The War of the Ring: The History of The Lord of the Rings, Part Three
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The War of the Ring: The History of The Lord of the Rings, Part Three
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In The War of the Ring Christopher Tolkien takes up the story of the writing of The Lord of the Rings with the Battle of Helm's Deep and the drowni... read full description

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Apr 25, 2011
Jane rated it: 4 of 5 stars
I've never read any of the History of the Lord of the Rings. I've always wanted to, but would rather reread the Lord of the Rings! But I decided to read The War of the Ring.

While I found it interesting, and in parts extremely interesting, I did not find it mesmerizing. While it is noteworthy to see J.R.R. Tolkien's genius at work, and I especially enjoyed his letters to his son ("A new character has come on the scene (I am sure I did not invent him, I did not even want him, though More...
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Dec 15, 2011
Michael rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Maybe the best volume of the History of Middle-earth so far. Lots more background on how some of the original parts of The Two Towers and The Return of the King were first written, which is in some cases very differently than what made it into the final versions. Volume nine (which is volume 4 of the History of Lord of the Rings) is on it way.

I wrote about the experience of reading all 12 of these volumes here: http://soundscryer.com/2011/06/13/christ... (part 1) and here: http://soundscryer.com/2011/12/02/christ... More...
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May 24, 2010
The Third Place added it
F TOL hlotr pt.3
Fantasy
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Jan 04, 2011
Zulema rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Introductorio
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Feb 06, 2011
Jim rated it: 2 of 5 stars
Return of the King was never my favorite Tolkien book. Reading about the making of it wasn't very interesting.
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Jul 09, 2008
Deb rated it: 5 of 5 stars
fascinating background for true Tolkien nerds only
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