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"The Fellowship of the Ring"
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The first volume of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic 3-part fantasy novel, first published in 1954.
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Jul 2, 2010
- by Shandorian
- posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More
Introduction to the saga, its perhaps the best storyline.
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The Fellowship of the Ring is one of my favorite books of all time. I have read it numerous times, and I always enjoy it. It's a book that never grows old. Every time I reread it, I find something that I had missed previously. Or something pops out at me that I didn't quite fully understand before. Tolkien does a wonderful job at capturing the emotions each individual in the story is feeling. It doesn't matter if the character is a main one like Frodo or a more minor character. He … more
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The best of the series, mainly the characterizations.
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Couldn't get my eyes of the book.
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Sets up the trilogy very well
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Captivating and brilliantly written!
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A great read, and highly recommended. Everything is so detailed and meaningful. Very worthwhile, and worthy of its acclaim.
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The Lord of the Rings is my favorite book.
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I re-read Gandalf's exposition of the ring's history over and over.
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extreemley well written
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Wikipedia page for The Fellowship of the Ring
The Fellowship of the Ring is the first of three volumes of the epic novel The Lord of the Rings by the English author J. R. R. Tolkien. It takes place in the fictional universe Middle-earth. It was originally published on July 29, 1954 in the United Kingdom. The volume consists of a Prologue "Concerning Hobbits, and other matters" followed by Book I and Book II.Title and publication
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The Fellowship of the Ring is the first of three volumes of the epic novel The Lord of the Rings by the English author J. R. R. Tolkien. It takes place in the fictional universe Middle-earth. It was originally published on July 29, 1954 in the United Kingdom. The volume consists of a Prologue "Concerning Hobbits, and other matters" followed by Book I and Book II.Title and publication
Tolkien conceived of The Lord of the Rings as a single volume with six sections he called "books" along with extensive appendices. The original publisher made the decision to split the work into three parts. It was also the publisher's decision to place the fifth and sixth books and the appendices into one volume under the title The Return of the King, in reference to Aragorn's assumption of the throne of Gondor. Tolkien indicated he would have preferred The War of the Ring as a title, as it gave away less of the story.
Before the decision to publish The Lord of the Rings in three volumes was made, Tolkien had hoped to publish the novel in one volume, or combined with The Silmarillion. At this stage he planned to title the individual books. The proposed title for Book I was The First Journey or The Ring Sets Out. Book II was titled The Journey of the Nine Companions or The Ring Goes South. The titles The Ring Sets Out and The Ring Goes South were used in the Millenium edition.
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