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J.R.R. Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King 4 stars

The Fellowship of the Ring is the first of three volumes of the epic novel …

Review of 'The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

This is still the book that moves me most of the three that make the Lord of the Rings. Sure, it has its weaknesses. Especially the first 150 pages could have done with some heavy editing. It's still a remarkable story, with remarkable characters that so many years later still move me to tears.

Again, I am glad that I read both the Silmarillion and The Hobbit previously, for further references to past events reveal the grand scope Tolkien had.