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I mean, I read it and mostly liked it and thought it was a little easier to read the first time than The Hobbit, but there's so many slow parts and it's so long. I don't know that I'll ever actually reread this whereas I'd reread The Hobbit in a heartbeat ( ![]() This illustrated edition of The Lord of the Rings combines all three volumes that Houghton Mifflin Harcourt usually published as paperbacks into a single hardcover volume Tolkien's writing stands on its own as a masterpiece of epic fantasy, unparalleled even to this day, so I need not write what others have written before, though new readers will undoubtedly enjoy the ease with which they may flip between the appendices and the story in this edition. What makes this particular volume stand out is its use of Tolkien’s own artwork, which graces the volume both on its cover and throughout. Additionally, this includes two fold-out maps. Finally, the page ends are sprayed red and feature Elvish writing. A gorgeous edition for both fans of Lord of the Rings and newcomers alike that will make this a beautiful addition to anyone’s bookshelves. Letto per le sfide 1. GdL Telegram 2. Alphabet 2020 per Un libro di un autore di cui il cognome inizi per T 3. Babele 2020 - Modalità difficile (5/15) 4. Extra-Large 2020 - Modalità difficile (3/9, #1216 pagine). It is hard to write a review of a book that means so much to me, so I won't attempt it. I first read "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" almost exactly twenty years ago, shortly before the first Peter Jackson movie came into cinemas, and they swept me away. I had loved fantasy books - especially Narnia - before, but nothing came remotely close to this. I was fifteen years old and became what today you would call a total nerd. Since then, the books (and other writings of Tolkien) have provided me with refuge and solace and are one of the few constants in my life, and a huge influence as well. So what now - what did my sixth read of the book that started it all bring? Once more I was drawn into the story, was moved and touched, and I laughed and cried, admired Tolkien's words, discovered things I hadn't seen before, and, maybe because I am a little older, I enjoyed the language and the literary crafting even more than before. I felt at home and it felt indeed like coming back after a long time. But much more than this I took hope from the book. Because sometimes I feel like we are going into dark times right now, times that I would never have expected just a short while ago, with a pandemic, right-wing movements on the rise, the climate crisis, so many things changing that I would not have thought possible. And in these times the story of the hobbits gave me courage and brought me light. We have to look at the good that is left in the world. I bought this to replace my battered old paperback... it didn't work as i realised that paperback might be the thing i've owned the longest in my entire house. So now i have two copies :) .
All volumes are accompanied with maps, and Dr. Tolkien, who is a philologist, professor at Merton College of English Language and Literature, has equipped the last volume with a scholarly apparatus of appendices, explaining the alphabets and grammars of the various tongues spoken by his characters, and giving full genealogies and tables of historical chronology. Dr. Tolkien has announced that this series - the hypertrophic sequel to The Hobbit - is intended for adults rather than children, and it has had a resounding reception at the hands of a number of critics who are certainly grown-up in years. Mr. Richard Hughes, for example, has written of it that nothing of the kind on such a scale has been attempted since The Faerie Queen, and that « for width of imagination it almost beggars parallel."... Now, how is it that these long-winded volumes of what looks to this reviewer like balderdash have elicited such tributes as those above? The answer is, I believe, that certain people - especially, perhaps, in Britain - have a lifelong appetite for juvenile trash. They would not accept adult trash, but, confronted with the pre-teen-age article, they revert to the mental phase which delighted in Elsie Dinsmore and Little Lord Fauntleroy and which seems to have made of Billy Bunter, in England, almost a national figure. You can see it in the tone they fall into when they talk about Tolkien in print: they bubble, they squeal, they coo; they go on about Malory and Spenser - both of whom have a charm and a distinction that Tolkien has never touched. Belongs to SeriesThe Lord of the Rings (Omnibus 1-3) Middle-earth (3) Belongs to Publisher SeriesScience Fiction Book Club (01256) Is contained inThe J. R. R. Tolkien Deluxe Edition Collection: " The Children of Hurin " , " The Silmarillion " , " The Hobbit " and " The Lord of the Rings " by J. R. R. Tolkien (indirect) ContainsThe Treason of Isengard: Being the Third Book of The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien (indirect) The End of the Third Age: Being the Sixth Book of the Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien (indirect) Annals of the Kings and Rulers by J. R. R. Tolkien (indirect) Lord of the Rings Book 1 Fellowship of the Ring Part 1-1 {Japanese New Edition} by J.R.R. トールキン (indirect) Lord of the Rings Book 2 Fellowship of the Ring Part 1-2 {Japanese New Edition} by J. R. R. Tolkien (indirect) The Stone Troll [poem] by J. R. R. Tolkien (indirect) Lord of the Rings Book 3 Fellowship of the Ring Part 2-1 {Japanese New Edition} by J. R. R. Tolkien (indirect) Lord of the Rings Book 4 Fellowship of the Ring Part 2-2 {Japanese New Edition} by J. R. R. Tolkien (indirect) Is retold inHas the adaptationIs parodied inInspiredHas as a reference guide/companionHas as a studyThe Magical Worlds of The Lord of the Rings: The Amazing Myths, Legends, and Facts Behind the Masterpiece by David Colbert The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy: One Book to Rule Them All (Popular Culture and Philosophy) by Gregory Bassham Hobbits, Elves, and Wizards: Exploring the Wonders and Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings by Michael N. Stanton The Science of Middle-Earth: Explaining The Science Behind The Greatest Fantasy Epic Ever Told! by Henry Gee Tolkien and the middle ages: interdisziplinäres Seminar der DTG, 29. April bis 1. Mai 2011, Potsdam = Tolkien und das Mittelalte (Hither shore, Band 8) by Thomas Fornet-Ponse Has as a supplementHas as a commentary on the textHas as a student's study guideHas as a teacher's guide
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