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The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings
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Start date
March 15, 2011
Finish date
April 15, 2011
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Classics Read for 2011

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Brad
Jun 19, 2009 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fantasy, personal-mythology, classic, faves
Twenty-five years ago I'd have given The Lord of the Rings my highest possible praise. I came to Tolkien's masterpiece on my own, and that meant much to me at twelve. The only books that had been reached by me alone were books on mythology and horror. Everything else I read, from DH Lawrence to Hemingway to Dickens to Shakespeare (and this also included Dracula and Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde because they were "true" classics), was suggested and sanctioned by my mother (for which I will always owe ...more
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michelle
Sep 28, 2008 rated it it was amazing
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Jaimie
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Carolyn
Nov 05, 2008 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fantasy, classics
Rob
Apr 13, 2009 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: fantasy, books-of-my-youth, definitive
Paula
Oct 02, 2009 rated it really liked it
Regina
Jan 22, 2010 rated it it was amazing
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Misha
Jun 06, 2010 marked it as to-read
Shelves: fantasy, classics, fiction, own
Alberta Ross
Dec 13, 2010 rated it it was amazing
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Kevin Xu
Mar 19, 2011 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Joan
Mar 25, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Andy
Apr 17, 2011 rated it it was amazing
~Geektastic~
May 05, 2011 marked it as to-read
Shelves: bucket-list
Courtney
May 18, 2011 rated it really liked it
Kevin Xu
May 31, 2011 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Richard
Jul 23, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: fantasy, 5-stars
Taueret
Sep 25, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Aaron
Oct 15, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Dharmakirti
Feb 28, 2012 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: favorites, fantasy
Christopher Ruz
Apr 16, 2012 rated it it was amazing
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