The Fellowship of the Ring

I refuse to write a review for one of the best books ever written Asking a serious fantasy fan to write a review for Lord of the Rings is like asking a Christian to write a review for The Bible So instead I will supply you with this graph

Never have I been so sad to give a low rating to such a revered book I m so sorry I can t tell you how sorry I am.Again, I m so sorry, but I found this book unbelievably dull I really am so, so sorry I m desperately sad about this This series has been such a foundation for modern day fantasy that I m incredibly disappointed in myself for not liking this I have always wanted to be a Tolkien fangirl I ve always wanted to learn Elvish and get completely offended la Stephen Colbert but I can t I jus [...]

Authors who inspire a movement are usually misunderstood, especially by those they have inspired, and Tolkien is no exception, but one of the biggest misconceptions about Tolkien is the idea that he is somehow an innovator of fantasy He did add a number of techniques to the repertoire of epic fantasy writers, and these have been dutifully followed by his many imitators, but for the most part, these techniques are little than bad habits.Many have called Tolkien by such epithets as The Father of [...]

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A review of Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring, by SauronHello You may remember me as the title character of the Lord of Rings I go by a lot of names Dark Lord of Mordor, Sorcerer, Red Eye, Dark Power, Lord of Barad d r, Ring maker and Base Master of Treachery I use that one in my band I actually object to Tolkien s chosen name of Sauron, which I understand originates from an adjective that means foul, putrid in his crappy invented language What can I say, the showers in Mordor are sketchy [...]

As a single lady myself, I also love to put a ring on it And shoutout to my homegurl Sauron you go girl take over middle earth Reach for the stars With that balrog on your side you can do anything That main dude Frodo tho reminds me of dat boi Harry besides what does he need the ring for Anyways I gotta give it a low rating cuz theres 2 much frodo, not enough orcs

I wasn t really cool back in high school I never made out with girls under the bleachers, or smoked under the bleachers, or did any of the other things under the bleachers that I am lead to believe the popular kids did Instead, I maintained a low profile and waited for the teenage years that wilderness of strangled thinking to end.In high school, as today, I harbored geekish obsessions, had a wandering imagination, and nurtured an appreciation for minutiate In other words, I should have been J.R [...]

I m not going to write a normal review it s almost impossible for a fantasy fan to do so in this case Instead I m going to give you a series of ten points to explain exactly why I love this particular book Take from it what you will There will be spoilers Here goes 1 The wizards Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger Now I do love wizards Who doesn t The wisdom of Gandalf is unmatched He is, in effect, the leader of the forces of light He is the commander [...]

The Journey begins THE EVOLUTION OF A RING S STORYCourage is found in unlikely places.What started up as an adventure oriented for children turned into an epic fantasyTHE epic fantasy book, anything else in the genre after this, born here, any other author writing in this field, began here, and even impacted in many other genres and formats.Certainly, in The Hobbit, there are dangers, there is death, so thinking about it as a children s tale is a much debated issue, but it s clear that Tolkien s [...]

Click here to watch a video review of this book on my channel, From Beginning to Bookend From the valleys of the Shire to the summit of Amon Hen, The Fellowship of the Ring is an extraordinary adventure of endearing characters defying impossible odds.

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Give me a few friends,a stretch of pleasant hills and an ominous wood.Let us romp in the remnants of innocence,free of the fear coursing through the veins of the greater world.Give me the first half dozen chapters of The Fellowship of the Ring and I will gladly make a little heaven on earth out of it.After finishing The Hobbit as a young boy, I needed something else, something a little mature to meet my growing needs Lucky for me, Tolkien had done just that in the form of his epic trilogy The L [...]

Tolkein s masterpiece is notable primarily for its historical significance He basically invented the fantasy genre, and because of that all fantasy readers owe him a debt of gratitude Many things in his books will seem somewhat cliche nowadays, but that s because they have been used so often since he wrote this book almost all of them were original when this book was written.That said, Tolkein is not a terribly good writer He tends to go on in excruciating detail about trivial concepts Parts of [...]

Tonight on Anderson Cooper 360, we find ourselves in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and at The Green Dragon Public House and Brewery, a Tolkien inspired pub Our special guest tonight is none other than THE Hobbit, Mr Bilbo Baggins, formerly of the Shire We ll have a moment to get to know the individual that has meant so much to generations of literary fans and then to a new generation of movie going fans in this last decade Bilbo, how are you tonight Bilbo Baggins I m well thank you, Anderson, and how [...]

Raise your hand if you remember the awesome book fairs or book order forms from back when you were a kid Well, in middle school I picked up this sweet read in a box set with the rest of the trilogy and The Hobbit Unfortunately, while I have always been enthusiastic about reading, I did not find the motivation to complete it for almost 15 years.In the early 90s I read the Hobbit Then I followed it up by starting this one but lost interest shortly after Tom Bombadil Tolkien is great, but can be a [...]

