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My Favourite of the trilogy!
I already wrote a lot in my Fellowship of the Ring review. So rather than writing “ditto” here, I thought I would list below some of my favorite quotes from this book:
“The grey figure of the Man, Aragorn son of Arathorn, was tall, and stern as stone, his hand upon the hilt of his sword; he looked as if some king out of the sea had stepped upon the shores of lesser men. Before him stooped the old figure, white, shining now as if with some light kindled within, bent, laden with years, but holding ...more
“The grey figure of the Man, Aragorn son of Arathorn, was tall, and stern as stone, his hand upon the hilt of his sword; he looked as if some king out of the sea had stepped upon the shores of lesser men. Before him stooped the old figure, white, shining now as if with some light kindled within, bent, laden with years, but holding ...more
Like many, these stories, along with The Chronicles of Narnia were the first fantasy books I ever read. Definitely due for a re-read! Every year, the last week of the year, we watch the Peter Jackson extended version of the The Lord of the Rings. The Two Towers is one of my favorites!
I’m honestly copying & pasting then making minor adjustments to my review of LotR The Fellowship of the Ring.
Can be a bit of a trudge at times. But journey is incredible. And the mythologies are remarkable.
I find no reason to judge or choose between the book & the film. Sure there are differences. The deviations seem less important than those of the first book & film. So overall I think both are equally enjoyable & entertaining in their own right.
Other than sometimes trudging, the main fault is ...more
Can be a bit of a trudge at times. But journey is incredible. And the mythologies are remarkable.
I find no reason to judge or choose between the book & the film. Sure there are differences. The deviations seem less important than those of the first book & film. So overall I think both are equally enjoyable & entertaining in their own right.
Other than sometimes trudging, the main fault is ...more
Reviewed the whole thing under The Lord of the Rings.
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Second part of Lord of the Rings classic. Tolkien's book three is about Gandalf the White, Ents, Rohan and Helms Deep. Book four is about Frodo, Sam, Smeagol, Faramir, and Shelob.
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