable book that taks you from the shire to bree to rivendell to moria to lorien to rohan to fangorn to emyn muil to helms deep to isengard to ithilien to orthanc to minas tirith to minas morgul to cirith ungol to baradur to mount doom and many more. With Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Boromir, Frodo, Sam, Merry, Pippin, Golum, Treebeard, Bilbo, Theoden, Eowyn, Eomer, Denethor, Faramir, and many more all fighting for middle-earth and to stop Sauron from getting the one ring. This book brings life to you, it makes reading a true joy, from cover to cover, this is absolutley the most enjoyable book to reaf. If you haven't read this yet, pick it up, enjoy it, and read it over and over. This book is the way to middle-earth, from Tolkien to you. It is the ultimate gift, it's as if the reader is the 10th member of the fellowship, and through the divisions to the reunions you are there. You won't be able to put it down.
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Summary: 5 stars PLUS!!!!!!
Review: Ok, I can't give it a billion stars kuz the option only goes up to 5 but WHO IN MIDDLE EARTH and the world WOULDN'T LIKE THEESE BOOKS? I MEAN, TOLKIEN ROCKS!!!!!! I love ya man! yea! u rule! i wish i could meet ya! and i wish i could meet orlando bloom!!!! hint...hint...hint mom and dad! my bdayz cumin up!
Queen of Mirkwood
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Summary: Trilogy / Movie - Wonderful
Review: I read the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy before the movies came out. I definitely disagree with those who say it's not important to read the book since there are spectacular movies on them that follow the book well. First of all, they dont follow the book well. So much is left out. Second of all, if you dont read the books then you miss out on so much detail and depth of the story. You just wouldnt receive the story entirely, and that's pretty sad because of how wonderful the whole thing is. Third of all, the book has so much quality and if you read it you would gain something from it every time you read it.
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