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Oct 17, 2011
Michelle
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No doubt that The Lord of the Rings is a masterpiece.
It was interesting to reread this after so many years; I'm more critical and picky now, and I can see why some people wouldn't like this. It's very long, meanders quite a bit, and it's definitely not a character-driven story (funny that back in 2012 I found the characters so interesting).
But Tolkien is a master in world-building, and LOTR is one of the most inventive and extensive stories out there!
2012
Just great. The writing was beauti ...more
No doubt that The Lord of the Rings is a masterpiece.
It was interesting to reread this after so many years; I'm more critical and picky now, and I can see why some people wouldn't like this. It's very long, meanders quite a bit, and it's definitely not a character-driven story (funny that back in 2012 I found the characters so interesting).
But Tolkien is a master in world-building, and LOTR is one of the most inventive and extensive stories out there!
2012
Just great. The writing was beauti ...more
Well the quest to find the purpose of Legolas has begun. I decided to read with a goal in mind. Many of us thought the character of Legolas was designed merely with the foresight of letting Orlando Bloom play him in a film. I've been trying to disprove this. While reading Fellowship, I discovered many things Legolas actually does, though only two had to be done exclusively by the elf. 1- He pulled Gimli out of the Chamber of Mazarbul as the orcs came rushing through the doors. Everyone else was
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Mar 15, 2011
Allison
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it was amazing
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Dec 24, 2012
Brian
marked it as to-read
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