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The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings

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  • Create Date：2021-05-12 11:53:07
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：J.R.R. Tolkien
  • ISBN：0007525540
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Summary

Since it was first published in 1954， The Lord of the Rings has been a book people have treasured。 Steeped in unrivaled magic and otherworldliness， its sweeping fantasy has touched the hearts of young and old alike。 Well over 100 million copies of its many editions have been sold around the world， and occasional collectors’ editions become prized and valuable items of publishing。

This year of course， and 2015， mark the 60th anniversary of the first publication of The Lord of the Rings， it can not be a surprise that we will see the release of a 60th anniversary edition on the 19th of June。

A sumptuous new one-volume edition of Tolkien’s classic masterpiece that is fully illustrated throughout in watercolour by the acclaimed and award-winning artist， Alan Lee， and housed in a special transparent slipcase。

This new edition is housed in a special transparent slipcase and includes a brand new setting that features the definitive 50th anniversary text， which together with Alan’s beautiful paintings provides the reader with the ultimate edition with which to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the work’s first publication。

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Reviews

Noah Franz ，

It is really long， Not a bad book though。 You have to have a love for reading if you want to get through it。

Natasha Mairs （Serenity You） ，

It took me a month to read this whopper of a book。 But this version is all three books in one。 To get through it quicker， I read the book but also listened to the audio on school runs etc。To be honest， I actually preferred to read the book as I absorbed more of the story。 I enjoyed the first part， The Fellowship of the Rings。 I loved Frodo and learning about the Shire。 Reading the second part， The Two Towers， I found slightly boring， and when listening to the audio I found my mind wondering off。 It took me a month to read this whopper of a book。 But this version is all three books in one。 To get through it quicker， I read the book but also listened to the audio on school runs etc。To be honest， I actually preferred to read the book as I absorbed more of the story。 I enjoyed the first part， The Fellowship of the Rings。 I loved Frodo and learning about the Shire。 Reading the second part， The Two Towers， I found slightly boring， and when listening to the audio I found my mind wondering off。 It picked up after we got back to the hobbits and the last of this part was fab。 The third and final part， The Return of the King， was better then the second， but not so good as the first。Overall an ok read， but did find it a slog and a bit of a chore。 Unpopular opinion but 3 out of 5 stars for me。 。。。more

Sergey Grinev ，

Это целый мир， продуманный до мелочей。 Со своими языками， историей， летоисчислением， народностями。。。 Его можно изучать до бесконечности。 В данной книге только часть истории。

Murray Lauchlan ，

A fantastic book with so much more detail than the subsequent movies （which were also good）。

Justin ，

Glorfindel :'） Glorfindel :'） 。。。more

Alita Dharmaraj ，

I return to this series every couple of years since I first read it when I was 12 - never fails。

Zach ，

I mean， there really isn’t much to say， but shoot dang this book is absolutely delightful。

Kaminsod ，

Is it even necessary to write a review for Lord of the Rings？ Everybody knows how good it is。 It is arguably the most important book in my beloved fantasy genre and for and lot of people it's still their favorite fantasy series。I'm not one of those people， but I could still sign LOTR's praise for hours。 I don't love the way some parts of the series are structured， especially in the Return of the King， I also wouldn't put this series to my TOP 5 and I even probably enjoyed the movies little bit m Is it even necessary to write a review for Lord of the Rings？ Everybody knows how good it is。 It is arguably the most important book in my beloved fantasy genre and for and lot of people it's still their favorite fantasy series。I'm not one of those people， but I could still sign LOTR's praise for hours。 I don't love the way some parts of the series are structured， especially in the Return of the King， I also wouldn't put this series to my TOP 5 and I even probably enjoyed the movies little bit more than the books。 BUT。。。 I think it is a briliant piece of literature and it deserves all the praise it's getting。I love so many things about LOTR。 The lore， Tolkien's poetic writing style， the worldbuilding and so on。 Also， Gollum and Sam are one of the best fantasy characters even。 Period， no one can change my mind about that and I don't think anyone would even want to。 And that's the thing。 I don't think there is anyone who loves fantasy and tries to deny LOTR's legacy and overall greatness。 But I can understand that in these modern times some people might find Tolkien's writing style too archaic。 Or some people might just prefer modern approach to fantasy， like myself。LOTR gets 9/10 from me， but I'll always view it as one of the most imporant pieces of literature。 And Sam's monologue at the end of Two Towers is one of my favorite scenes ever。 。。。more

