The Fellowship Of The Ring by J R R Tolkien - Book Review
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- Опубліковано 19 жов 2024
- The Fellowship Of The Ring is the first part of The Lord Of The Rings epic fantasy novel. I put this one off for many years and I'm glad I FINALLY got around to it !!
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Can't wait to read this
I agree with your review. I put it off for most of my life too but read it recently and was absolutely blown away of how great it was!!!
You are the man. Reading and watching fellowship because of you!!!!!
I really love this authentic review of the Fellowship of the Rings, well done! I love your takes and your reactions to it
Great review; love your enthusiasm. Minor nit--Tolkien didn't do allegory.
I'm half way through it and completely captivated. Every aspect of it is incredibly well done.
I'm glad you enjoyed it. I read it at least ten times when I was a teen and I'm rereading them now. Only in Swedish though, but I will read them in English eventually. The Two towers are probably my favorite and The Return of the King a close second, I hope you will enjoy them as much as I do or more.
I am going to start it tonight. One of my my goals in 2022 is to read the series.
Great video bud !!
I'm reading it right now, got just over 100 pages left of this first of the trilogy. It's a first time read for me too. I don't know why I put it off so long, especially after loving the hobbit. Also, great channel.
Great review! And I'm so excited that you are reading it fresh with open eyes. Can't wait for your review of The Two Towers :-)
Great video! And it really is a wonderful story!
@@theloveofreading3563 Excellent! Looking forward to it!
Trust me The Two Towers is even better! I’ve just finished that one and need to start The Return of the King. Love your review btw! Have also read your GoodReads one😌
The Return of The King seems superior than TFoTR and TTT. It is the staple finale of all good vs. evil finales.
@@deanryanmartin Now I'm even more exited!
Amazing video
I already watched the movies, should I bother with the books?
Of course, the books are far better and there's whole chapters, storylines and characters that aren't even in the movies.
@@folksurvival thank you! I plan to read it this year
@@folksurvival the movies are their own amazing thing, it's a great visual medium of the novel. they are both amazing in their own ways
@@ogbee9690 No movies would have been much bettrer if they were stand-alone, if they were an original story of their own, but since they are based on the book they will always fall short. Personally I think often movies can taint your own imagination of things too. For some it helps to a degree.
Watching this makes me want to re-read these books! They are just so good. My favourite has to be the Two Towers. I’m excited to see your reviews for the next two books!
John, you are right! Eye of The World and TFoTR are similar in a lot of ways. The writing style is also the same, but I love the latter more. I gave it 5 stars too the first time I read it.
I enjoyed the series.
Once you finish the series, you should read the hobbit and you should watch the movies
Pay attention to the Hobbits. With few exceptions, there is always a Hobbit to witness the events that happen so they can be recorded in "Red Book of Westmarch."
I loved Tom Bombadil! I'm reading Fellowship of the Ring for the first time myself at the moment. I have about thirty pages left to finish. Did you already read The Hobbit? I reread it last month and I'm glad I did. I hadn't read it since I was 11 years old and I'd long forgotten much of it. It was MUCH better (and funnier!) than I remember. And it added a LOT to my enjoyment of Fellowship of the Ring.
@@theloveofreading3563 I'll be looking forward to hearing what you think of it. I actually like it better than Fellowship of the Ring.
I love this book. Hearing your enthusiasm makes me want to read it again ! Thanks
I read it in 1969 while in college. I've revisited it many times. Ages very well.
The book is quite boring.
1. There is almost no humour. Even though I admit most authors of fiction rarely put humour in their books. But personally I think it is important to put at least some humour in a book, whether it is an adventure, drama, suspense, science fiction, etc. A book of fiction with absolutely no humour looks dry and sterile.
2. There is no romance. With such a plethora of characters, telling multiple stories and events, sometimes spanning decades, there is not a single shred of romance. Romance or humour are not necessary for a good story, but they can make the story a little more interesting and less boring.
3. There is very little adventure or action. You would think that action would be the main ingredient of a story of fantasy, but that does not seem to be the case, at least for this book. The main character of the book is Frodo, who is not a soldier, and pretty much cannot fight and needs to be protected at all times by other people. So he needs to flee or hide or be protected all the time, which means actually very little action.
