The Complete Lord of the Rings Trilogy Tolkien, J.R.R. and Cast, Ensemble

from SMG-RLieschke

A brilliant set of books made into fantastic movies. The books are full of adventure, Drama, Horses, fighting, chaos and brilliance. Read them if you like dark and light winning. Don't read them if you don't like elves, hobits and un-realistic beings.

from ImperfectCJ

It's not a perfect book/collection of books, but it was such a pleasure to travel through Middle Earth with my children as I read this aloud to them over the past two months. They are remarkably forgiving of my mangled and inconsistent pronunciation of all things Elvish and the random tunes to wh...

from wordygirl39

The ultimate fairy tale isn't it? I love this book. My brother gave me these books when I was 12 and I didn't know I would love them until years later when Jackson made his films. I saw the first one and went immediately to the bookstore for another copy (I'd give the old ones away long before). ...

from KELL4772

I am sixty one now and I first read 'The Lord of the Rings' when I was sixteen in 1968. No other book before it revealed to me what reading what I consider to be a good book can do. I will never forget the relief I felt when Frodo made it to Rivendell, free of the threat of the Black Riders, the ...

from HobbitGirl09

Favorite. Books. Ever. This classic story has remained popular for good reason! One of the (if not *the*) foundations of epic fantasy storytelling, to say the least. Its scope astounds the imagination and its morals touch the heart. It is nothing short of an awe-inspiring masterpiece that can nev...