The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings
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Summary
Updating Tolkien’s classic epic fantasy trilogy The Lord of the Rings with a fresh new package for Book 1， The Fellowship of the Ring
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
Juhi
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Great story， content is also nice，
Elana
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A re-read。 Just as good as the first read！
Hope
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Didn’t expect much from the audiobook performance since it’s from 1990。 I was so wrong。 It’s incredible。 The narrator sings the many songs in the book and makes the story come to life。
Christeyn Fremont
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I think I love this more than the movie because of the songs。
Pixel Sowelo
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Father Forgive me， They Did Not Like The Fellowship of the RingNo words can explain how broken my heart is。 I adore the movie trilogy and I remember reading book #2 + #3， but now I'm wondering if I've read book #1。Forgive me， Lord， for I've found this book boring; full of unnecessary events and pieces of dialogue that didn't give anything to the story。 It takes 75% for the book to start， hence the boring; unnecessary events like the whole Tom Bobadil and ridiculous pieces of dialogue like Ga Father Forgive me， They Did Not Like The Fellowship of the RingNo words can explain how broken my heart is。 I adore the movie trilogy and I remember reading book #2 + #3， but now I'm wondering if I've read book #1。Forgive me， Lord， for I've found this book boring; full of unnecessary events and pieces of dialogue that didn't give anything to the story。 It takes 75% for the book to start， hence the boring; unnecessary events like the whole Tom Bobadil and ridiculous pieces of dialogue like Gandalf being sad about trees being used to trap them in Moria because they were beautiful trees。Overall， the scenes that Peter Jackson has decided to cut from the movies don't give me anything new。 I actually think that he did a good job cutting all the fat from the book。 I've underlined some passages - be aware that this a rough translation from the Portuguese edition。Bilbo: There is enough history to fill several full chapters， even before you arrived here。 SAME。Frodo: I was half asleep when you started and the verses seemed like the continuation of something i was dreaming 。 I was also half asleep reading this。 Now， I read this in Portuguese。 a 2001 edition。 For those of you who don't know， Portuguese is a language that offers more degrees of formality and complexity than English （I think）。 In this translation， every other sentence ends with an exclamation point and everyone sounds very winy。 I am not sure how that is represented in the original text。。。 What I've come to conclude is that Tolkien in Portuguese doesn't work for me。 I didn't like the Hobbit either， and I read it in Portuguese。 I've learned my lesson， I will read The Two Towers via audiobook and in English。 。。。more
Geo Kwnstantinou
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Every time I read it I discover something else。。and I love it even more。
Lengua Sucinta
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Reseña completa en el blog: Lengua Sucinta Reseña completa en el blog: Lengua Sucinta 。。。more
Rosemarie Albao
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Author's way of storytelling is so good， i suggest you join novelstar's writing competition on april。 Author's way of storytelling is so good， i suggest you join novelstar's writing competition on april。 。。。more
Jessica Williamson
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3 starsAlright， before you get your pitchforks out， here me out on this one。 If I was rating this book in 1970， I'd give it a 5。 If I was rating it in 2000， a 4。 Me in my 30's， in 2021？ A 3。 Here's why。We have learned from the 10 books I DNF'd last month that this style of writing is not for me。 Had I not been a fan of the movies （again， put your pitchforks away y'all）， I probably would have DNF'd this as well。 It meanders。 A LOT。 If this first book was written today， an editor would have EASILY 3 starsAlright， before you get your pitchforks out， here me out on this one。 If I was rating this book in 1970， I'd give it a 5。 If I was rating it in 2000， a 4。 Me in my 30's， in 2021？ A 3。 Here's why。We have learned from the 10 books I DNF'd last month that this style of writing is not for me。 Had I not been a fan of the movies （again， put your pitchforks away y'all）， I probably would have DNF'd this as well。 It meanders。 A LOT。 If this first book was written today， an editor would have EASILY told him to cut 60% of what we have here。 And I daresay I agree。 