4. For a book that is supposedly about fantasy, there is very little fantasy or magic. All the characters are surprisingly human, with human characteristics and human limitations. Frodo and the hobbits are actually smaller and weaker than normal humans. Sure the Ring of Power can make you invisible, but that seems to be the limit of any magic in the book. Gandalf the Wizard apparently can make fire with magic, but that does not seem to be very impressive.
5. So much of the story is told through dialogue. Characters meet and start talking to one another. And that is it. The narrator does not bother to actually show the events. Many events are just told and recalled by the characters. When a character tells a story, you never know if it that character is actually telling the truth or lying. The character could also be mistaken. And even when the story is genuine, it is always from the point of view of that character, which may be subjective, personal, biased or incomplete. So you should never trust the accounts of one character. And by telling the story through dialogue you completely destroy any suspense or drama that could be infused into the story. When a narrator tells a story, you have no idea how the story will end, or who is going to die. If a character tells a story we already know that at the very least that character will not die.
6. There is no social or philosophical commentary. Many authors tell a story just as an excuse to make social or political or philosophical commentary. And such commentaries can be even more interesting than the story itself. You can find that kind of commentary especially in authors like Michael Crichton. But in The Lord of The Rings, I can't find any.
7. Why is the author so obsessed with geography? Tolkien goes to great lengths to describe the geography of Middle-earth. That seems to me the least interesting aspect of the book. And yet the author is obsessed in describing with excruciating detail every single aspect of the geography of the places.
8. There are hobbits, elves, wizards, dwarves, orcs, trolls.... And yet they all seem to be indistinguishable to me. There is no interesting characteristic or feature in any of them. They all look very human... and boring.
9. "Show, don't tell" as they say in the movie industry. But such a rule is not followed in this book. It is specially disturbing when talking about Sauron. We only know that Sauron is evil simply because we are told so by the characters. But in no point in the book we see Sauron actually doing anything evil. Sauron never even appears in the book, he is just mentioned by the characters. Are we supposed to trust the characters? Or is Sauron just a misunderstood character, unfairly mistreated by everybody else? We are constantly told to be afraid of Sauron, and yet the book never tells us the reason for that.
10. The movies directed by Peter Jackson seem to be much better than the books.
11. There is no mystery. One way to grab the reader's attention is by arousing one's curiosity and offer some kind of mystery at the beginning of the book or chapter, and then offer clues throughout the story and finally present a satisfactory solution to the mystery at the end of the book or chapter. But in The Fellowship of the Ring there is no such a thing. The ring is introduced in the first chapter, but it is thoroughly explained in the second chapter. There is no mystery. As I was reading the story I was not curious at all. On the contrary I was bored, asking myself "when is this going to end?" and counting the number of remaining pages.
12. There are no revelations, no plot twists, no surprises. Many books offer plot twists, where friends are revealed to be enemies, or enemies are revealed to be actually friends, or the villain says "I am your father", among other things. Plot twists can be very entertaining, and tell the reader that appearances are deceiving, things may not be as they appear, reality can be much more complicated or interesting or mysterious than previous thought. There is I believe a plot twist concerning Gandalf in the sequels, but not in this book.
13. Some people are saying that the sequels are better. Maybe. I am not sure if I will read them.
"There is no social or philosophical commentary." Other numbered items are head scratchers, but this one makes you question if the post is serious. It may be that you have only read the first book and think it is (or should be) a self contained story. It's not. The books that make up the Lord of the Rings are a single story. If you finish the story (all three books) and come away with this idea then it may just be LoTR is not the type of fiction you enjoy, because you could internet search right now, just after reading this for "social or philosophical commentary" in Lord of the Rings and find college course, fields of study, societies, discussion groups, sermons, Left Wing commentary, Right Wing commentary, rebuttals to Tolkien's commentary, and psychological reviews covering a range of themes from Free Will or racism or female empowerment, friendship, and on..and on. It's not an easy book. Some people may find it boring. Considering it's huge influence and popularity may something you try to identify while you read on.