I hosted a group read over the summer of The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings called Puttin' the Blog in Balrog. It was a lot of fun and many people participated. Condensed below are my posts for this book. If you'd like to read the rest (or see what the other participants posted), you can find links...
This is actually the edition I own, but I added the three separate volumes for consistency's sake. I am actually shocked that I didn't review this as I was reading it last time. This certainly calls for a re-read in the near future so I can give this classic the proper treatment!
THE LORD OF THE RINGS is a legendary epic and one of the best fantasy fiction ever written.I watched the movies first and loved them and I realised that I had to read the books which I must say rendered a heartfelt experience right since the first page of the 3 books of the triology. Its a tongue-t...
This was my second time reading the trilogy, this time for Mark Reads. It's just... stunning. I don't think it's perfect. I think Tom Bombadil is superfluous. But nobody writes like Tolkien. Nobody has invented a world like Middle-earth. This book is singular.
I rather like the book - it's very well written and quite captivating. The story seems a bit naive at times, and overly archetipical - but the, you can't have everything...
I understand the story is great, since the movies are quite epic. But this book left me disappointed somewhere midway. I understand that describing things is important in literature, but i don't see why he should write it so a blind man could navigate in middle earth using all the tree textures he d...
One of my favorite book! Tolkien just rocks! His plot construction and levels of characters description is amazing. I read this book several years ago, but now I'm simply addicted to those little hobbits and other creatures. Absolutely amazing :)
But maybe this is my favorite... I do love watching Merry and Pippin come into their own. I love to think about them prancing around The Shire wearing armour. It makes me giggle. But I don't know how to address the trilogy as anything other than one monumental work of fiction. I re-read it more than...
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