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Summary: JORDAN WILL BOW TO THE GLORY OF TOLKIEN
Review: I have to say that I believed Robert Jordan to be the lord of Fantasy. Well I repent for I have seen the light. Tolkien is not only the lord of Fantasy but he is a GOD! I have to say that I have never had this much fun and joy reading a book in all my life. This book is also deep and very rich. The world Tolkien creates is so real and his characters are so intricate that I have to slap myself for ever thinking of Robert Jordan as the King. In Jordan's books you get the same richness of his world but not like Tolkiens. It's weird. It's like Tolkien has some special skill that becomes apart of his words. Oh yeah, and Jordan waits up to 4 years to bring out his next book. While this is insulting to the fans and shows how smug Jordan can be I can't help but appreciate the sincerity of Tolkien. This books is pure Magic!!!!!
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Summary: ..it's the best????
Review: When one reads reviews of this book, both on this site and all other sources, they will always find that everyone calls it "..the best fastasy novel ever written..", along with other similar accolades. Yet, when one reads *other* fantasy novel reviews, such as Robert Jordan's "Wheel of Time" series, they will also find the same glorious remarks, even though this time they may include something like "..as good as Tolkien..", and a few even dare to say "better" than Tolkien". Well, folks, it's safe to say that if every one of these fantasy authors were asked themselves what they considered was the greatest fantasy work ever written, with no hesitation all would say "Lord of the Rings, of course!" If they didn't, they're kidding themselves. Not many fantasy novels make it on to required reading lists at leading universities. This is One. I've met many people who insisted they hate "fantasy" works, but after they were required to read this, most say something to the account of "..I had no idea it would be like this!", with their jaw dropped in disbelief. Even the most jaded readers who tend not to read fantasy, are completely enthralled. So I'm not going to say "it's the best!", because too many others use that phrase when describing other works. Let's just say that no other fantasy material is better...
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Summary: In a world of dreams and fantasy, the legends come true!
Review: With very vivd characters, each with their own distint personality and drive, this is an excellent tale. A tale of fantasy that makes the reader completely absorbed, with its effective scene and setting. All in all, definitely a worthy tale.
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Summary: This is the book that's gonna change your point of view
Review: This book is something else. This book takes you to a world which has the largest story ever thought of, and an incredible fiction that does not give you an option of being unamazed. Written by a great author whose imagination is so rich that he created languages and their alphabets for this book, The Fellowship of the Ring is the most fantastic book ever written. Tolkien. I mean Tolkien. You don't need another description.
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Summary: The fateful power of the One Ring is finally told...
Review: This is the first volume of "The Lord of the Rings" which is followed by The Two Towers and The Return of the King (its mighty climax). This distinguished piece of art is filled will marvels and strange terrors. It is brilliant in telling as it is broad in its scope. It is far more than fantasy to us who have come into possession of the Great Ring of Power and have turned back one assault of the Shadow only to see it as Gandalf warned, "take another shape and grow again." I have not read any fiction that has pleased me as much as this book during my lifetime.
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Summary: El Mejor Libro de Fantasía, por excelencia y "realismo".
Review: I'm from Argentina, excuse me, my english is very bad!. El Señor de los Anillos es el mejor libro de Fantasía Épica, por diferentes motivos. En primer lugar la perfección de su desarrollo, tanto a nivel de los personajes, como del ambiente es admirable. Es el mejor ejemplo de un cuento de hadas, posee amplias caracteristicas de modernismo, y maneja ideas como la del objeto numinico, el poder de la naturaleza, y la idilica pelea entre el bien y el mal de una manera excelente. Puede compartirse con los personajes, el frio, el viento, el amor y el miedo; es absolutamente recomendable para cualquier edad. Pesan las descripciones, aunque son la fuente de perfección de la historia. Gracias Tolkien!
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Summary: The Book Of This Generation, And The Next!
Review: I had just finished this book 2 months ago, and I must say this is the only book which has even come close to touching my heart. The Middle-Earth setting is truly remarkable, and believable. It also has enough detail to fill your mind to the point when you something have to stop and think about the surroundings. This is a great book, from a great author and should not be passed up.
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Summary: So far above the rest, it's in a category of its own.
Review: I first read this book when I was 15 years old. I was so reluctant to leave Middle Earth that when I finished the book, I immediately started it again. Thirty years have passed, and I still read The Lord of the Rings at least once a year. This story is so rich and multi-layered that I find something new in it every time. If nothing else, the sheer beauty of Tolkien's use of language makes this story worth reading over and over. Be sure to read all the appendices to find out what happens to Frodo and Sam and all the rest afterwards!
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Summary: The Book that starts the best Trilogy!
Review: There is not much to say about it because it speaks for itself. The great fantasy everyone dreams of. The characters were absolutly wonderful. The whole book was just great!!
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Summary: The best I have read so far
Review: J.R.R. Tolkien's trilogy "The Lord of the Rings" is simply classic, he brings out to this world things that dreams are made of and makes the world that Bilbo and Frodo live in so real you begin to feel part of it, the story so real you feel this world did exist. If you have not read this, you are missing the best of fantasy. I first read the "The Lord of the Rings" in 1980 when a pen pal sent it to me, I have always cherished these books.
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