Tiffany Stubbin ，

A classic。 But a lot of walking and a lot of time spent describing the surroundings。 Brilliant story， but I do sometimes struggle with the story telling。

Dennis Tra ，

An epic journey for the reader in the tale of Frodo' s Journey to rid the third world of the evilSauron and the ninth ring。 Many parts to the tale All well told。 Certainly a must read especially for fantasy readers and book tubers who focus on fantasy。 Brandon Sanders on notwithstanding An epic journey for the reader in the tale of Frodo' s Journey to rid the third world of the evilSauron and the ninth ring。 Many parts to the tale All well told。 Certainly a must read especially for fantasy readers and book tubers who focus on fantasy。 Brandon Sanders on notwithstanding 。。。more

Zoë ，

The story is really excellent but unfortunately I found the writing style to be pretty tiring

Patrick Villari ，

The title of the book says everything。

Jishnu Thakkar ，

Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky，Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone，Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die，One for the Dark Lord on his dark throneIn the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie。One Ring to rule them all，One Ring to find them，One Ring to bring them allAnd in the darkness bind themIn the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie。The Lord Of the Rings is an unparalleled classic written by JRR Tolkien。Although the adventure focuses on Frodo I think Sam is the real her Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky，Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone，Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die，One for the Dark Lord on his dark throneIn the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie。One Ring to rule them all，One Ring to find them，One Ring to bring them allAnd in the darkness bind themIn the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie。The Lord Of the Rings is an unparalleled classic written by JRR Tolkien。Although the adventure focuses on Frodo I think Sam is the real hero of this adventure， Sam is the loyal friend who would do anything for his master， Frodo。~~~~~~~~~~SPOILERS~~~~~~~~~~Although there weren't many twists in lord of the rings I was surprised when Boromir tried to take the ring in Fellowship of the ring。I like the ending because it is a good conclusion to the story。 。。。more

Gabriel Thomas ，

LOTR > HPChange my mind。。。

Steno ，

Tapos ko nang basahin ang 50th anniversary one-volume edition ng The Lord of the Rings！ My first read for 2021！ Mahigit isang linggo ko ring binasa 'to （while writing a novel on the side）。 I'm so proud of myself。 🤓Grabe lang talaga si J。R。R。 Tolkien。 Siya 'yung prof mong nauubos ang oras sa kakukuwento， at kahit tapos na ang oras ng klase， tuloy pa rin sa kakasalita。 Wala siyang pake kahit mag-overtime siya o kahit wala nang kinalaman sa lesson ang sinasabi。 Hahaha！Pero kahanga-hanga naman talag Tapos ko nang basahin ang 50th anniversary one-volume edition ng The Lord of the Rings！ My first read for 2021！ Mahigit isang linggo ko ring binasa 'to （while writing a novel on the side）。 I'm so proud of myself。 🤓Grabe lang talaga si J。R。R。 Tolkien。 Siya 'yung prof mong nauubos ang oras sa kakukuwento， at kahit tapos na ang oras ng klase， tuloy pa rin sa kakasalita。 Wala siyang pake kahit mag-overtime siya o kahit wala nang kinalaman sa lesson ang sinasabi。 Hahaha！Pero kahanga-hanga naman talaga ang mundong nilikha niya sa nobelang ito。 Napakahirap pantayan。 Sobrang rich ng language， ng lore， ng imagination。 Mula umpisa hanggang dulo， napakaconsistent sa tone， sa style， sa plotting， sa lahat！ At binigyan niya ng proper ending ang lahat ng major （at ilang minor） characters。 Bongga talaga。Trivia: Ang LOTR ay isang novel lang talaga， contrary sa popular na paniniwala na tatlo。 Meron s'yang 3 parts na alam natin （Fellowship of the Ring， Two Towers， & Return of the King）， na binubuo naman ng anim na books。 Again: 1 novel， 3 parts， 6 books。In fairness sa movie， napakagaling ni Peter Jackson sa ginawa n'yang treatment。 Tinanggal niya ang boring parts ng nobela ni Tolkien， pinalitan ang ilang eksena upang mas maging exciting at sensible， at hinighlight ang mga tagpong mahalaga at nakakaantig ng puso。Napantayan ng movie ang libro。Pero syempre， iba pa rin ang bigat ng akda kapag nasa written format at sariling hiraya mo ang gumagana。 Well， oo， malaking tulong （o sagabal， depende sa 'yo） ang pelikula para mapadali （o mapahirap） ang pag-iimagine， pero parehong mahusay talaga。 Hands down。Sa libro， mas napaniwala ako na si Gandalf ang tunay na MVP at GOAT。 Siya talaga， walang duda！ Kung iisipin mo at hihimayin， siya ang gumawa ng halos lahat upang matukoy， mahanap， madala at masira ang Ring of Power。 Parang kinasangkapan lang niya ang ibang tauhan at Free Folks upang maisakatuparan ang kanyang plano。 Saludo ako， pramis。Hindi rin nakaligtas sa akin 'yung napakaraming BL scenes nina Frodo at Sam。 I swear！ Sa sobrang rich ng language ni Tolkien， iisipin mo talagang more than friends sila。 Juskodai！ Napakasweet nila at hindi matatawaran ang pag-ibig sa isa't isa。 Oo， pag-ibig！ Hindi pagmamahal o pag-aalala lang。 Basahin mo pa！At hindi lang sila， mind you。 Pati sina Legolas at Gimli， maygahd！ Bromance！ Tsong， pare， dude！ No homo！ Charot！ Hahaha！ Ibang klase ang chemistry nila。 Taob sina Sarawat & Tine at sina Cairo & Gavreel。 Looooorde kinikilig akez。 🤣Ang haba na pala nitong naisulat ko。 E kasi naman super haba at super kapal din nitong nobela ni Tolkien。 Kulang ang isang post para masabi ko lahat ng naiisip at nararamdaman ko ngayon。 Ayokong mapahiya kay Tolkien （kahit hindi naman niya ito mababasa at maiintindihan）。 Lol。 Nakakabilib talaga。May tao palang ganito kagaling， 'no？ Godlike sa husay at talino。 Nakakainspire tuloy lalong magbasa at magsulat。 Hay。 Iba ka， Tolkien。 Dahil d'yan， nadagdagan ang pangarap ko。 Bukod sa pagiging National Artist at Nobel Laureate， gusto ko na ring higitan ang LOTR ni Tolkien。 Hindi pa 'ko ganu'n kahusay， pero bata pa 'ko at buhay pa naman。 Marami pa 'kong time at chance para daigin lahat ng magagaling na writer sa buong universe！ Hahaha！ 。。。more

