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BOOK

The lord of the rings

AUTHOR: J.R.R. Tolkien

The Lord of The Rings is a high fantasy novel first
published in 1968.The book begins in a community
of small, human-like creatures called hobbits. It is
the 111th birthday of a hobbit called Bilbo Baggins.
The whole community has been invited to this
birthday and Bilbo Baggins steps up a pedestal to However, as the book progresses,
give a speech. Bilbo mentions that he is honored to (especially as the third volume is
have lived to such an old age, and he plans to reached), it gets very interesting. This
become the oldest hobbit to have ever lived. book is probably the best piece of
Suddenly, in the middle of the speech, Bilbo storytelling I have ever had the honor of
vanishes into thin air. His adopted son, Frodo, reading. The way Tolkien builds a world
panics and enters his house. There, he is surprised as the story goes is truly remarkable.
to see Gandalf the wizard (who is human-sized). From the small green hills of the shire
Gandalf points to ring on the floor, which happens
to the barren wastelands and tall
to be ‘Bilbo’s old ring’. Gandalf tells Frodo that this mountains of Mordor, you really want to
is no ordinary ring, and that it happens to be the experience the world of
most dangerous object in the world. Gandalf tells
Middle-Earth as you turn the book’s
Frodo a prophecy: pages; and because of the extensive lore
Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky.
Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, provided by the book’s appendix, you
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, can. The storyline of the book is
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne incredible. The story of
In the land of Mordor where the shadows lie. Frodo and his friends is a story of power,
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, war and temptation. It is truly a story
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind that is best experienced by carefully
reading every single word.
them
In the land of Mordor where the shadows lie Overall, The Lord of The Rings is a book
The ‘One Ring’ mentioned in the prophecy is Bilbo’s that not only provides entertainment,
ring. Gandalf tells Frodo that the ring must but various important messages to the
immediately be destroyed, and the only place that reader. I really think this book is a must
the ring can be destroyed is a volcano at the heart of read.
Mordor, Kingdom of the Dark Lord. Frodo then -Yuganshu Bhurtel
embarks on a seemingly impossible journey.
The book is extremely long. It is also very slow in its
pace. There are some scenes at the beginning of the
book where almost nothing is achieved. This early
part of the book can really take the interest of
the reader away.
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