The Fellowship of the Ring
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Summary
One Ring to rule them all， One Ring to find them， One Ring to bring them all and in the darkeness bind them
In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths， and Sauron， The Dark Lord， forged the One Ring， filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others。 But the One Ring was taken from him， and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth， it remained lost to him。 After many ages it fell into the hands of Bilbo Baggins， as told in The Hobbit。
In a sleepy village in the Shire， young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task， as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care。 Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom， there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose。
In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths， and Sauron， The Dark Lord， forged the One Ring， filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others。 But the One Ring was taken from him， and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth， it remained lost to him。 After many ages it fell into the hands of Bilbo Baggins， as told in The Hobbit。
In a sleepy village in the Shire， young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task， as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care。 Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom， there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose。
Reviews
Thijs
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My personal favorite of the trilogy。 I love the way the journey begins， and the world is set up。 This is the best of the best within the genre and literature in general。 If you don't have a copy yet， please add it to your shelf。 PS: you better buy the other two parts too， while you're at it。 My personal favorite of the trilogy。 I love the way the journey begins， and the world is set up。 This is the best of the best within the genre and literature in general。 If you don't have a copy yet， please add it to your shelf。 PS: you better buy the other two parts too， while you're at it。 。。。more
Kathrine
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4。25/5Just as good as I remember， but I still prefer the movie（s）LOTR is my favorite movie trilogy。 I binge it at least once a year， and I love it with my whole heart。 With that said， I have no idea how to review this。 I read this in Norwegian like 10 years ago， so I've forgotten all the tiny stuff that this included。 I never finished reading the series， and I'm kind of ashamed。 As much as I enjoyed this， I think I still prefer this story in its movie form， but all the tiny details in this has a 4。25/5Just as good as I remember， but I still prefer the movie（s）LOTR is my favorite movie trilogy。 I binge it at least once a year， and I love it with my whole heart。 With that said， I have no idea how to review this。 I read this in Norwegian like 10 years ago， so I've forgotten all the tiny stuff that this included。 I never finished reading the series， and I'm kind of ashamed。 As much as I enjoyed this， I think I still prefer this story in its movie form， but all the tiny details in this has already made me appreciate the movies and this world in a different way。 Planning to rewatch the movies again soon to look out for the tiny stuff I didn't know about or remember。I'm going to try to be objective。 I don't think I would've enjoyed this nearly as much if I didn't love the movies。 This is so incredibly slow， and takes forever to get started。 But once it does， it's just so good。 The world-building is still the best I've ever come across， and I love me a road trip book， which this essentially is。 I don't think the characters are the strongest， and I again think that if it weren't for the movies， I wouldn't love them as much。 I absolutely loved the narrator。 I have a thing where I generally avoid older narrators （idk why） and I wanted to get my hands on the Serkis narration， but now I'm so glad I didn't。 Inglis is pitch-perfect， and he adds so much to the atmosphere。 He's a decent singer too， and I remember that the last time I read this I skipped over the songs， but this time around I savored them and appreciated them so much more。 Song is a powerful storytelling tool， and I think my favorite is the song Frodo and Sam sing when they're grieving Gandalf in Lothlorien。 These are details I wish the movies included。I can't give this the full five stars because there were parts of this that really dragged， mostly the beginning and whenever the gang would bump into elves。 The narrator really helped the slower chapters along， but they stand in such strong contrast to the faster-paced and action-packed scenes that I just enjoyed so much more。 I strongly suspect that I'll rate the next two books higher， but seeing as I originally stopped halfway through Two Towers， we'll see。 。。。more
Sam Clifford-Hassan
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Amazing！ The Fellowship of the Ring is my favourite film and it complements the book brilliantly。 Tolkien is a genius！
Tyler Johnson
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Banger
Lottie 🧚🏻
