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After so many reviews on this book, how can I do it justice? Well, just give my opinion, I guess. For the story/plotline definitely deserves 5 plus stars. I did have to substract for the way in which it was told, though. I understand that any author creating his own world in the genres of fantasy and scifi must set the stage for his audience. This task can become tedious for the reader at times. While I think this author did a good job at setting his stage I still found it rough to get through.
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Most recently read this aloud to my 9-year old... doing a half-chapter or so about every third night, took from 11/29 to 02/21. Proof that Tolkien is still relevant: He endured every last word of it. Even the long songs about Elven lore. He laughed, he got scared, he was invested.
Rob Inglis Audiobooks's 2011:
My favorite part remains the same from The Hobbit -- anytime Rob Inglis sings. Which meant Tom Bombadill's chapter was the one least remembered from my teens, and Rob sang like every thirty seconds which had me gleeing like a child.
I didn't remember the forest before Riverdale, which takes up like one third of the book. I still love Glorfindal's arrival on scene, and remember how mad I was at the movie for changing that to Arwen. Also, on the accounts of Arwen & Ar ...more
My favorite part remains the same from The Hobbit -- anytime Rob Inglis sings. Which meant Tom Bombadill's chapter was the one least remembered from my teens, and Rob sang like every thirty seconds which had me gleeing like a child.
I didn't remember the forest before Riverdale, which takes up like one third of the book. I still love Glorfindal's arrival on scene, and remember how mad I was at the movie for changing that to Arwen. Also, on the accounts of Arwen & Ar ...more
If you are skeptical of "reading the book", let me tell you:
These books are worth it.
If you have trouble with Tolkien's heaviness, I'd suggest "keep moving," similar to how one might read Paradise Lost. Let yourself get lost in the story rather than bogged with the details. This is a masterpiece––he lived and breathed these books. ...more
These books are worth it.
If you have trouble with Tolkien's heaviness, I'd suggest "keep moving," similar to how one might read Paradise Lost. Let yourself get lost in the story rather than bogged with the details. This is a masterpiece––he lived and breathed these books. ...more
LOTR is the first adult Fantasy series I read as a teenager (I had read the Chronicles of Narnia, and the Time Quartet by L'engle, prior to LOTR) It is the series that I judge every other fantasy book. Every few years, I read the series again. I saw the movies and enjoyed them, but the books are so much better.
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