Book :: The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings
By: J. R. R. Tolkien
Pages: 1285
Published: 1954
Genre(s): Fantasy
Adventure
Epic
Rating: (36)

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One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness 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...

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forline forline

I read for the first time right out of college and again out loud for each of my boys in early elementary school. My daughter wasn't interested in continuing the tradition.

Jan 4th, 2018

sanayhs sanayhs

Nov 11th, 2017

justinwolfe82 justinwolfe82

Just simply a memorable book that I can read over and over again. It's hard to read other fantasy after loving these books for years and years.

May 26th, 2017

Hammer2665 Hammer2665

May 24th, 2017

Portia Portia

Mar 12th, 2017

Trappalapp Trappalapp

Jul 3rd, 2016

Aaron Sztrakoniczky Aaron Sztrakoniczky

Do I really have to justify this ?

Jun 1st, 2016

braigwen-the-scholar braigwen-the-scholar

Sentimental and cliché as it sounds, this book (and Tolkien's other works) changed my life, and it is my continuing delight that they continued to be treasured and discovered by each new generation.

Apr 24th, 2016

Whiteheart Whiteheart

Jan 28th, 2016

S1RR34L S1RR34L

Jun 8th, 2015

bryanoz bryanoz

Jun 5th, 2015

jmfoley@mailccc.net jmfoley@mailccc.net

May 31st, 2015

dkbunnell dkbunnell

Feb 25th, 2015

LosWochos LosWochos

Jan 21st, 2015

fedork fedork

I must admit I came to this story with a significant bias. I already love the tale, I'm a generally positive and easy-to-please individual, and I found the books were no disappointment. I loved the depth of the story not offered in the movies, and I loved the character of Tom Bombadil. Overall, it was wonderful to finally read the stories that started the whole thing!

Jan 2nd, 2015

jwk jwk

Dec 12th, 2014

Anca Anca

Nov 27th, 2014

krisxtina krisxtina

Oct 6th, 2014

Gladieraurelius Gladieraurelius

This book is very well-written, I recommend it to those who enjoy adventure books.

Aug 4th, 2014

acpac2004 acpac2004

Jul 25th, 2014

laros76 laros76

Mar 20th, 2014

abq22 abq22

Feb 27th, 2014

Fede Fede

Feb 20th, 2014

ibastias ibastias

Dec 10th, 2013

renatoguedes renatoguedes

Dec 6th, 2013

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Dec 4th, 2013

theTYTAN3 theTYTAN3

These books are incredibly slow moving lore loaded imagination fests. The Hobbit is much faster paced. I'd recommend reading it first (it is the prequel after all) then see how you feel about reading the lord of the rings trilogy.

Nov 17th, 2013

red13x red13x

Not as awful as I thought it would be, seeing as this isn't normally my chosen genre. I actually found it easy enough to read and get into, albeit a massive 3 in 1 book!

Nov 6th, 2013

tomfantini tomfantini

Sep 30th, 2013

skhamilt skhamilt

Aug 11th, 2013

toralinda toralinda

Jul 23rd, 2013

aola aola

Jul 21st, 2013

Applejack Applejack

An absolutely fabulous follow up to the adventure in The Hobbit. Wonderful characters, grand adventures, brilliant battles and a remarkable journey. A few parts dragged on a bit, but stick it out. As a whole it's very worth the time to read.

Jun 5th, 2013

rconawa rconawa

This story begins with The Hobbit so read that first. The story is long, complex and unbelievable in the richness of the characters and plot. I think this is one of the most imaginative and wonderful books ever written.

Mar 25th, 2013

TheUberKevlar TheUberKevlar

Don't know why this is so far down the list. :P Great books!

Feb 15th, 2013

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2nd on Books You Can't Live Without by The Guardian

100th on 100 Novels Everyone Should Read by Telegraph

1st on The Big Read by BBC

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35th on Top 100 Books by Newsweek

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