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Rating: 2。5 StarsDue to its incredible fame， I admit I had high expectations for this novel。 Alas， while it was a lively read at times， it could often be incredibly dull。 Interestingly， I found those moments when the characters were stagnant in one place （i。e。 the Shire， Rivendell） to be the most engaging， as characters were given the opportunity to meaningfully interact and a unique culture was displayed。 On the flip-side， when the fellowship was actively journeying， the novel would degrade int Rating: 2。5 StarsDue to its incredible fame， I admit I had high expectations for this novel。 Alas， while it was a lively read at times， it could often be incredibly dull。 Interestingly， I found those moments when the characters were stagnant in one place （i。e。 the Shire， Rivendell） to be the most engaging， as characters were given the opportunity to meaningfully interact and a unique culture was displayed。 On the flip-side， when the fellowship was actively journeying， the novel would degrade into a minute description of the topography of Middle-Earth。 While I can certainly see the appeal for those wth a prior deep vested interest in Tolkien’s world-building， such a writing style simply wasn’t for me。 。。。more
Noemi Casas
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If I could I would give 6 stars！ One of the books that with time and re-reads get better and better。 My first re-read in English too ❤️
Zone
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เล่าเรื่องแบบการจดบันทึก แต่มีหลายๆคนจด อ่านไปแทบจะไม่รู้ตัวเลยว่าจริงๆแล้วเรากำลังอ่านบันทึกที่ตลค。เขียนขึ้น กระทั่งบางช่วงบางตอนที่เขียนถึงเรื่องราวหลังจากนั้น（ตอนภารกิจจบแล้ว） มีช่วงน่าเบื่อบ้าง แต่ก็ภาพรวมสนุก สมแล้วที่เรียกว่าเป็นแฟนตาซีแห่งยุค ชอบการบรรยายบรรยากาศ ตันไม้ ใบหญ้า ภูมิประเทศของโทลคีนมาก ทั้งสวยงามและเห็นภาพ
Catherine Walker
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It’s really not worth it。 Just watch the films
Mateo Sánchez Ramírez
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Creo que esta ha sido la decepción más grande que me he llevado con un libro en bastante tiempo。 El señor de los anillos es prácticamente una religión en lo que a fantasía épica respecta， y yo quería dejar de ser el único que no lo había leído。 Sabía que La comunidad era un libro cuesta arriba， con muchos diálogos y descripciones según a lo que me habían contado y lo que había leído en internet。 Tengo tres problemas con este libro que me han impedido disfrutarlo; sobra decir que ni siquiera me h Creo que esta ha sido la decepción más grande que me he llevado con un libro en bastante tiempo。 El señor de los anillos es prácticamente una religión en lo que a fantasía épica respecta， y yo quería dejar de ser el único que no lo había leído。 Sabía que La comunidad era un libro cuesta arriba， con muchos diálogos y descripciones según a lo que me habían contado y lo que había leído en internet。 Tengo tres problemas con este libro que me han impedido disfrutarlo; sobra decir que ni siquiera me ha gustado。 El loreYo a Tolkien no le puedo negar que su lore me llama la atención; cada que hablaba de la historia del Anillo， de Gollum o de Isildur quería saber más， pero siento que en este libro todo eso está desaprovechado。 Son solo pequeñas pinceladas que supongo que se cuentan de forma seria en el Silmarillion。 El problema está en cómo Tolkien decidió enfocar su lore; siento que le da un protagonismo excesivo a los hobbits， raza que a mi parecer， es la más irrelevante de todas las que habitan la Tierra Media。 Pero por un motivo extraño， Tolkien escribe sobre ellos todo el tiempo; desde sus costumbres hasta cada mínimo detalle de sus vidas。 De verdad que no sé a quién pueda interesarle lo que ocurra en la comarca más que a Tolkien。Descripciones El concepto del viaje que emprenden los héroes está presente en este libro hasta la última página; todo es una gran caminata que a mí se me ha hecho soporífera por ser amable。 No entiendo por qué el escritor tiene que describir cada mínimo detalle de los bosques， las hojas y los animales; entiendo cuando se utiliza como una forma de decorar la narración con ciertos adjetivos que， aunque tengan un impacto nulo en la trama， pueden servir como una forma de representar lo que perciben los personajes。 Aquí esto no pasa， las descripciones son largas y continuas， casi que son otro personaje。 Pero 566 páginas después， si alguien me dice lo azul que está el cielo o lo verdes que son los árboles， no puedo garantizar que esa persona salga ilesa。 El bien y el malMi mayor problema con el Señor de los Anillos es que está demasiado enfocado en el bien y el mal。 Aquí no hay medias tintas， y siento que se pierde la emoción de la épica el saber que incluso con la corrupción que el anillo ejerce， los buenos están condenados a derrotar al Señor Oscuro， en la Tierra de Mordor donde se extienden las sombras。 El dualismo no tiene porque ser un aspecto negativo per se; la dimensión de la obra también influye， ya que aunque no haya leído el libro hasta ahora， me he tragado todos los spoilers posibles a lo largo de los años incluso sin ver las películas。 Y la forma en la que está escrita la historia， como el plot armor del tamaño de un edificio que no solo tiene Frodo， sino todos los hobbits， lo hace todavía más evidente。 Lastimosamente， siento que emprender el viaje a través de esta saga no resultó tan idílico como me hubiera gustado。 PD: Hay libros que he calificado con dos estrellas que me parecen mucho peores que este; no se pueden calificar a todos los libros con el mismo criterio y desde luego las estrellas no son un recurso suficiente para definir la calidad de una obra literaria。 La comunidad me parece malo， que no terrible。 Su nota es más que nada por los motivos que ya expuse。 。。。more
