The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, Book 2)
by J.R.R. Tolkien

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Book Review: An Exciting Story!
Summary: 5 Stars

This book has section 3 and 4 of the Lord of the Rings series, and tells about the companies' deeds. It all starts when Bromir, a fiends who has tried taken the ring from Frodo, dies. Meanwhile, Merry and Pippin were caught by orc-guards and are taken to the city of IsenGard. Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli are in pursuit, though. Then the riders of Rohan apper, and they destroy the orcs. The hobbits now escaped and now they meet Treebeard, the ent. Later on, Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli meet Gandalf again, who has returned from the dead. When they met with Gandalf, he takes Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli to King Theoden's castle. Gandalf heals the king of a curse, and they are now both allied. All of them now continue their journey towards Isengard. Meanwhile, Saruman and Wormtoung are stuck in the tower of Orthanc. Saruman was no longer a wizard after this because he would not repent towards Gandalf. Wormtongue threw a stone out the window, but it failed to Gandalf, because the stone was a palantir, one of the seeing stones of Numenor. Peregrin picks the stone up and gives it to Gandalf, but later steals it at night. Peregrin looked at it, and he is revealed at Sauron. But Gandalf forgives Pippin, and gives the stone to Aragorn, who rides away to Minas Tirith. Meanwhile, in a distant land, Frodo and Samwise are lost in Emyn Muil. Gollum has been on their trail. But later on, Frodo tames Gollum and Gollum becomes Frodo's servant. Gollum leads Sam and Frodo through the Dead Marshes and then they reach Morranon, the Black Gate of the Land of Mordor in the north. They can't pass through the gate, so Gollum tells Frodo to go to a secret entrance in the Mordor Mountains. While on their journey, they met Faromir, the brother of Boromir, who was leading an army of Men of Gordon. Faramir learned about the Ring, then tried to overcome his brother, Baromir. faramir then helps the hobbits by replenishing their supplies. After that, Frodo, Sam, and Gollum make their way through Cirith Ungol, the spider's pass. Faramir warned that that place was dangerous, unliked Gollum had told. Then they reach the Cross-roads, and take the path towards Minas Morgul. Meanwhile, they see Sauron's first army, led by the Black King of Ringwraiths. Gollum then guides the hobbits to Cirith Ungol. At that same time, Gollum betrays them, and leads them to a monster called Shelob. But Gollum was frustrated after that because of Sam's bravery. Samwise chases Gollum away and hurts Shelob. After that, Frodo is stung by Shelob and dies. Samwise then realizes that he must complete the journey alone, but as he goes into Mordor, he overhears the Orcs. He now learned that Frodo is not dead, but drugged. The orcs then carry Frodo's body down a tunnel where Sam cannot catch up...
I liked the book because they gave italicized poems or songs. I like the songs in this book because they are both cheerful and emotional. They also might give clues what happens next in the story. For example,"Trough Rohan over fen and field where the long grass grows. The west wind comes walking, and about the walls it goes. What news from the west O wandering wind, do you bring to me tonight. Have you seen Boromir the Tall by moon or by starlight? "I saw him ride over seven streams, over waters wide and grey; I saw him in the empty lands, until he passed away in the shadows of the North. I saw him then no more. The North Wind may have heard the horn of the son of Denethor. O Boromir! From the highwalls westward I looked afar, but you came not from the empty lands where no men are."This song gave me clues what would happen next, so that's what I like about the Story.
What I don't like about the story is that there were too many words I couldn't pronounce. Sometimes I read pretty fast, them a hard word that I can't pronounce comes up, and then I'm going to have to read the word slowly. For example,"The skirts of the storm were lifting, ragged and wet, and the main battle had passed to spread its great wings over Emyn Muil, upon which the dark thought of Sauron brooded for a while. Thence it turned, smiting the vale of Anduin with hail and lightning, and casting its shadows upon Minas Tirith with threat of war." In those sentences, I had to stop and pronounce the hard words I couldn't pronounce. That's what I don't like about the story.
My favorite part in the story was near the end of the book. Actually, it is the end of the book. It is the part when Frodo get drugged by Shelob and then taken down to the tunnel where Samwise couldn't catch up. It reminds me of a brother and he is being taken away, and the little brother cries in tears trying to catch up to him. Also I like it because in movie format, there was so much suspense. in the movies, the orcs take away Frodo, carryng him down the tunnel, when Sam tries to get him back. Then after that, it just says "The End."

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