From the Bookshelf of J.R.R. Tolkien…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
No group discussions for this book yet.
What Members Thought
Magical! I've read this story a few times already, but this is the first time I've listened to it.
We all know the story so I won't go into it here. I love the way Tolkien writes, lyrical, descriptive, the turn of a phrase. It was fun to hear the narrator sing all the songs included in the text.
My favorite parts were visiting the Shire and the Mines of Moira. My favorites characters were Strider/Aragorn and Gandalf. But of course I love them all and also all the settings, well, maybe except Mord ...more
We all know the story so I won't go into it here. I love the way Tolkien writes, lyrical, descriptive, the turn of a phrase. It was fun to hear the narrator sing all the songs included in the text.
My favorite parts were visiting the Shire and the Mines of Moira. My favorites characters were Strider/Aragorn and Gandalf. But of course I love them all and also all the settings, well, maybe except Mord ...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
2015 - magical as usual. I love how I can pick up new things during these re-reads.
May 28, 2009
Morrowless
rated it
it was amazing
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
absolute-favorites
Jul 03, 2009
Eddie
marked it as to-read
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
modern-classics,
fantasy
Jan 07, 2010
Greg
added it
Jul 22, 2010
Belladonna (~Miriam Daisy Rose~)
marked it as to-read
Sep 08, 2010
Aoi
rated it
it was amazing
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
re-read,
favorites,
always-reading,
fantasy,
epic,
high-fantasy,
kings-and-queens,
favorite-authors,
sword-and-sorcery,
2013
Dec 09, 2010
Ebster Davis
added it