Riri Cleo
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I can’t stressed this enough but Sam Gamgee is the main character
Todor
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Too long， too slow， I really dislike Tolkien's writing style。 But the story is still great。 Too long， too slow， I really dislike Tolkien's writing style。 But the story is still great。 。。。more
B。J。 Chester
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Great
Roberta
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As I am rereading this series， it is interesting to note that in my review of The Hobbit， I noted that J。R。R。 Tolkien managed to keep much of the darkness at bay by frequently looking through the eyes of the Hobbit。 In this， the first book in the LOTR series， the darkness is much more prevalent as the point of view is seen through other eyes and the serious business of the 'one ring' is at hand。 Read approximately 15 times and they never grow old！ As I am rereading this series， it is interesting to note that in my review of The Hobbit， I noted that J。R。R。 Tolkien managed to keep much of the darkness at bay by frequently looking through the eyes of the Hobbit。 In this， the first book in the LOTR series， the darkness is much more prevalent as the point of view is seen through other eyes and the serious business of the 'one ring' is at hand。 Read approximately 15 times and they never grow old！ 。。。more
Zachary Herde
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 3 stars because it took me 16 years to finish it。 I tried multiple times when I was younger to pick it up and read through。 Multiple times I got to the part where they cross the river into Rivendell and found it profoundly boring enough to stop there。 Anyway， listening to the audiobook finally got me over the hump。 It’s finished。 Don’t bash me。 I plan to listen to the other two as well and then I can say I’ve at least experienced the LOTR novels。 Probably going to listen to something else for a 3 stars because it took me 16 years to finish it。 I tried multiple times when I was younger to pick it up and read through。 Multiple times I got to the part where they cross the river into Rivendell and found it profoundly boring enough to stop there。 Anyway， listening to the audiobook finally got me over the hump。 It’s finished。 Don’t bash me。 I plan to listen to the other two as well and then I can say I’ve at least experienced the LOTR novels。 Probably going to listen to something else for a while beforehand though。 I’m sick of songs and endless ramblings about history that isn’t explained。 。。。more
Victoria
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I DID IT OMG FINALLYalso I love Samnow I can’t wait to watch the movie！
Zach
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I forgot about the singing。 Could done without that。
Mary Green
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I would like to preface my review with the acknowledgement that some of my more negative critiques may simply be due to stylistic choices with which I don't necessarily connect - perhaps due to my generation， my age， or my stage in life shortening my attention span， or simply due to the fact that not every personprett will like every single style of writing。 On to the review。 In this review I will be critiquing Tolkien， an author that almost everyone deems to be one of the greats - and I do not I would like to preface my review with the acknowledgement that some of my more negative critiques may simply be due to stylistic choices with which I don't necessarily connect - perhaps due to my generation， my age， or my stage in life shortening my attention span， or simply due to the fact that not every personprett will like every single style of writing。 On to the review。 In this review I will be critiquing Tolkien， an author that almost everyone deems to be one of the greats - and I do not deny that he did something fantastic when it comes to literature。 He certainly was one who paved the way for a number of different literary choices and， I would argue， even the game Dungeons and Dragons。 But， alas， no earthly writer is above criticism。 Anyone reading this review probably already knows what The Fellowship of the Ring is all about - the ring of power must be taken to be destroyed so that the Dark Lord doesn't get it。 And this band of heroes is the group that's going to do it。 It's the start of the trilogy （not including The Hobbit）， and it reads very much like the start of a series。 Here is the good: Tolkien does a wonderful job with description。 He describes settings and objects and characters in beautiful detail。 For the most parts， his descriptions don't seem to bog the story down。 They make it easier to see in the mind's eye what is happening and where we are - perhaps one reason this world translated so well to the screen in the films。 Another thing that he did well was his writing of action sequences。 An example of this is the Bridge of Kazaddum （pardon my misspelling， please）。 This whole chapter was fast-paced， and it moved。 Written very well。 So， when there are action sequences， they are done in a masterful way。 Here is a critique that is neither negative nor positive: There is a lot of travel in this book。 And， something that Tolkien does arguably well with this is the detail he puts into the travel。 