Fellowship of the Ring

Being the First Part of the Lord of the Rings

Paperback, 544 pages

English language

Published Aug. 13, 2020 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

ISBN:
978-0-358-38023-8
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OCLC Number:
1204223779

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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 him. After many ages, it fell into the hands of Bilbo Baggins, as told in The Hobbit. In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in …

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Enjoyable revisit

This is my first return to the Lord of the Rings in over 20 years. These characters are so iconic, and it's a pleasure to spend time with them again.

What stands out to me this time is: the best part of the book is the beginning in the Shire. The hobbits are more fun and colorful than the elves and heroes we meet later. When I was a kid, I just wanted to get past the boring Shire stuff to the exciting parts. As an adult I appreciate the glimpses at human nature through the hobbits of Tolkien who aren't on epic quests.

Review of "La communauté de l'anneau - tome 1" on 'Goodreads'

Est-ce que j’ai besoin de présenter, même brièvement, l’histoire de ce premier tome du Seigneur des Anneaux ? Je ne crois pas, et donc je ne le ferais pas(1).

Pour en revenir à cette lecture, c’est, je pense, la troisième fois que je relis le seigneur des anneaux. Donc, forcément, je connais un peu l’histoire maintenant. Et en plus, au moment où j’ai lu ce tome, je venais de voir le film moins de deux semaines avant. Donc naturellement, je vais autant m’intéresser au roman en lui-même qu’aux liens et différences avec le film.

Comme je le disais, c’est donc une re-re-lecture. Et, peut-être à cause de mon âge, peut-être aussi grâce à toutes mes lectures, peut- être enfin par contraste avec le film, j’ai enfin compris la subtilité du récit et, surtout, des personnages(2). La subtilité, disais-je.

C’est bien sûr, évidement même, celle d’Aragorn, qui est pour moi le …

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