Sara Annabelle Fischer

"The Lord of the Rings" trilogy

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

Fantasy/ Historical Fiction

The trilogy “The Lord of the Rings” is a trilogy of fantasy novels written by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien. Published in the years 1945 and 1955 it has been modified and translated into various languages. The story is in a third person perspective explaining the tale of the hobbits attempting to destroy the evil powers that have arisen again. These powers were captured in a ring that was created for Sauron many millennia ago. The adventurous mission that is forced upon the hobbits is life endangering and many challenges await them along with unexpected surprises. Reading this book enables you to follow the depth in which Tolkien thought, imagined, and finally, wrote in.

 At times this book was the best book I have ever read, and at others, I cursed myself for choosing it. I had no idea what lay ahead of me until I had read the first chapter. The book gave me a feeling that when I finished another two chapters I was no further in the story than what I was before. Frankly, I found it a challenge. Due to the fact that Tolkien uses a peculiarly complex style of writing. Everything was established in such great detail you get the semblance of being in the book itself. The depth of the descriptions made the scenes very comprehensible, but it simply made the entire book longer. The real predicament was if you put it down you would never find the sentence you stopped at. Furthermore, sometimes I had to read the sentence three, four, five or maybe even six times to understand WHAT Tolkien was trying to say, and finally find out that another character was simply leaving the room. But, even though it took forever to read, I enjoyed it because it is the first book of its kind I have read and I wanted to know what the well-known “Lord of the Rings” was about.

I would recommend this book to people who have time. I would not propose this book to a person not fluent in English as it is fatiguing to read. However, for anyone who loves a fictional fantasy novel and has the necessary time and interest to read I would definitely advocate this trilogy to you.