It does bog the book down a bit， but the traveling， at least feels like the length of time it's supposed to。 When time is supposed to feel dragged along and slow （for better or worse） it certainly does。 And when time is supposed to feel more at a standstill， not moving in any way， it simply stops。 The passage of time is written well， though this can also lead to a slower read， and make the book harder to become immersed in， and then appear to be boring。 I know， not everything can be action sequences， but there is a LOT of travel in this book。 Now for my negative critiques: This may simply be because it is the first book in the series， but the characters don't seem super fleshed out。 The hobbits of our fellowship all feel like they are one character， sort of until the end。 They don't seem to be split with differing personalities - not too much anyway。 The fellowship characters seem to be sort of just carboard cutouts of "this is a man。 all he wants is to go to his home。 That's it。" Or "This is a dwarf。 He's just here because he's a dwarf。 Same with the elf。" And this is Aragorn - he has nowhere to grow， because he already is the king， and he knows it， and he's perfectly fine with that。 Not really much character development available。 Allow me to put this another way - all of these characters feel like D&D cardboard character cutouts， it feels like they're just character sheets and someone is playing a game of D&D。 I know I've just insulted a number of people。 Moving on from the characters， we have SO。 MUCH。 EXOPOSITION。 None of this dialogue is written realistically。 I understand that this is a high fantasy realm， but nobody talks in a realistic manner。 And a lot of the dialogue is full of exposition about the world - way too much information dump for a conversation， especially in the council of Elrond。 It feels almost like Tolkien realized that the readers are not， in fact， in his head， and so don't know squat about this world that he created， so he uses the characters to provide exposition to the reader about the world - and yet there is still a ton of information missing， so it still feels like I'm lost in this world and a lot still doesn't make sense。 I shouldn't have to have read the history book about Middle Earth to understand the Lord of the Rings。 The worst example of exposition is the roughly 40 page chapter of the council of Elrond。 Just because it's a meeting doesn't mean it can be a massive exposition dump。 My last negative critique is this: While Tolkien does a wonderful job of describing objects and scenery， he doesn't seem to do as good of a job at developing relationships between his characters。 There is a ton of travel here， a ton of time to develop these relationships as meaningful relationships。 But 。。。 it just doesn't happen。 By the time Gandalf is lost， it doesn't feel like the company should have any emotions about this。 His just a dude who was traveling with them。 I see none of these characters caring about each other or being friends - except the hobbits， maybe。 But it is even difficult to SEE how those relationships were formed， too。 For example， WHY does Sam know Frodo so well at the end？ It's not exactly shown。 WHY are these characters grieving over Gandalf？ The relationships are not developed well enough to make it appear that they even had a reason。 The worst example of this is when the characters are all leaving Lothlorien。 It is just randomly stated that Legolas and Gimli are friends now。 What？ Why？ Where did this come from？ Why are you telling me this？ Why didn't you show me this development？ To summarize: Tolkien has done a wonderful job of creating a world and describing the details of the world。 He does a good job of making time feel as though it is passing， making the travel feel long， or making it seem as though time stands still。 He has not done a great job of making these characters distinguishable from one another， or really developing their relationships。 He has also done far too much of an exposition dump or providing unnecessary information that doesn't move the story along。 He seems too often to fall into a trap of telling instead of showing。 I hate to provide a less than positive review of this book - but， as I said at the start， no earthly author is above criticism。 I will， however， take any education on these matters to help improve my understanding。 It is possible that there were things that I missed in my reading - I did have to split my reading up a great deal， because I was attempting to read this to my very young child， so in the gaps， I may have forgotten things。 I am willing to be wrong here。 。。。more
Ina （The Bookish Introvert）
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I JUST FINISHED THR FIRST PART OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS ABD WHAT A LONG JOURNEY IT HAS BEEN AND IT IS JUST THE BEGINNING
Raven
