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Feb 09, 2011

Jonathan rated it:

A review of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers by Sauron

After my review of the Fellowship of the Ring, my agent BBMed me and said that people still thought I was a bitter a-hole. He suggested that I learn to deal with my situation by talking with some likeminded people who have faced similar frustration. So he signed me up for Dark Lords and Villains Anonymous. At least that’s what it's called on the website. When I send out a FB invite to my peeps I usually use the subject line " More...

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Jul 24, 2010

Caris rated it:

It took little Johnny Tolkien thirty-four years to write The Lord of the Rings.* By my count, it has taken this reader at least twice as long to make it through the first two volumes of his trilogy. But it’s starting to get exciting. Sam has laid his head upon Frodo’s bosom. Gandalf has changed colors. Gollum's found some fish. It has been, all things considered, a rather nice segment of the journey.

But, really, it shouldn’t have been. The characters have been through some shit. Peep More...

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Jul 23, 2011

Maud rated it:

(regarding entire series)

What could I possibly say about the Lord of the Rings? When it comes down to it, I've never really been in the position to dislike it. It has always been in my life; I have this vivid memory of sitting by the fireplace in our old house, my dad reading to my brother and me out of his ancient, dirt-green 1970 version. (It's still floating around in the house somewhere. The cover has almost fallen off and the papers are so thin I'm too scared to turn them.) Old More...

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May 31, 2008

Jesse rated it:

"Gimli! Get me more arrows!!!" Thus continues the second book of the Lord of The Ring Trilogy. Like the first one this book is filled with high adventure, deception, and suspense.

The Fellowship has been scattered and three new journeys begin for our band of merry folk. Sam and Frodo begin a quasi-homo erotic jaunt through the land of Mordor with their tricksy companion Gollum. Pippin and Merry help 60 foot talking trees shatter the power of the White Wizard Saruman. A More...

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May 18, 2008

Brandon rated it:

For a review of TLOR in general read my review of The Silmarillion. These are some additional thoughts on issues taht come up on the books.
On page 277 Tolkien recounts the reforging of Narsil, Aragorn’s sword, which he renames Andruil, Flame of the West. The sword is made by elvish smiths who alone have the skill to remake the sword and pour into it the magic that it needs to accomplish its mission. Elvish swords are mentioned throughout the book as being imbued with special power More...

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Jan 15, 2012

Nikki rated it:

I always thought the casting was pretty much perfect, for this radio adaptation of Lord of the Rings. I only have one I seriously quibble with, and that's Denethor -- everyone else sounds just about perfect. I thought I'd have more trouble with comparing it to the movie, but it's a totally different experience, and just as good as I remember. It surprises me how little abridgement was needed, and how much of the detail of Tolkien's world remains. Gollum had my housemates knocking on my door to f More...

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Jan 15, 2012

Filipa rated it:

Muito bom! CONTÉM SPOILERS

http://labirinto-livros.blogspot.com/201...

As Duas Torres é o segundo livro da trilogia do Senhor dos Anéis. Para quem não teve oportunidade de ler ainda o primeiro volume, aconselho lerem primeiro este post . Já há muito se sabe que Tolkien e as suas obras sobre a Terra Média, foram, são e continuarão a ser motivo para muito falatório, seja ele bom ou mau. Este escritor é um génio para muitos e a herança que ele deixa é rica em muitos aspectos.
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Aug 04, 2011

Anzu rated it:

Since this is LOTR and I guess I’m supposed to be nice in this review I’ll start by posting a character sheet or whatever this is. It’s been a while since I wanted to find one and luckily I did using our wonderful friend, Google. So here are the most popular characters:

Some don’t look as I imagine they would be but let’s appreciate the people who did the casting for the movie. They did a pretty good job.

Now back to my main problem about this book. Why can’t I More...

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Jan 07, 2009

Kyaru.chan rated it:

Now this one was MUCH better than the first! The action is fast paced, and there's three different stories going at once, so it's much more interesting than the first one.

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Jan 26, 2012

Karen rated it:

The Precious Ringwraith read along!

At the urges of my dear read along partner, Cillian, I have posted the link below as a treat for all of you!

http://www.mediafire.com/?lj7oolbypkayswv

Don't get creeped out guys, I don't sound like that in real life ~~obviously~~.

This book was definitely better than the last one. Review to come!

