The Fellowship of the Ring

After listening to the Hobbit, I started the Ring Trilogy. I never read the books in my younger days, and I just now discovered what I missed. Although The Hobbit was the best book by Tolkien, the trilogy is still great. MUCH better than the movies, including the extended versions. About the only thing the movies did better was the battle scenes. A most excellent listen!

Authors who inspire a movement are usually misunderstood, especially by those they have inspired, and Tolkien is no exception, but one of the biggest misconceptions about Tolkien is the idea that he is somehow an 'innovator of fantasy'. He did add a number of techniques to the repertoire of epic fan......more

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 me......more

As a single lady myself, I also love to put a ring on it. And shoutout to my homegurl Sauron!!! you go girl take over middle earth! Reach for the stars! With that balrog on your side you can do anything! That main dude Frodo tho... reminds me of dat boi Harry... besides what does he need the ring for......more

"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 once forged by the necromancer Sauron to seize control over the entire world. When his plans were discovered, all the kingdom......more

YOU CANNOT PASS! Very cool line, sir. And that's pretty much it. If you're hankering for action, you'll need to go on a different quest. This is not The Fast and Furious Fellowship of the Ring. In fact, it's pretty much the opposite of that in every way. I ended up speeding up the narration to 2x fai......more