has anyone read th trillogy Lord of the Rings by J.R.Tolkien?do u like the book?

Question

i have read the book and i like it very much.i was borred at first beacause the book started with the desription of the wars but it is a good book.i have really enjoyed reading it.

Answer 1

Hey Sofia,

The first response is really against the books. My view is that I read them in the 1970's, when I rode the bus to work 70miles each way. They captured my imagination, and the people I was working with were all reading them too. So, we had discussions about the meanings behind the symbolism, the possible analogy to World Wars, and the vivid descriptions.

I believe they are worth reading. Lots of impending doom, and challenges facing the characters that seemed to rise above all the negative energies of Middle Earth.

It is actually more than a book. First read The Hobbit. If you like that, then read the Lord of the Ring, trilogy (three books).

Answer 2

I really enjoyed the books. I admit, they got a bit slow at times but they where really well written. Also, if you've read The Hobbit as well there are a lot of connections you can make between the two (and I don't just mean they were set in the same world). For instance, I'm pretty sure that Legolas from Lord of the Rings is actually the Prince of the forest elves that Bilbo and the Dwarves got into trouble with in The Hobbit. It's been a while since I read them. My friend forced me to read them cause she saw the first movie, fell in love with Legolas, and then got upset because her mother told her that Legolas dies in one of the books. She wanted me to read the trilogy so I could warn her which movie not to watch :P

Answer 3

Well worth the read. (btw The Hobbit was written as a children's story, so it's a bit less detailed than LotR)

If your just reading for a good adventure story, you may find it slow at times.

But, if you want an in depth read (one that can make your brain sprout all kinds of essay ideas) these books have FAR more to offer than just Good vs Evil. Remember the time frame it was written in. It may help to read Tolkien's Bio; he was a WWI vet and his son was in WWII.

Some themes in addition to Good vs Evil: Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely, Industrialisation vs Environment, and on and on and on.

Next time you pick up (or think about) your favorite fantasy book; look for the Tolkien influence. Hint: if your author has a complex world and thematic plot, it's a good bet s/he was influenced by Tolkien. "the impact of Tolkien's works is such that the use of the words "Tolkienian" and "Tolkienesque" have been recorded in the Oxford English Dictionary" ~ Wiki

Answer 4

I have read this series about three times. Overall the the writing and story telling rates about 4/10 but the fascinating world Tolkien creates is a 9/10. If you can overlook Tolkien's sometimes bloated story telling and allow yourself to be submerge in the book, you will enjoy it. If not, then you will find the book long and tedious. JRR Tolkien best book is "The Hobbit" which takes place before the LOTR. I think "The Hobbit" is three times better than the LOTR and much shorter....

Answer 5

As you can tell...Tolkien has always incited a wide variety of views, both good and ill. The books were customarily panned and praised by critics when they were first published, and continue to draw a great amount of argument today.

Tolkien's writing style is certainly different (and deliberately so) than most modern novels. Everything about Middle-earth is meant to feel very old, to have an immense weight of time and legend behind it. He adopts a very archaic style of writing, and his storytelling is full of lush detail and description.

This style does not appeal to some readers, who find it absolutely tedious and slow, but to those who have fallen in love with Tolkien's world and his writing, it lends itself to the mythological appeal of the stories themselves.

Tolkien himself was well aware of his quirks as a writer, and did not expect the writing to appeal to a wide variety of readers. As it turned out, it appealed to far more readers than he anticipated.

From a personal standpoint, I have read the novels and pothumously published legends of Tolkien countless times, and cannot get enough of his created world. He has his faults, certainly, but so does Dickens or Hemingway or any of the other great novelists, and Tolkien certainly deserves to be listed amongst their ranks.

Answer 6

Yes, I've read it twice, and it was very good. I'm actually thinking of reading it again sometime, maybe this summer.

I think my favorite character is either Sam, Frodo, or Boromir. I know, I know, Boromir tried to take the ring, but can you blame him? In the end, he was okay, and gave his life to save Pippin and Merry. That's pretty noble and courageous.:-)

Your fellow Tolkien fan,


P.S. Did you know there's a new Tolkien book out, called "The Children of Hurin"? I want to read it!

Answer 7

I thought that the books sucked. I spent the whole time that I read them wanting more dialogue and less description of the scenery. I just wanted Frodo to stop tramping around the countryside and go into an inn or something and have a conversation. Very over rated books. I suspect anyone that says that they love these books i just do not think that this is possible.

Answer 8

Yeh. The begining is a little boring, but the story gets really awesome soon.

Answer 9

I have read the whole trilogy 3 times, so I obviously love it.

Answer 10

I've read all his books and I liked all but The Silmarillion.