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Apr 23, 2008

Jann rated it:

This was my favorite book of The Lord of the Rings, which is unusual because, as the middle section, it has really no beginning and no end. I think that's what made it so strong. You're really just following the journey, which it intense enough in itself without having to worry about the backstory or the future. You're just living in the moment with the characters. Plus, who can forget the literary version of the battle at Helm's Deep? More...

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Jan 07, 2011

Thomas rated it:

The Two Towers is the second to last book in the Lord of the Rings series and I would have to say it ranks right up there with The Hobbit and The fellowship of the Ring. It brings in new major charecters and places while expanding on older ones. A bit shorter than The Fellowship of the Ring I read abot 2 chapters a day and had it done in a week and a half. Overall a good book and I will sometime be reading the final the Return of the King to bring an end to one of the greatest trilogies that I h More...

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Mar 13, 2011

Peter added it

Some (mild) reservations: I agree with some of the reservations out there.
It is great to pick up the story of the Fellowship where we left it but the book suffers from one big problem, which is its structure. The division in two separate stories (Merry/Pippin/Legolas/Gimli/Aragorn on the one hand, then Frodo/Sam on the other hand)is quite tedious and sometimes the sense of purpose of the first story is not that clear. Don't get me wrong, there are some cracking bits of litterature in this book: More...

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Feb 09, 2012

Mick rated it:

This audio version of the book was produced in 2007 by BBC Radio and very nicely performed by a full cast, starring Ian Holm as Frodo.

Since it is a full cast performance piece, there are music and sound effects to contend with that make hushed words and dramatic whispering (of which there are many) very difficult to hear.

Be warned. If you have the volume cranked up to hear the softly spoken words, sudden horn blaring, Orc snarling or shouting will be VERY LOUD and may s More...

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Dec 26, 2011

Kassie rated it:

This review will not be very good because if I got to in depth with Lord of the Rings, I will ramble on and on and people reading this will get very bored.

While I read this one in the shortest of time, it was my least favorite. HOWEVER...
I still LOVED it.

Merry and Pippin's time with Treebeard dragged a bit, although I still thought it was very interesting. The whole bit about losing the Ent Wives was hilarious, and the part where Treebeard loses control for a second More...

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Nov 23, 2011

Pattyrflg rated it:

My suggestion would be to read each book and watch the corresponding movie after reading each book. Although the movies do not follow the books exactly, they were exceptionally well done and they depict some of the main events. Watching the movie of the Fellowship of the Ring brought the characters alive and helped me visualize them and the locations they travelled through. The second movie, The Two Towers, has some significant changes from the book, so watch the movie after reading the book.
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Oct 28, 2011

David rated it:

It is not that Tolkien is original in his stories, he is not, but rather it is the way that he uses his knowledge of European literature to create such a colourful and engaging world. His characters are not shallow, nor is he strictly black and white in his characters either. Granted, there is absolutely nothing good about Sauron, but his better characters are not necessarily pure either. In this regard I think of Gandalf. He is the closest character to what one would consider a good guy in his More...

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Sep 18, 2011

Steven rated it:

I suspect that I wouldn't have anything more to say about the plot and themes, for you, because if you're reading this, you've read the books or seen the movies already. I could go into a few changes from one to the other, but I won't put such disclaimers here. Instead, I was interested in Tolkein's writing choices, as I was in the review for the FOTR. Here, Tolkein basically splits the book in half: the first half to Aragorn and Gandalf; the second half to Frodo and Sam and Gollum. I know t More...

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Aug 15, 2011

Peggy rated it:

So, I'm going to be honest. I started reading these books when I was in seventh grade when the movie came out. I had a gigantic crush on Elijah Wood and I bought the book because I wanted to stare at his face on the cover. Needless to say, I didn't read the books very closely (I did actually read them, but I don't remember much) and I'm kind of ashamed at my motives for buying and reading the books. Especially since I studied abroad in New Zealand primarily because of the LOTR phenomenon. Howeve More...

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Aug 03, 2011

Tom rated it:

This book again illustrates the genius of two men. Tolkien is the obvious one but it also shows just how well Peter Jackson has done with his films because he sticks much closer to the story in the book than most would have done.
With vivid, flowing descriptions and a story which captures the imagination, I found this book a pleasure to read. It doesn't have as many elvish songs as the first one and as a result it is slightly easier to get through in my opinion. This book has received criticism f More...

