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The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings
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Start date
January 1, 2013
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March 31, 2013
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In a poll, we voted to read The Lord of the Rings during January to March 2013.

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What Members Thought

Abel Rodriguez
Jun 02, 2012 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
This is my up teeth time reading it. Everytimr a new wrinkle is evident, this is what I love on these books. While the movies are generally fsithful, there are parts that are neglected due to the movie length, like the fight for the Shire with Saruman and his men. A must read!
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Jerika
Feb 18, 2011 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Monika
Feb 23, 2011 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: for-another-day
Melissa
Mar 10, 2011 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Tym
Mar 30, 2011 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fantasy, owned, classics, epic-fantasy
Torie
May 29, 2011 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: classics
Christina
Jul 13, 2011 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Johanna
Oct 14, 2011 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: favorites
Chad Brown
Jan 04, 2012 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Nabila
Mar 20, 2012 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Joanygee
Apr 07, 2012 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Merriweather
May 19, 2012 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fantasy
Ana
Jul 15, 2012 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Kim
Jul 15, 2012 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: favorites
Carla
Aug 02, 2012 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fantasy, tolkien
Ann Helen
Aug 04, 2012 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: england, classic-bricks
Helena Greenfield
Aug 20, 2012 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fantasy
Alessia Starace
Dec 06, 2012 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: finished, fantasy
Alessia Starace
Dec 06, 2012 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: finished, fantasy
Jane
Jan 09, 2014 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Cassie
Jul 15, 2014 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Deppie
Oct 31, 2014 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Norbert
Feb 24, 2016 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: terra-di-mezzo
Rachael
Jan 05, 2018 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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