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I was actually surprised by how much I enjoyed this. I'd tried reading it before, but got bogged down about 100 pages in; I think it was all the Tom Bombadil stuff. I skimmed his chapters this time, and once they get away from him, the story really picks up.
My favourite part was Legolas's reaction to the Balrog: "Ai! ai!!" wailed Legolas. "A Balrog! A Balrog is come!"
Started January 1st 2009, finished January 10th 2009. ...more
My favourite part was Legolas's reaction to the Balrog: "Ai! ai!!" wailed Legolas. "A Balrog! A Balrog is come!"
Started January 1st 2009, finished January 10th 2009. ...more
I re-read these books every year and I've done this since the 6th grade when I discovered them. I absolutely love them.
Update from 2025: just got done listening to the audiobook narrated by Andy Serkis…AMAZING. Loved it so much. He is of course a great narrator with amazing energy in his reading! I definitely recommend this version of the audiobook! ...more
Update from 2025: just got done listening to the audiobook narrated by Andy Serkis…AMAZING. Loved it so much. He is of course a great narrator with amazing energy in his reading! I definitely recommend this version of the audiobook! ...more
I thought the last 170 pages were excellent, but I'll admit I really struggled through the first three quarters of the book. There were just too many songs for me . . . and I can't say I care all that much about the history of hobbits. So I didn't love it, but I am looking forward to reading The Two Towers next.
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The reason for the low rating? I could not get into it. However, I really like the movies and I do enjoy a good fantasy book from time to time. This rating will likely change when I re-read it in the future :)
This is a book that I do better listening to.
Jul 08, 2012
Kate Sherrod
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it was amazing
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