This is at least the 15th time I ve read this book and I STILL cannot word my love for everything Tolkien A day may come when I can actually review my favorite books

Read the review by Doc Opp I think he covers it quite nicely He explains how Tolkien was the forefather of fantasy writing, and why that makes his books important He also shares his opinion that the historical importance sort of causes people to overlook that Tolkien couldn t write worth beans.Opp posits that perhaps it has something to do with the concept of heroism being different in Tolkien s days than it is now I m not sure I agree with that I mean I agree that his characters are a study in [...]

I am going to say 4.5 stars In the beginning I thought it was a little dull It was making me weary and sleepy reading it I actually stopped in the middle of chapters because I couldn t read any I hate that I kept moving, though I am determined to finish this trilogy I should have known this book would have taken me longer to read than expected The movies took me nine days to finish Don t judge I was pregnant during that time and very sleepy I am very glad I kept going, because the last half of t [...]

Where would the fantasy genre be without Tolkien He gave us the first deeply developed fantasy world, and character and plot tropes that are still go tos for fantasy writers Are these tropes now overused Yes, as are tropes in other genres As King Solomon said, There s nothing new under the sun We are constantly reusing the ideas of others while trying to improve upon them and make them our own And we have Tolkien to thank for many of those ideas I respect him and the Middle Earth he created imme [...]

My education as a young German continues I have been able to read children s books easily for some time, but books for grown ups are still challenging I thought that reading The Lord of the Rings in translation might be helpful, since for me it s intermediate between children s literature and adult literature The vocabulary and grammar are like adult literature but the writing is concrete and straightforward as children s literature tends to be, with little of the abstractions, generalisations [...]

Update Want to read the complete review Visit the article in Counterpunch I ll admit this the only reason why I read the LOTR Trilogy was because I was jealous The year 1972 It was a time of ridiculously insane fashion hot pants, maxi coats and pads and rough woven cotton shirts, so scratchy they felt like the sartorial equivalent of surgical gauze with chunks of wood stuck between the weave It was not for the faint hearted.And of course, who was the most faint hearted Me I was entering a new hi [...]

Not all those who wander are lost I expect that that if anyone thinks or says the wordfantasy, the first thing that comes to mind is Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings right along with it I relish a good fantasy, but after watching and loving the movies, I was reluctant to read the book Perhaps pure stubbornness on my part, biased by a crooked idea that the book couldn t be as good I was so wrong I loved everything about The Fellowship of the Ring.J.R.R Tolkien s book is not an action or even an [...]

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The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater W O W I m completely blown awayThis is the kind of story the word epic seems to have been invented for J.R.R Tolkien didn t just make up Middle Earth,he infused every aspect of it with life The great depth of work Tolkien put into producing his creation involved inventing landscapes, languages, beasts an [...]

One does not simply review the LOTR Yet here I am, trying to do so In the words of Sam the wise Gamgee, I can sum up my review Oh, that doesn t do them justice by a long road This was a BR with The one who DNF d it and The one who didn t like it.I have taken my own sweet time with this book, relishing each of its pages and words and watching the movie as I read the book It has been a great time Is it not a strange fate that we should suffer so much fear and doubt for so small a thing It is Bilbo [...]

4 out of 5 stars to The Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R Tolkien s first novel in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, later made into a billion dollar movie franchise I count myself lucky to have been able to read this book before it became a movie, though I loved the movie, too.Why This BookI was 13 years old when I stumbled upon this book while a friend was reading it He was a major video gamer, fantasy sports leaguer and avid reader of science fiction Though we were good friends, I had different hobb [...]

This was long overdue and I am so happy to have finally read the first book Finishing Books 2 and 3 will be among my early goals of 2018 I can t say enough about how much I loved this book It s always fun to read about a character who is on the move The constant action, even if it s as repetitive as avoiding a trail and walking through the woods for two days, kept the narration grounded, which was important in painting a picture of how vast middle earth was.I love the movies in their own right, [...]

Oh geez This book fell victim to It was really great at first but then I had 7 chapters to read in one night so I started skimming it and cramming it was making it less enjoyable and now reading this book feels like a task even though if I was given time I could enjoy it to its full extent but now after being bored for so many chapters I have no interest in picking it up again outside of class Genuinely, I like the world I love the characterization of Sam and Frodo I like Gandalf, and the actio [...]

I consider the Lord of the Rings trilogy the best fantasy, and perhaps the best fiction, ever written Middle Earth is a beautiful, rich, complete land to which Narnia pales by comparison don t get me wrong, I very much like Narnia, too.The beginning of the quest, which starts innocently but dives into a much larger, darker world than its protagonist, Frodo Baggins, could have ever imagined, is absolutely spellbinding A small portion of the near infinite background is revealed and armed with a sh [...]

CONTENT DISCLAIMER I was feeling very muppet y when I wrote this Please bear with me DThis book is not for the faint hearted.I ve never known a book to come with so much baggage, I swear So first things first.YOU YOUR BOOKIn situations where you find yourself entangled with a book like this, the things you have to ask yourself are Am I ready for this Do I have the time and strength for this Am I ready to accept the outcome of this Because chances are things won t work out at all I VE GOT A MUPPE [...]