I want so desperately to love Tolkien, but it just ain't happening.
I've always wanted to learn Elvish and get completely offended à la Stephen Colbert but I can't. I have always wanted to be a Tolkien fangirl.
This series has been such a foundation for modern-day fantasy that I'm incredibly disappointed in myself for not liking this. I can't tell you how sorry I am.Īgain, I'm so sorry, but I found this book unbelievably dull. I've always wanted to learn Elvish and get completely offended à la Stephen Colbert but I ca Never have I been so sad to give a low rating to such a revered book. Again, I'm so sorry, but I found this book unbelievably dull. Never have I been so sad to give a low rating to such a revered book.
They are there to remind us that the history of the world goes back many lifetimes and is full of mystery. They are like the blue-stoned brooch Tom Bombadil found among the treasure in the burial mound of the Borrow-wight, the brooch that causes us to wonder about the woman to whom it once belonged. They are like the ruins of the castles and fortresses along the way that cause us to wonder who once lived there. They are meant to stimulate our imagination and cause us to wonder about their origin and history, cause us to ask questions about them. I see Tom Bombadil and Lady Goldberry as adding to the mystery of the forest. Imagine yourself hiking through the Old Forest, remembering the old stories you had heard about it, and wondering who or what made the trail you are following. Imagi …more I think the problem, Jim, is that you are trying to burn through the pages in search of excitement and answers. Gerry Bevers I think the problem, Jim, is that you are trying to burn through the pages in search of excitement and answers. Reprezentanţii celor mai importante seminţii vor fi alături de el.more O sarcină uriaşă pentru un hobbit atât de mic, dar Frodo nu va porni singur la drum. Frodo trebuie să pornească la drum din îndrăgitul său Comitat până în întunecatul Mordor, ca să distrugă teribilul Inel şi să-i zădărnicească planurile lui Sauron. Aici va începe odiseea tânărului hobbit Frodo, căruia i se încredinţează o misiune ciudată, el nu trebuie să găsească, ci să ascundă o comoară. Dar pentru a-şi îndeplini visul îi lipseşte un inel special. Sauron, Seniorul Întunecimii, a reuşit să adune toate inelele puterii, dorinţa lui fiind aceea de a stăpâni peste întregul Pământ de Mijloc. Tolkien, "Stăpânul Inelelor", continuă povestea începută de autor în cartea sa Hobbitul.
Aici va începe odiseea tânărului hobbit Frodo, De-acum celebra trilogie a lui J.R.R.