Rob ，

Wow。。。 droomde er zelfs over！

Kara & ，

Best epic fantasy。。。

Jennifer Fann-Tucker ，

Classic

Nancy Blume ，

Oil

Kukt ，

❤️

Yuxin Zhang ，

任天堂不是世界的主宰，托尔金才是世界的主宰！半个好莱坞的大片IP，原来通通是他玩剩下的。真正出色的好作品，不需要任何新课标、腰封、播客、KOL为它站台，它本身即是最贴切的推荐语，阅读时的每一句惊叹仿佛都在嘲笑这个读者发现得不够早。在复杂的现实生活之外，提醒你友爱、勇敢、责任。适合一口气读完的三部曲。甘道夫会回来，会带着伊奥梅尔的援军回来。加拉德瑞尔夫人的礼物总能在关键时刻派上用场。第三部的结尾似乎有些仓促了，我以为末日山丢戒指怎么也得九九八十一难嘞……

Manish Mattawar ，

Finally。 Having read this makes me feel so much better about so many things。 From understanding why Led Zep was so enchanted about this book and wrote more than one song on it and why even now it is one of the best books to read specially when it comes to story telling and creating a whole new world for the readers to construct it in their mind with thousands of amazing characters to gives faces and voices to。 Reading this book is an experience everyone needs to have。

Deborah ，

I have been reading The Lord of the Rings every few years since I was a teenager， and it never fails to please me anew。 As somewhat of a student of LOTR and Tolkein， I always find something new to appreciate。 Having read The Silmarillion just a few years ago after a long hiatus， this time I keyed into the previous ages of Middle Earth， and the stories of the Valar and the Numenorians。 Reading LOTR is so much richer if you know the background story， for sure。 Anyway， Aragorn continues to be kingl I have been reading The Lord of the Rings every few years since I was a teenager， and it never fails to please me anew。 As somewhat of a student of LOTR and Tolkein， I always find something new to appreciate。 Having read The Silmarillion just a few years ago after a long hiatus， this time I keyed into the previous ages of Middle Earth， and the stories of the Valar and the Numenorians。 Reading LOTR is so much richer if you know the background story， for sure。 Anyway， Aragorn continues to be kingly， Galadrial continues to be bad ass， Treebeard and Bombadil continue to be the intriguing ancients and Sam continues to be my favorite hobbit。 All is well with the world。 。。。more

