YOU SHALL NOT PASS!Killer line, right there. And...that's kinda the peak.If you're craving non-stop action, look elsewhere. This ain't no Fast & Furious version of The Fellowship of the Ring. Actually, it's pretty much the polar opposite. I cranked up the audiobook to 2x speed pretty early on, thinking I'd slow it down when we got past the slow bits.Turns out, I was happy at that speed. This is one of those books where you can zone out completely for a solid five minutes and not miss a thing. T...

Founding a genre like a boss. Stealing everything possible from mythology and the, maybe sometimes a tiny bit boring, old classics. The beloved tradition of using others' ideas to create something new is big here, especially because J.R.R. Tolkien had the perfect background to milk everything from wherever he could find inspirations, from ancient to medieval and, at the time, modern works. It would especially be interesting to read or reread *The Fellowship of the Ring* with a focus on how he le...

"All that is gold does not glitter,Not all those who wander are lost;The old that is strong does not wither,Deep roots are not reached by the frost.From the ashes a fire shall be woken,A light from the shadows shall spring;Renewed shall be blade that was broken,The crownless again shall be king." As someone who’s read more than three hundred fantasy novels, it might surprise you to learn that this is actually the first time I’ve managed to finish reading *The Fellowship of the Ring*....

Okay, as a single lady myself, I'm all about putting a ring on it. And shoutout to my queen Sauron!!! You go girl, take over Middle-earth! Reach for the stars! With that Balrog by your side, you can do anything!But Frodo, that main dude... he kinda reminds me of Harry Potter. And seriously, what does he even *need* The Fellowship of the Ring for??Anyway, I gotta give this a low rating because there's way too much Frodo and not nearly enough orcs. Looking for more orcish mayhem next time, J.R.R. ...

Never have I been so sad to give a low rating to such a revered book. I'm so sorry. I can't tell you how sorry I am.Again, I'm so sorry, but I found this book unbelievably dull. I really am so, so sorry. I'm desperately sad about this. This series has been such a foundation for modern-day fantasy that I'm incredibly disappointed in myself for not liking this. I have always wanted to be a Tolkien fangirl. I've always wanted to learn Elvish and get completely offended à la Stephen Colbert but I ca...

\"One Review to rule them all. One Review to comment them, One Review to like them all, and in nerdiness bind them.\" In the ancient times of Middle Earth, a magical ring was forged by the necromancer Sauron to seize control over the entire world. When his plans were discovered, all the kingdoms and races of the realm allied together for one final stand. The cost was high, but the battle was won; and with the invincible dark lord defeated, the nations rejoiced, evil was destroyed. For millenni...

I’m not going to write a normal review; it’s almost impossible for a fantasy fan to do so in this case. Instead I’m going to give you a series of ten points to explain exactly why I love this particular book. Take from it what you will. There will be spoilers. Here goes: 1. The wizards! \"Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.” Now I do love wizards. Who doesn’t? The wisdom of Gandalf is unmatched. He is, in effect, the leader of the forces of light. He...

I refuse to write a review for one of the best books ever written. Asking a serious fantasy fan to write a review for *The Fellowship of the Ring* is like asking a Christian to write a review for The Bible. It's just… understood.
So instead, I'll just leave this graph here. It pretty much sums it up:

A review of The Fellowship of the Ring, by SauronHello. You may remember me as the title character of The Lord of the Rings. I go by a lot of names: Dark Lord of Mordor, Sorcerer, Red Eye, Dark Power, Lord of Barad-dûr, Ring-maker, and Base Master of Treachery (I use that one in my band). I actually object to Tolkien's chosen name of Sauron, which I understand originates from an adjective that means "foul, putrid" in his crappy invented language. What can I say, the showers in Mordor are sketchy...

Authors who inspire a movement are usually misunderstood, especially by those they have inspired, and Tolkien is no exception. One of the biggest misconceptions about Tolkien, however, is the idea that he's somehow an 'innovator of fantasy.' He did add a number of techniques to the repertoire of epic fantasy writers, and these have been dutifully followed by his many imitators, but for the most part, these techniques are little more than bad habits. Many have called Tolkien 'The Father of Fanta...