HOWEVER， that is with the caveat of， I've had the last 30 years to read these great sweeping fantasy tales。 Something that the readers when this book was published did not have。 So yeah， I'd say that this book rated based off of when it was written would be much higher， but I have things I want to talk about。 First off， you know it's coming because I'm a woman in my 30's， WHERE MY GIRLS AT？！？！ Really though。 A quick internet search will tell you that in ALL of the Lord of The Rings （not just Fellowship） there are 11 women in the series AND THAT'S COUNTING A SPIDER Y'ALL！ I couldn't find a list of ALL male characters but just a list of the "notable" male characters contained north of 50 men。 The three women of note from this book （I'd say） are Arwen， Goldberry， and Galadriel。 All of whom are described in various ways of saying 'beautiful' and 'perfect' and 'powerful'。 Which is fine in and of itself but dang。 Not only do we only get 3 women， but it's basically just the same woman three times over？ Cool。 Now， further research on my end has informed me that the women of LoTR are all a sort of love-letter to Tolkien's wife （with the exception of Eowyn but we'll wait until book 2's review to talk about her as she hasn't hit the page yet）， which I guess would make sense。 Also， the time period in which he grew up， the war torn world he lived in。 Like， I GET IT。 This would have made sense for the 1960's。 But it doesn't feel right for today。 And I'm not reading it in 1970。 Alright？ Second。 Who the actual fuck is Tom Bombadil and what kind of drugs was Tolkien on when he wrote that entire section of the book？ Wait， pitchforks down。 I know you purists are all about Bombadil and how he represents this older magics of Middle Earth and in some forms he and Goldberry represent Adam and Eve （because Tolkien was so religious his wife had to convert to Catholicism before they could marry） and you feel that's all SUPER important to the plot of the next two books。 I get it。 But I honestly just don't care。 It was clunky。 It slowed down the pacing of the book and made me want to stop reading immediately。 This whole section just reminds me of me trying to read Alice in Wonderland and if that wasn't an absolute shit-show， nothing ever will be。 The POEMS。 There were a lot of them。 Some of them completely in languages I don't understand。 Again， I grasp the concept that Tolkien was actually more of a linguist first， author second so it would make sense for him to create a language and write a book using that language and have that super weird superiority flex over all of us。 But y'all， I ain't here to learn another language。 I'm here to read a kick ass fantasy tale。 Did I get that？ Maybe。 Also， do you like my inclusion of the word "ain't" while talking about language？ Here's the real bit of honesty。 I read this via audiobook （the 'ONLY unabridged version' according to the description） and if I'd read it physically I'd have skipped every single poem and song。 I give zero fucks about them。 Lastly I think this story falters by being A） broken into three parts and B） so long it needed to be broken into three parts。 Ya feel me？ There's a lot to be said of story structure and how it makes a book enjoyable to read and when you chop that book into three parts， well， it's not quite as enjoyable。 Again， modern day， a lot of this would have been edited out。 And I wonder if this had been edited down and published in one book if it would have better served the reader。 All of that being said， I do plan to continue reading this series。 I did enjoy reading the parts that actually moved the story forward。 And I have heaps of respect and awe for both this author and his collected works and how they changed the fantasy publishing game forever。 And from the research I have done I do think that Tolkien was one of those greats that will be hard to match in terms of his level of intelligence and the mark he's left on the world。 But none of that means this book is 2021 perfect。 And I have to rate it based on that。 Cover 3; Characters 4; plot 3; pace 2; writing 3; enjoyment 3。 For further clarity I rated the cover based off of the first single-volume edition （1968）。 。。。more
Ciara
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I don’t know why I was so scared to read this。 This is GOOD writing。 I love the characters， the story， the world。 The geography and lineage descriptions get a little confusing， but I get that it’s important and helps to make LOTR what it is。 And it’s not overwhelming and boring like other books （cough cough Dune）。I’m also very impressed with how close the movie follows the book。 The character portrayals and set， and even many of the lines are spot on。 How could I not love this book when it match I don’t know why I was so scared to read this。 This is GOOD writing。 I love the characters， the story， the world。 The geography and lineage descriptions get a little confusing， but I get that it’s important and helps to make LOTR what it is。 And it’s not overwhelming and boring like other books （cough cough Dune）。I’m also very impressed with how close the movie follows the book。 The character portrayals and set， and even many of the lines are spot on。 How could I not love this book when it matches the movie I’ve loved for so long？？！！ 。。。more
