The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Book Reviews of The Lord of the Rings
Book Review: Definitive edtion of LOTR
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an amazing edition of The Lord of the Rings. The books are very heavy, printed entirely on acid-free superbright textbook quality paper. The illustrations are beautiful, and seeing elements of Alan Lee's work that were inspirations for the films is always fun.
All told, this is THE collector's edition of the books as it is still three separate volumes (instead of the MASSIVE single edition) yet has all of the illustrations and is printed on very high quality paper.
Is it the most practical for reading? Probably not. I would honestly suggest getting a simple paperback boxed set if you want to be mobile with the books. These books are designed to be the centerpiece of your fantasy section of your library and are of the very highest quality. I would recommend them for someone who is fan of the books and wants to have the best edition to date as part of their library.
Book Review: Lovely Lord
Summary: 5 Stars
Originally, I bought the movie tie-in box set and thought'that's all I need.' Boy, was I wrong! While surfing Amazon.com,
I came across the Alan Lee illustrated box set. I was awestruck!
It's printed on glossy paper and has easy to read type. Alan Lee's illustrations are superb: see THE PRANCING PONY come to life, or see Galadrial and her famous mirror. The watercolors
are beautiful.
There are maps on the inside covers, and it comes with an index
so one can look up Shadowfax and find out who owns him--Theoden,
not Gandalf! It's a lovely Lord--it sits handsomely next to
my illustrated Hobbit and illustrated Sillmarillion in my library.
Best of all at Amazon.com it costs $59.99 including shipping.
Everywhere else it's $80 plus tax. So do yourself a favor
and buy this set today!
ps. The glare is extremely minimal--I checked it out myself.
Book Review: SO HAPPY I GOT THIS
Summary: 5 Stars
Ok, so I had been looking at this box set for a few years. Sure, I'm 31 and have been re-reading LOTR since I was about 7 or 8 yrs old. I've owned crappy paperbacks and loaned them out, at some point I had a hardcover 1 volume edition, which got ruined in a basement flood. I love Alan Lee's work. THIS IS A MUST OWN. I cannot sum it up any other way, the print is 1000 times more readable (font looks nice too by the way) , each volume has a satin ribbon book mark, the inside covers (F+B) bear a 2 color (black and red) map of third age middle earth, and the illustrations are so pretty they, well, they will fire up the imagination station and make the read all the more pleasurable. Sure, I'd love to see a John Howe edition as well, but this three volume illustrated edition is nothing short of beautiful. Spend some time in your study, with a good 12 year single malt, and you will enjoy.Book Review: True Masterpiece......
Summary: 5 Stars
I love fantasy, so i read all the fantasy books, reading Lord Of the Rings is no exception even if the book took months to finish and maybe too advanced and confusing for me.
Still I read it after finishing the hobbit in curiousity who destroys the ring. I could have just flipped over the last page but I started from the beginning which had an intriguing plot because of the ring Sauron made. I could not stop reading it to see what happens in the next chapters.
That is what all the book should be like, dramatic and suspenseful, the book was like a movie. A few bad things about the book was that the story was overwhelmingly long, I get tired of the book and also the terms that J.R.R Tolkien used, made the storyline hard to follow especially for an illiterate like me. However, I would recommend it everybody and call it a true masterpiece anyway.....
Book Review: the best fantasy book of all time
Summary: 5 Stars
A few years ago, I read THE HOBBIT. One day, I was telling my friend how much I loved it, and her sister said, " You should read LORD OF THE RINGS." I kind of shrugged it off and never bothered to read it, figuring it couldn't possibly be as good as THE HOBBIT. Then I saw the movie. It was so cool I just had to read the book. I bought a boxed set in August, and before the month was over, I had read it twice. It is the absolute best book I have ever read. It is written very very well, and I love the way all of the races are so different.J.R.R. Tolkien has created this amazing, realistic world; complete with countries, different cultures, and an antagonist. The members of the Fellowship are so colorful and well described, that after you finish the book you feel like you know them personally. I recommend this book to anyone who can read.