The Lord of the Rings: Book 1
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Liked It2 of 3 members found this review helpful “This is an amzing book! JRR Tolkien is such a brilliant writer!! Descriptions are so vivid that it seems like this world really exists. This book comes to life. JRR Tolkien gets into the mind of his many characters, giving them a personality fit for their detailed description. I recommend this...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It1 of 2 members found this review helpful “Love the story, can't stand the writing style. For once, I actually prefer the movies to the books.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“This is the first time I have read the Lord of the Rings, and I really liked it! It was great adventure. The only complaint I have is that sometimes his descriptions are really long. I really enjoyed the book though, the characters especially were great fun.”
Jessica P wrote this review 15 hours ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“tedious at the best of times, yet still an amazing story. probably one of the greatest epics wrote”
Matthew C wrote this review 22 hours ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Everything, from the writing itself to the characters to the morals, was well developed. While reading this, it did not seem to me so much as fiction as fact- every word was written with confidence, which leads me to believe that, certainly, the adventure of Frodo and his Companions must be real. ”
A. C wrote this review yesterday. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“What can I say? A classic!”
Manny wrote this review yesterday. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“the movie was good so I want to see is if the book is too”
jackson p wrote this review 4 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“it was really long”
alexandria l wrote this review 4 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“It takes awhile to get into but ultimately picks up enough to grasp the reader. Tolkien certainly enjoys his own voice and poetry, as the book is litered with 'songs of old.' In this he takes too much time, but he is also aware of it. In an interview and in the forward he admits to writing the book for mainly himself, which dictates the endless, on-going, infinite descriptions and poetry and songs and yet more descriptions. However, it is an enjoyable tale, and should the reader be able to trudge through the rather hard to read parts, he'll be all the better.”
Logan C wrote this review 6 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I love these books. I read it for the first time about fifteen years ago but came back to it this summer. It's a wonderful book to climb into.”
Cat B wrote this review 6 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Really funny and smart like!”
katherine b wrote this review 8 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Frodo Baggins knew the Ringwraiths were searching for him--and the Ring of Power he bore that would enable Sauran to destroy all that was good in Middle-earth. Now it was up to Frodo and his faithful servant Sam to carry the Ring to where it could be detroyed--in the very center of Sauron's dark kingdom.
Nisareen - So Much To Read So Little Time wrote this review 8 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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