Lord of the Rings 1. The Fellowship of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring

Apart from the pacing, everything's super!

Stephanie aus Othmarsingen am 09.09.2024
Bewertungsnummer: 2288561
Bewertet: Buch (Taschenbuch)

It’s not easy to rate this book. I LOVE the LotR universe as its portrayed in the films which is why there’s soo much nostalgia already clinging to the story. Nonetheless, I’ll try to review this as fair as possible. Tolkien knows how to paint a picture of the surroundings the characters (and the reader alongside) find themselves in. The scenes were coming alive in my head and I could picture the small village of Bree and the wonderous forrest of Lothlórien so clearly. The fact that these pictures were quite different to the way Peter Jackson invisioned those places makes Tolkiens way of describing even more amazing. Also, I love, love, LOVE the way Tolkien writes characters because he gives them each a very unique 'voice'. It was very refreshing to read of a Frodo who’s not quite so withdrawn and who takes initiative himself every now and then. Gandalf is just as amazing as he was in The Hobbit and even Bilbo felt familiar. Pippin and Mery get to be so much more than the comical relieve and Boromir felt even more human. Even the Orcs were more tangible and seemed more cognisant. Aragorn is the only one whom I’d wished Tolkien had written a bit more like Jackson had made him. Still, I’m in awe at how you can always tell who’s speaking or thinking, as the characters are so well established and developed within the story. The one thing that has me give this book 4/5 stars is the pacing. To me, this should have been a bit tighter - even though I know that writing styles were different all these years ago. But, as I want to be as objective as I can be with this review I have to point that out. Quite a few scenes would have benefitted from a bit more action and a tighter pacing. I’m quite sure we would have learned about the characters just as well as with his approach. The first half, especially, dragged on quite a bit. Ultimately, it’s an AMAZING fantasy story and I can’t wait to read the second and third book in the series!

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Bewertung am 17.01.2025
Bewertungsnummer: 2389035
Bewertet: Buch (Taschenbuch)

Ich liebe die Filme und auch die Bücher und nach langen Jahren dachte ich kaufe ich mir endlich mal die Triologie auf Englisch. Das Buch ist wunderbar, aber nach wenigen Tagen hatte das schöne schwarze Cover schon die ersten Macken (die leider nicht aus sorglosem handling entstanden sind, sondern alleine schon durch das Lesen), die leider super auffällig sind. Das Cover ist ja eigentlich schwarz, sobald aber ein kleiner Knick entsteht (zB. beim Lesen) schimmert der weiße Untergrund durch. Nach nur 2 Wochen sind also die Ecken, der Buchrücken etc. Übersäht von weißen Punkten und "aufgeschabten" Stellen, wodurch das eigentlich neue Buch aussieht, als wäre es Uralt. Vielleicht muss ich dann einen Einband basteln um wenigstens den 2. Und 3. Band zu schützen. Die sind ja leider genauso hergestellt. Die Geschichte an sich ist und bleibt trotzdem eines meiner Liebsten "old classics", die ich immer wieder gerne lese. :)