Ludmila Marton
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Tolkien is my all time favourite writer and The LOTR trilogy one of my favourite series。 The beauty， wisdom and richness of characters and the world building is unparalleled。 There is only one Tolkien。
Rebecca
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How does one review such a classic？I first read The Hobbit in high school， then began this book。 At that time， I never finished， and I've been intimidated to try ever since。 However， I finally gave it another try， and I really enjoyed it。 It definitely shows its age， but it's an enduring classic for a reason。Council of Elrond may have put me to sleep though。 Also， needs more women。 ;） How does one review such a classic？I first read The Hobbit in high school， then began this book。 At that time， I never finished， and I've been intimidated to try ever since。 However， I finally gave it another try， and I really enjoyed it。 It definitely shows its age， but it's an enduring classic for a reason。Council of Elrond may have put me to sleep though。 Also， needs more women。 ;） 。。。more
Adrian W Koscielak
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If I had to compare this book to the cinematic version I will say。。。 it is much calmer and slower than the movie。 " Fellowship of the ring" definitely was written to a younger readers or maybe because of time when it was written， by a gentlemen avoiding dramatisation or novel be too scary for a reader。 Style and narration reminds me Hobbit。 Can't wait to read "Two towers"。 If I had to compare this book to the cinematic version I will say。。。 it is much calmer and slower than the movie。 " Fellowship of the ring" definitely was written to a younger readers or maybe because of time when it was written， by a gentlemen avoiding dramatisation or novel be too scary for a reader。 Style and narration reminds me Hobbit。 Can't wait to read "Two towers"。 。。。more
Knihořádky - Anička
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Bylo to mé první seznámení s Tolkienem， protože jsem nikdy předtím jeho knihy nečetla， pouze viděla Hobita， ale Pán prstenů byl pro mne velká neznámá。 Upřímně， má očekávání byla nulová a spíš jsem si myslela， že mne kniha bavit nebude。 Už od začátku se mi četla dost pomalu， což mi mé obavy ještě rozšířilo， ale Tolkien dokáže upoutat vaši pozornost i přes pomalý začátek。 Zamilovala jsem si jeho styl psaní， popisy postav a krajiny。 Ve výsledku jsem vlastně ráda， že si se vším dává na čas， nikam ne Bylo to mé první seznámení s Tolkienem， protože jsem nikdy předtím jeho knihy nečetla， pouze viděla Hobita， ale Pán prstenů byl pro mne velká neznámá。 Upřímně， má očekávání byla nulová a spíš jsem si myslela， že mne kniha bavit nebude。 Už od začátku se mi četla dost pomalu， což mi mé obavy ještě rozšířilo， ale Tolkien dokáže upoutat vaši pozornost i přes pomalý začátek。 Zamilovala jsem si jeho styl psaní， popisy postav a krajiny。 Ve výsledku jsem vlastně ráda， že si se vším dává na čas， nikam nespěchá a nechává příběh jen tak plynout。 Líbilo se mi， jak byly v knize zakomponované i jiné jazyky a navíc jsem četla vydání s ilustracemi， které příběh krásně doplňovaly， takže jsem si to užila o to víc！ 。。。more
Samsagaz Gamyi
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El Tolkien más auténtico junto a otras grandes historias de este autor。 Los personajes están todos muy bien logrados y detallados， me gustó mucho eso。 La historia， bastante completa， suma muchos puntos y te atrapa desde el comienzo y hasta el final。 Un clásico de la literatura y un ícono dentro del género de la fantasía。
Ivana
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Which idiot is still crying over Sam and Froddo's friendship？ That would be me。 I've watched the movie trilogy so many times at this point and I didn't expect to enjoy the book this much since I know the general plot。 I swear from the characters， the plot to the writing- THE FUCKING WRITING I'M IN LOVE%#^@ I love this。 I'm repeating what I said about The Hobbit， but Tolkien transports you right there in the middle of the plot and you're not just a reader anymore， you're there with the fellowship Which idiot is still crying over Sam and Froddo's friendship？ That would be me。 I've watched the movie trilogy so many times at this point and I didn't expect to enjoy the book this much since I know the general plot。 I swear from the characters， the plot to the writing- THE FUCKING WRITING I'M IN LOVE%#^@ I love this。 I'm repeating what I said about The Hobbit， but Tolkien transports you right there in the middle of the plot and you're not just a reader anymore， you're there with the fellowship on their travels。 The pacing is slow， it's reeeealy slow， but weirdly because of the writing I didn't even notice it。 It's gonna be fun to rewatch the first movie now and spot the differences。 。。。more
