The Lord Of The Rings: A Fully Illustrated Version of the Classic Fantasy Novels
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Product details
- ASIN : B007978OY6
- Publisher : William Morrow
- Accessibility :
- Publication date : February 15, 2012
- Edition : 50th Anniversary ed.
- Language : English
- File size : 11.8 MB
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 1206 pages
- ISBN-13 : 978-0547951942
- Page Flip : Enabled
- Reading age : 14 years and up
- Best Sellers Rank:#28 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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- Customer Reviews:4.94.9 out of 5 stars(14,059)
The Lord Of The Rings: A Fully Illustrated Version of the Classic Fantasy NovelsTop reviews from the United States
- Kindle CustomerAn Amazing Book“You shall not pass!” are words that even people who have not read or watched any Lord of the Rings books or movies know well. Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien is a very well-known fantasy book full of dragons, elves, dwarves, and other mythological beings. The story centers around a ring that causes chaos and death wherever it goes.
This book is about a hobbit named Frodo and some of his friends, Sam, Pippin, and Merry, trying to keep a ring that his cousin Bilbo that he had been living with left for him when Bilbo left the Shire. The first main plot point is when Gandalf tells Frodo the story of the ring and why it must not get into the wrong hands. Gandalf tells Frodo that he must keep it safe and hidden. Another main plot point is when Frodo and his friends learn they are being followed by mysterious horsemen. The third plot point is when Frodo and his friends are being attacked by the horsemen and Frodo goes unconscious.
This book would appeal to people who really enjoy reading books with fantasy creatures and magic. Some of the strengths of the book and the author are creating a huge amazing, detailed world full of interesting things and making characters that have personality and their own stories. Some of the weaknesses of the book and the author are sometimes using a tiny bit too much detail and making things kind of long and sometimes things will come slightly out of nowhere with no warning whatsoever.
My overall impression of the book is great. It is a good read for people who love fantasy, and it is not the longest book either at 214 pages. It has somewhat a high word count per page, but it is still a great book that more people should read. The famous words that should be read or watched more are the words “You shall not pass!” (along with the rest of the books, not just these words). - Trinity Jonesa must readIt took me a while to read this book, however every part of it was worth it. I have never seen the lord of the rings movies or read the book, so it was a completely new experience. Before this, I read the Hobbit to try and get into reading after years of not. After finishing the Hobbit, I knew I needed to read the lord of the rings. This was worth every minute spent reading it. Tolkiens world building is written beautifully, and the mix of his humor and the seriousness in the book blend together amazingly. I found myself laughing at one point and crying at the next. From beginning to end this book plus the hobbit make for an epic adventure that will leave you feeling satisfied. I felt like I was there with the fellowship on their quests across Middle Earth and it was truly amazing.
I believe this is a must-read for everyone. It changed how I look at books and fantasy as a whole and leaves me wanting to know more about the history of Middle Earth. This book will forever hold a special place in my heart. - MikeThe Standard for Epic FantasyIf only I could have a dollar for every book reviewed which is compared to the Lord of the Rings (LOTR), I would be financially secure for the rest of my years. For over 50 years, this work has been The Standard for epic fantasy. JRR Tolkien's masterful storytelling, characterization and setting detail have become the benchmark to which all other epic fantasies are compared.
LOTR is a classic epic storyline between good and evil. I am a big fan of epic fantasies but this one remains special. While many epic fantasy stories have been written with similar plots, few can draw the reader in so thoroughly with such engaging characters and meticulous plot details. The Fellowship of the Ring characters (Frodo, Sam, Pippin, Merry, Gimli, Boromir, Strider, Gandalf and Legolas) remain characters which I can recall details with little effort and are truly made to feel lifelike. The villain, Sauron, is known mainly through his deeds and legends but is one of the more menacing villains in epic fantasy. These characters progress through a plot of breathtaking scope and detail as the Fellowship of the Ring must confront Sauron to save Middle Earth.
Tolkien's attention, if not obsession, to detail in creating the setting, Middle Earth, is unmatched in other fantasy stories which I have read. Tolkien creates such detail of the history, languages, cultures and arts of Middle Earth that the reader is immersed in Middle Earth instead of merely passing through. This detail includes extensive appendices on the history of Middle Earth which I personally have not more than skimmed but which are nonetheless illustrative of the author's attention to detail. I cannot help but think that much of this is due to his academic career in languages and literature. I cannot also help but think of how few academics could supplement such astounding detail with such entertaining storytelling that the result is the pinnacle of epic fantasy instead of a story more reminiscent of an academic thesis. The only area where Tolkien spared detail, as compared to contemporary epic fantasy, was the rules and limitations of magic. I have no issue with his lack of detail in this one area; in particular, since magic is so rarely used in the Lord of the Rings as compared to contemporary epic fantasy novels.
The Hobbitis the prequel story to the Lord of the Rings. The Hobbit was written more as a Young Adult Fantasy which can be enjoyed by adult readers. The Hobbit is a simpler, but very entertaining, fantasy quest while the Lord of the Rings is an epic fantasy for adult readers which can be enjoyed equally by younger readers.
This is a must read book for fans of epic fantasy stories. The movies are great but not a substitute for reading the novels which inspired the movies. The Lord of the Rings (One Volume) is 27,736 Kindle locations long excluding the extensive appendices. Standard length novels seem to run in the 4,500 to 7,000 plus Kindle location range. Longer novels, such as those in Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series, can range from 15,000 to 20,000 plus Kindle locations. - TRexEllI love HobbitsI have read this series several times and every time I cone away with more information and joy of the story presented here. This is the only series I have ever read multiple times and I have lost count how many times. I've watched the movies several times also. While the movies were excellent, nothing can compare to the books and the realization of Hobbit the things that were the same, but also all that was different and left out of the movies. The books will always win out in my opinion as a loving read, entertaining and majestic in the way they were written. I want to watch the movies again, and then may read they books again, including The Hobbit as well as The Lord of the Rings.