Gianmaria ，

Tolkien。 Non c'è molto altro da dire e sicuramente niente altro da aggiungere ad uno dei libri più famosi del nostro tempo。A volte la narrazione è lenta e un po' troppo ricca di dettagli。 Ma il mondo dipinto da Tolkien lascia sempre senza fiato。 Un capolavoro a parer mio！ Creare un universo， una lingua， una intera esistenza。。。 Non sono stati in molti capaci di una simile inventiva。 Tolkien。 Non c'è molto altro da dire e sicuramente niente altro da aggiungere ad uno dei libri più famosi del nostro tempo。A volte la narrazione è lenta e un po' troppo ricca di dettagli。 Ma il mondo dipinto da Tolkien lascia sempre senza fiato。 Un capolavoro a parer mio！ Creare un universo， una lingua， una intera esistenza。。。 Non sono stati in molti capaci di una simile inventiva。 。。。more

Susan Lemma weisman ，

I can listen to this over and over again （and I have）。

Dholtrey ，

The gold standard。

Gözde Türker ，

Kelimeler kifayetsiz。

Anna-Kaisa 🌻 ，

😭❤️

Joe ，

Movies were better

superawesomekt ，

I grew up in a family where Lord of the Rings and Ender's Game featured in road trip discussions， discussing Messianic figures， ethics， blah blah blah。 Obviously I was the only one who didn't read those books until adulthood so I would stare out the window and not participate in the passionate discussion。 My immediate and extended family discusses and converses to the point of pathology （to my husband's dismay）， but since he knew that before he married me， I am not as sympathetic as perhaps I grew up in a family where Lord of the Rings and Ender's Game featured in road trip discussions， discussing Messianic figures， ethics， blah blah blah。 Obviously I was the only one who didn't read those books until adulthood so I would stare out the window and not participate in the passionate discussion。 My immediate and extended family discusses and converses to the point of pathology （to my husband's dismay）， but since he knew that before he married me， I am not as sympathetic as perhaps I should be。Was I not a reader？ Why did I not read these books that ranked almost as high as holy writ in my family？ Well， I was a reader， and while I read The Hobbit and it is one of my favorite books of all time （I recently procured a portable copy to put in my 72-hour kit。 If I am stuck at a community shelter with no phone charger I will have something to read to myself / my kids）， I was a very independent reader and I liked to tell my family that "a copy was never available。" Perhaps that's true， but I think it was the classic rebelliousness of youth--don't tell me what to read！Finally， in college， my younger brother decided to take charge of my sci-fi / fantasy education。 To be fair， I had read quite a bit of fantasy （ The Princess Bride and The Lion， the Witch and the Wardrobe） and some science fiction。 As a pre-teen I had read The Tripods Trilogy， The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy， and Jurassic Park。 I know I read some Ray Bradbury short stories。 And then， of course， in high school I had to read a dystopian novel （ Brave New World）。 I mean， I wasn't totally illiterate！But my brother gave me this massive book， Starship Troopers， and Ender's Game。 He evangelized Dune and I actually finally got a copy （still unfinished） last year。 So， of course， I read Ender's Game first as it was the shortest and didn't have soldiers on the cover。 And I got through the Fellowship of the Ring fairly quickly， but the second book with the riders of Rohan--I just struggled to get engaged when I wanted the same characters。 My father actually read many of those first chapters to me in an effort to get me engaged （he has a beautiful rich bass voice）。 But it was only after I graduated from college and found myself commuting by plane for work （before smart phones and plane WI-FI。 I'm old） with nothing to do on a plane for hours every week but read that I would have the time and attention for LOTR。First， I read Dickens。 I also （finally） read the Old Testament （Aside from some obvious clerical errors， better than I expected！）。 I read David McCullough's John Adams and Tolstoy's Anna Karenina。 And， yes， eventually I brought along this copy and read The Lord of the Rings。 It was the right time and it was beautiful。 So I am not giving full marks because it took several attempts for me to really read it。 But perhaps when I re-read it one day I will come back to give that 5th star or maybe I will never give it because I love The Hobbit more and think it's better。 But this is still a great epic and I am glad my brother pushed me to read it。Of course since then I have read more Science Fiction and Fantasy so I have my own recommendations besides those listed above:- almost anything by Ursula K。 Le Guin- The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken LiuI have Philip K。 Dick and Arthur C。 Clarke on my list and more Ray Bradbury。 I've read a little Connie Willis， too。 Science Fiction is definitely not my favorite genre though I don't dislike it， so if you have recommendations， by all means， share！ 。。。more

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=The Lord of the Rings

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=The Lord of the Rings&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,The Lord of the Rings&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0