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I have tried to read this book once before and ended up DNF-ing it as I struggled to get into it。 On my second attempt I have managed to complete it but sadly I was left disappointed with this much loved classic。 I found that there was too much waffle and it was unnecessarily descriptive to the point where it left me feeling bored and wanting to put it down。 The storyline itself was ok but it held very little substance outside of the descriptions of the setting。 The chapters felt way too long fo I have tried to read this book once before and ended up DNF-ing it as I struggled to get into it。 On my second attempt I have managed to complete it but sadly I was left disappointed with this much loved classic。 I found that there was too much waffle and it was unnecessarily descriptive to the point where it left me feeling bored and wanting to put it down。 The storyline itself was ok but it held very little substance outside of the descriptions of the setting。 The chapters felt way too long for how little took place in them and the whole book just had a very dense feel to it。 It was interesting to see how this book has inspired many others as there were parts that seemed similar to other more modern fantasy books that I have read。 But honestly I feel that the book has inspired better works than what is found in this original piece。 Honestly it just felt like too much effort for very little reward and I will not be continuing with this series。 。。。more
Kristin
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I definitely went about this in the wrong order， movie first then book。 I found the story tedious and the characters underdeveloped compared to the movie， which is almost physically painful for me to say。Fortunately， I loved the descriptions of the geography and landscape， which is good since landscape is basically 90% of the book。 I can also appreciate how game changing this trilogy was in terms the appearance of elves changing to what we know them as today and the ripple affect it still has on I definitely went about this in the wrong order， movie first then book。 I found the story tedious and the characters underdeveloped compared to the movie， which is almost physically painful for me to say。Fortunately， I loved the descriptions of the geography and landscape， which is good since landscape is basically 90% of the book。 I can also appreciate how game changing this trilogy was in terms the appearance of elves changing to what we know them as today and the ripple affect it still has on the fantasy genre。。。Unfortunately， I absolutely loathed the excessive amount of bloat present in this novel （visiting Tom Bombadil was completely pointless， for example）。 Which is part of what made it somewhat tedious to read。Nothing else to say， I'm going to continue reading on。。。 。。。more
Riley Elliot Arts
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4。5*"All that is gold does not glitter，Not all those who wander are lost;The old that is strong does not wither，Deep roots are not reached by the frost。" 4。5*"All that is gold does not glitter，Not all those who wander are lost;The old that is strong does not wither，Deep roots are not reached by the frost。" 。。。more
Shravani
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No words to describe this masterpiece。
Kyle Durham
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I started this book so many different times throughout the years but couldn’t ever dedicate the time to finish it。 Finally， I was able to and I couldn’t be happier about it。 I call myself a HUGE Tolkien fan but have never gotten around to reading all of the books。 That’s starting to turn around now， and I’m excited to finish The Lord of The Rings trilogy and move on to the Silmarillion and all of the stories mentioned therein。
Owen
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“No！ This can’t happen！ Not him！，” I think and just watch。 I can’t do anything。 I can barely even see。 I have to go now。 I wish I could stay。 But I can’t。Hi。 I’m Frodo， Frodo Baggins， son of Drogo Baggins， I live with Bilbo Baggins。 I am a normal hobbit that lives in the Shire。 All I want is to have a nice and peaceful life in the Shire。 Unfortunately， Sauron is rising again。 And the key to his ultimate power is The One Ring。 The one that I have。Even though there is a lot going on， through all o “No！ This can’t happen！ Not him！，” I think and just watch。 I can’t do anything。 I can barely even see。 I have to go now。 I wish I could stay。 But I can’t。Hi。 I’m Frodo， Frodo Baggins， son of Drogo Baggins， I live with Bilbo Baggins。 I am a normal hobbit that lives in the Shire。 All I want is to have a nice and peaceful life in the Shire。 Unfortunately， Sauron is rising again。 And the key to his ultimate power is The One Ring。 The one that I have。Even though there is a lot going on， through all of this maybe I can learn how having a normal， peaceful life isn’t the best life after all。If I can keep The Ring away from him long enough maybe， just maybe we can destroy him， once and for all。 。。。more
Jonah Reyes
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I finally read the Fellowship of the Ring， and was not disappointed。
Yuetong Zhong
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Fantastic
Leah Hinrichs
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Beautiful setting！
Jeremy
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Probably the best。 Definitely one of the best。 I feel bad not calling it the best because it should be。
Caroline Koenig
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I never thought I would enjoy LotR for whatever reason but I was so wrong; loved every minute and I'm looking forward to finishing the trilogy before the end of the year。 Hot take: I even liked Tom Bombadil！ I never thought I would enjoy LotR for whatever reason but I was so wrong; loved every minute and I'm looking forward to finishing the trilogy before the end of the year。 Hot take: I even liked Tom Bombadil！ 。。。more
Natqa
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