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The Lord of the Rings

J.R.R. Tolkien

Start date: May 27, 2018

Finish date: July 27, 2018

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The Lord of the Rings: Part 1
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The History of ME: Challenge
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Feb 28, 2012 L rated it it was amazing

Shelves: j-r-r-tolkien

JRR Tolkien is one of the greatest fantasy writers of all time and he proved this by dedicating his life to it. He used personal experiances during the war, his friendships and love and creativity and imagery within his work to bring it to life. The Lord of the rings was his main work that is set in a triology format but is read as one single volume, it touches on all aspects but its main theme is love and the power of love in friendship and unity which continues throughout the novel; love conqu ...more

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May 05, 2013 Deestarr rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy

This has always been one of my favorite books and along with The Hobbit is one of the books that introduced me to the wonderful world of fantasy writing. Tolkien's world is immersive and his descriptions of the history of Middle Earth are always interesting. I am on somewhere around my 25th reading of this book and still find something new every time I read it. ...more

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Jan 11, 2012 Calenmarwen rated it it was amazing

Shelves: personal-favorites, tolkien-esque-books, fantasy-science-fiction, classics, literary-fiction

My all time favourite book!

High Fantasy, Quest, Good vs Evil

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Apr 05, 2013 Philip Dodd rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, favourites, fantasy

I am sixty one now and I first read 'The Lord of the Rings' when I was sixteen in 1968. No other book before it revealed to me what reading what I consider to be a good book can do. I will never forget the relief I felt when Frodo made it to Rivendell, free of the threat of the Black Riders, the wonder of meeting Treebeard for the first time in Fangorn Forest, the joy of seeing Gandalf return as Gandalf the White, the awe at witnessing the fall of the Dark Tower, and sharing the sorrow of Sam, l ...more

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