The Lord of the Rings

by J.R.R. Tolkien

Review of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

       The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien is an absolute masterpiece.  Whether you are into fantasy novels or not you will almost certainly love this book.  This is the book that got me back to reading(when I didn’t have to).

       The story follows Frodo Baggins through his adventures across Middle Earth in an attempt to destroy the mysterious ring of power.  Since most people know the story of The Lord of the Rings I won’t spend much time on that subject.  I think nearly everyone has seen the trilogy of movies that came out in the last few years.  If you haven’t you probably should go out and see all three immediately.

       Now on to the book.  The book was originally published in 3 volumes(The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King) and took over a decade to create. The Lord of the Rings has recently been re-released as a single volume.  The reason I suggest that you tackle this 1000+ page tome even after you’ve seen the movie and know the story is because it’s better than the movie.  Yes that’s right.  We all know that the huge scale sets and big budget effects make for a brilliant visual on the silver screen, but to hear Tolkien describe these breathtaking landscapes is unreal.  No movie screen could ever completely capture the magic that this book possesses.  

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien was reviewed by Viktar Yett 

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