A。 Tristán
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Rereading the Lord of the Ring series once again from start to finish after maybe a decade has gone by？ I absolutely loved the series as a teenager but there’s something different about it now as a 30-year old。 It’s brought me back to my days of loving fantasy and having intense wanderlust for places that don’t exist。Even though after so many years， I still struggle remembering names and the role of each location and character mention。 I guess that’s why there’s college courses dedicated solely Rereading the Lord of the Ring series once again from start to finish after maybe a decade has gone by？ I absolutely loved the series as a teenager but there’s something different about it now as a 30-year old。 It’s brought me back to my days of loving fantasy and having intense wanderlust for places that don’t exist。Even though after so many years， I still struggle remembering names and the role of each location and character mention。 I guess that’s why there’s college courses dedicated solely to Tolkien’s work and universe。 I’m also just terrible at keeping up with so many details。 It’s a shame that there are many folks who do not like or care for Tom Bombadil。 I personally feel like his encounters add more to the story。 Or at least sets the tone of how old gods do not interfere with mortal doings。 Like in the way people pray to （G）od for help but it cannot solely fix the world’s problems。Lord of the Rings is definitely one of the few books that occasionally makes me laugh out loud。 The moment when Gimli demanded that Legolas also be blindfolded while in Lorien and Legolas being offended in return has got to be one of my absolute favorite moments。 It’s also one of the few books that I can actually feel the hairs on the back of neck stand up。 Where I can actually feel the suspense and feeling slightly terrified。 Like when Frodo sees the eyes while they’re inside Moria。“Torment in the dark was the danger that I feared， and it did not hold me back。 But I would not have come， had I known the danger of light and joy。 Now I have taken my worst wound in this parting， even if I were to go this night straight to the Dark Lord。”That quote always hits hard。 It’s a moment that feels all too real。 I don’t think I can truly put into words how it makes me feel。 。。。more
Savannah Russo
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This book took me so long to get through， I almost gave up so many times but stuck with it。 Taking a break with another read before moving to the second one！
Daniel Arévalo
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I gave this book my highest rating of 5 stars （rating scale in bio）This is my first read through of the Lord of the Rings。 Because I have always been a big fan of the films， I have wanted to read the books。 And， wow。 I was not let down。 As to be expected， the book had much more details compared to the films。 Almost an overwhelming amount of detail。 There were times that I wanted to just skip ahead a few paragraphs just to make the time go by faster。 But just as the quest that is being made by th I gave this book my highest rating of 5 stars （rating scale in bio）This is my first read through of the Lord of the Rings。 Because I have always been a big fan of the films， I have wanted to read the books。 And， wow。 I was not let down。 As to be expected， the book had much more details compared to the films。 Almost an overwhelming amount of detail。 There were times that I wanted to just skip ahead a few paragraphs just to make the time go by faster。 But just as the quest that is being made by the Fellowship， I chose to read every word and submerge myself in the details just for the chance to be able to say that I read it in its entirety。 Because I did this， I felt as if I was joined right along with the journeymen。I have listened to many fans and critics of this trilogy （and yes I have learned that some would be offended at the fact that I call it a trilogy since Tolkien wrote this as one book）。 I understand that some people are not into the quest trope。 Being that I am new to the book-loving， bookish， anything-to-do-with-reading world， this is the first book that I have read that has a quest trope。 And I must say that I am all about it。 I will say that I am not the biggest Frodo fan。 