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Aug 03, 2011

Dan rated it:

The Lord of the Rings story represents to me the epitome of an epic adventure saga. It's a traditional hero's journey, fraught with danger and adversity, friends and enemies, war and the noble quest to bring peace. I have never felt more a part of a world than Middle Earth during the Second War of The Ring. Also, in comparison to other adventure stories, especially those of this nature, the Lord of the Rings stands alone for me as feeling like the largest scale. Tolkien does a great job of d More...

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Jun 27, 2011

Melissa rated it:

The two towers (the lord of the rings #2)
J.R.R. Tolkien
322 pages
Houghton Mifflin
ISBN: 0618346260

This book is the continuation of Frodo and friends’ journey to destroy the ring. Merry and Pippin are taken captive by Orcs who thinks that they are the ring bearers. While Merry and Pippin tries to escape the real ring bearer, Frodo and Sam are on their way to the Mordor to destroy the ring. On their travel they encounter a creature named, Gollum, whom they force More...

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Jun 25, 2011

Duncankaren rated it:

Having only recently delved into the works of Tolkien recently for the first time, I have to say that I wasn't all that impressed with The Hobbit or The Fellowship of the Ring. While I thought that Tolkien had a fantastic and original idea for his time, his writing left much to be desired for me. I did however, enjoy The Two Towers more than the previously mentioned books despite it having a few flaws for me as well. The Fellowship of the Ring needs to be read before this book, and b More...

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Jun 19, 2011

Fabio added it

The Two Towers
By: J.R.R Tolkien
352 pages
ISBN13: 9780618002238

What would you do if you are mistaken as a ring bearer of a magical ring that can do wonders? Well in The Two Towers, Merry and Pippin had to go through this. As they were on their journey, they were being followed by Orcs, because they were believed to be the ring bearers, but in fact they weren't. To top it all off, they were then kidnapped because of being mistaken. In their situation, what could they do?
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Jun 09, 2011

Jeruen rated it:

It's been a while since I last wrote a book review. That is because I picked up a book that was rather long and hard to finish. I picked up the trilogy again, after a few months of hiatus. I read the first book last June, and I rated that book rather low. I hated the fact that it consisted of travel for the most part, and nothing else much. Still, I decided to read on and continue.

So after four months, I picked up the second book, The Two Towers. Now after reading this book, I cannot m More...

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Apr 28, 2011

Isaac rated it:

A book of surprising, fantastic adventures! There are no simple words to describe any Lord Of The Rings book. The plot is at times confusing; the suspense is on and off the charts. It is a fantasy book and in my opinion it is a good one. There are three stories in this book and the telling of them switches every one two or three chapters except for the last one which is a completely different setting. The first is about Aragons adventures with Gimli and Legolis, who is the elf on the front cov More...

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Apr 25, 2011

Eric rated it:

This originally appeared on my blog with the title Trudging through the Lord of the Rings Part 3

note for goodreads: These books have been around forever, so I'm going to assume nothing is really a spoiler.

I finished up The Two Towers a week or so ago and I have to say that “Trudging” no longer describes my experience (for the most part). While I preferred the first movie to the first book, I mostly feel exactly the opposite about the second book/movie. The only annoying thing More...

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Mar 21, 2011

Jane rated it:

The Lord of the Rings is one of the greatest books ever, and the forerunner of most fantasy being written today. As Tolkien himself noted, its biggest flaw is that it is not longer. There are slow passages (and poetry!) that can bog readers down, but I recommend forging ahead and getting past any slow parts the first time through. It's funny, exciting and touching, with real characters (even if they are from fantasy races) and a thrilling plot. I first read it in junior high. I have since read i More...

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Dec 31, 2010

Tiger Holland (All-Consuming Books) rated it:

This volume begins with all the main characters scattering. The fellowship of companions sent out from Rivendell has officially broken up: Gandalf is presumed dead, Boromir dies in the first chapter, Frodo and Sam are headed off for certain death in Mordor, Merry and Pippin have been captured by orcs, and Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli are perplexed about where to go and who to try and help. One of the things I like best about The Two Towers is its status as a down sequel. Everything looks grayer a More...

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Nov 15, 2010

Nolan rated it:

I have read “The Two Towers” By J.R.R Tolkien. It is the second lord of the rings book. It is a great book and I recommend it for everyone. Also, it is good to read the books before the movie making both seem even better. Many people love these books and I also do. It’s definitely worth reading.
The plot is set in middle-earth, a world of Hobbits, Elves, Dwarfs, Ents, and Humans. The series is about Frodo Baggins receiving the one ring of power and learns he must destroy it in a volcano p More...

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