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Summary: Beautiful
Review: Can you really say anything about Tolkien? It is probably the most beautiful prose I have read. Though perhaps a bit cerebral for more right-brained readers, this book is full of vivid descriptions and fascinating histories of fantastic creatures.
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Summary: Tolkien Is Amazing!
Review: It's amazing how J. R. R. Tolkien can take a tiny little idea and make it into what is considered one of the greatest books of all time. The whole story starts out with Bilbo Baggins(character from "The Hobbit, also a really great book) having a birthday/farewell party. He gives his magical ring to his heir Frodo. Gandalf (also from the Hobbit), the wise wizard, suspects that in fact Bilbo's Ring is the One Ring (hence, the title). The following verse is from the book:
"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."
And so the great journey begins. I hope you buy this book and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. The characters and the plot are wonderful and I hope to see the new movie soon. (Although at some parts it gets a little boring, THIS BOOK IS GREAT!) I hope this review was helpful to you.
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Summary: I'm so pleased Tolkien is back.
Review: I read these books for the first time almost ten years ago, and through those ten years, I must have ready them about five more times since. I'm so happy that a movie has been made(I always wondered if anyone would attempt such a fete), a decent one at that. It doesn't compare, however, to the actuall books. Like others have commented, a lot was passed over in these movies. So for those interested in the more vague areas of the flix to be explained, READ THESE WONDERFUL BOOKS. I do recomend, for those less advanced readers, to take your time reading and absorbing. There is abundant detail in every chapter that could get a bit confusing if you go to fast. Enjoy!!!
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Summary: One of the Greatest works of the 20th Century
Review: J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings is a timeless classic, and the foundation on which all modern fantasy is built(we would have no Star Wars, Ultima, or Babylon 5 without it. However, its roots lie in the oldest of tales like Beowolf, Gilgamesh, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Tolkien's gift is the ability to take these age old myths and stories and combine them into what is a truly stellar work of art that decades after its release still captivates the readers imagination. I believe it is one of the most important works of literature written in the 20th Century.
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Summary: One of the Greatest works of the 20th Century
Review: J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings is a timeless classic, and the foundation on which all modern fantasy is built(we would have no Star Wars, Ultima, or Everquest without it just to name the popular). However, its roots lie in the oldest of tales like Beowolf and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Tolkien's gift is the ability to take these age old myths and stories and combine them into what is a truly stellar work of art that decades after its release still captivates the readers imagination. I believe it is one of the most important works of literature written in the 20th Century.
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Summary: good, but don't make this sort of thing your staple diet
Review: The "evil ones" here don't bother to masquerade as beneficent or at least innocent, as "evil ones" usually do in the real world. This book's chief villain, Sauron, for example, is no less bent on environmental destruction than the corporate-controlled George W. Bush administration, yet his Gallup poll approval rating in Middle Earth is significantly lower than Bush's in America. Well, it's fantasy, after all, you'll object. Certainly, it is fantasy, but I should like its protagonists to have to exercise some ethical judgment. If one watches television and mainstream movies and restricts one's reading to various kinds of wish-fulfillment literature, one is unlikely ever to develop the critical faculty to vote responsibly. By the bye, this book is not "racist", and those who see it that way are merely projecting into it their own obsessions.
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Summary: The Lord of the rings Review!!!!!!
Review: Well, the lord of the rings was FANTASTIC! However, at the beginning i wasn't sure if i would like it as it was soooo SCARY!!!! I remember a part where the dark riders where near, i was scared stiff! So when one of them snuck up, as everyone in th cinema gasped, i screamed so loudly!!! it was actually really funny! But also, aswell as being scared stiff, i also felt, two other emotions, these were, happiness, and sadness (you just had to shed a tear with the thing that happened to gandalf). I also thought Frodo, and the rest of the hobbits were so absolutely adorable!!!! However i'm not sure what happened in my movie theatre cos there where these yellow lights at the bottom of the screen, which we soon found out they were translations, of that other language they used, so i am wondering, did i miss half the plot because of this??? But with or without it, i greatl enjoyed the movie, and just can't stand waiting next year to see the next one, so i guess i'm gonna have to go out and by myself the trilogy. Congratulations to the crew of this movie, you did a fantastic job! Waiting for part 2 with highest of expectations,
Dominique!!!
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Summary: The Master speaks
Review: There's nothing to beat John Ronald Reuel T's masterpiece.
I would recommend this book for anyone who enjoys good reading.
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Summary: A Journey of Magical Realms
Review: The book is amazingly wonderful. I enjoyed every second of it and can not put it down. After I read the first part I wanted to read the rest of the book. It takes you into a world of the unknown, or of a magical place you wish to experience. I recommend that everyone give this book a chance.
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Summary: Am I the only one who sees this?
Review: No doubt THE LORD OF THE RINGS set the tone for all modern fantasy fiction, and certainly the story herein has been much imitated by the talented and talentless, and no doubt this is a good story. For those reasons, LORD OF THE RINGS is awarded 3 stars.
But...
There are two things about this trilogy which drive me insane, and I am wondering if I am the only one. First, Tolkein is so long-winded, spending pages (literally!) describing scenery, which is interesting to a point, quickly bores me as being unnecessary. Teachers in every writing class have told me to cut to the chase, not to be too long-winded; so why is Tolkein never criticized for his lack of an editor?
Secondly, and far more importantly, is the underlying racism that pervades this trilogy. I hate to say this about a book so venerated to my favorite genre, but the racism of Tolkein set the tone for the next 50+ years in terms of the racism that was (and still is) so prevalent in the fantasy genre. His descriptions of orcs resembles 13th-century descriptions of Mongols, giving them no redeeming factors at all. I realize that the 1950s weren't the most politically correct times, but Tolkein was an academic, and I feel he has a responsibility to fight this sort of mindless drivel. He was a professor at Oxford, so he likely understood what he was writing, and that makes what he wrote all the more galling. This racism in my eyes almost negates all the positives of this trilogy, but I am a fair person and give it some credit.
Reccommended, but understand what you are reading.
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