I feel as though he is just a place holder and that all of the other characters have much more depth to them。 On the other hand， I do connect with this kind of character; being surrounded by favor， guidance， loyalty， friendship。 I just want feel as if Frodo deserves these things from his old and new friends。I allowed myself to take my time to read this book and have read others books within the duration of me completing this book。 I took almost three months to read this book。 I want to complete the next book in less time to that I can complete all three books before this year's halfway point in June。There is a film on HBO Max called Tolkien that is about the life of the author。 This film brought a much deeper appreciation for the words in this book。 Tolkien was a brilliant mind and what a contribution he made to the world of literature。I do recommend this book to any kind of reader no matter if you're a fast or slow reader， a new or seasoned reader。 I have highlighted a few lines in this book that hold a truth that is very real and valid in my life and I'm sure for many others as well。 。。。more
Arielle
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2020 Reading Challenge - A book with a map
Dani V。
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Estoy decepcionada de mí misma， es la segunda vez que me quedo dormida leyendo del aburrimiento。。。 La primera vez fue con el Hobbit :（
Monde
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Overall， I thoroughly enjoyed the book。 If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top
Colin Turner
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Top notch
Paola Moncada
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Al fin！ Lo he terminado 😁Debo decir que （a pesar de mi bloqueo） no quise abandonar el libro porque esta historia me gusta mucho， pero nunca había leído los libros。Se me hizo un poquito largo？ Sí。Pero， sinceramente， vale la pena leer esta trilogía。
Matt
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A classic
Aldi | Ella Ama los Libros
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Soy muy fan de las películas de El Señor de los Anillos， sin embargo， nunca me decidí a leer los libros 🤷♀️ Creo que me intimidaba un poco porque había escuchado que son libros pesados， pero resultó ser una lectura super amena！ La trama es envolvente。 Te encuentras en una tierra antigua llena de una historia rica y antigua， con variadas razas， canciones， lenguas y tradiciones。 En cuanto a los personajes están muy bien construidos， adoro a todos los que integran la comunidad。 También， me encanta Soy muy fan de las películas de El Señor de los Anillos， sin embargo， nunca me decidí a leer los libros 🤷♀️ Creo que me intimidaba un poco porque había escuchado que son libros pesados， pero resultó ser una lectura super amena！ La trama es envolvente。 Te encuentras en una tierra antigua llena de una historia rica y antigua， con variadas razas， canciones， lenguas y tradiciones。 En cuanto a los personajes están muy bien construidos， adoro a todos los que integran la comunidad。 También， me encanta el vínculo de Sam y Frodo。 La camaradería y el amor que Sam siente por Frodo。Por otro lado， me sorprendí por la cantidad de escenas que se omiten en la película， han eliminado como un cuarto de libro lo cual es entendible porque la película dura alrededor de 3 horas （lo cual es bastante） y si se hubiera agregado todo eso， duraría el doble ya que es una historia larga y llena de acontecimientos con mucha información。En fin， es un libro lleno de magia y aventura con personajes y criaturas emocionantes， y una escritura fantástica que contiene varias canciones y poemas que hacen todo más mágico。 También， trae varios mapas， lo cual amo porque me encantan los libros con mapas y son geniales para los que no se ubican mucho。 。。。more
Lottie
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4。5
Ronron08
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This story is interesting。 I love the characters。 It would be wonderful if you will write some more。 Also， there is a competition happening this April on the NovelStar app， I hope you can consider joining。 https://author。starlight。inkIf you have more stories like this， you can also publish them there 🙂 This story is interesting。 I love the characters。 It would be wonderful if you will write some more。 Also， there is a competition happening this April on the NovelStar app， I hope you can consider joining。 https://author。starlight。inkIf you have more stories like this， you can also publish them there 🙂 。。。more
Steven
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Why have I waited so long to read this beautiful book？ My heart was so full and warm while reading this。 There is no other way to explain the experience。 I’m excited to read the next two。 :）
Ingrid
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