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The Fellowship Diverges and Reconverges

The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien

May 8, 2023 by Tracy Leave a Comment

Spoilers ahead, I guess, for those who aren’t familiar with how all of this ends. Part 1 (or Book III as it’s called in the book, because each of the 3 novels is divided into 2 books) of The Two Towers begins by following Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas as they try to track Merry and Pippin, who have been taken by Orcs. Sadly, Boromir died in the Orc battle, though not without putting up a strong fight. We discover that Gandalf lives. We meet the […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: fantasty, J.R.R. Tolkien

Tracy's CBR15 Review No:13 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: fantasty, J.R.R. Tolkien ·
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Even Better the 3rd Time Around

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

April 14, 2023 by Tracy 1 Comment

What a difference time can make when re-reading books! The first time I read The Fellowship of the Ring, I was an undergrad and felt that about the first 100 pages was a slog. The second time (I don’t recall when that was), I was prepared for the slog and knew I’d enjoy the rest of the novel, minus what I felt was a rather pointless section with Tom Bombadil. But this time was different. It’s been several years since I last read it, and […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Featured, Fiction Tagged With: J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings

Tracy's CBR15 Review No:8 · Genres: Fantasy, Featured, Fiction · Tags: J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings ·
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The Boys Trip

The Hobbit: The Graphic Novel by J. R. R. Tolkien

November 14, 2022 by BlackRaven 2 Comments

I have never really had an interest in reading J. R. R. Tolkien, simply because if you can make as many movies from one series (Lord of the Rings) as it has had, and I know that a lot of what is in the novel is taken out, I am thinking they are not for me. However, I do know that The Hobbit is a bit shorter, and since it is just one novel, I thought maybe I could tackle it. It wasn’t until I […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Poetry, Science Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: adventures, Chuck Dixon, David Wenzel, dragon, dwarfs, elves, friendship, Gold, Hobbits, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, wizards

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:555 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Poetry, Science Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: adventures, Chuck Dixon, David Wenzel, dragon, dwarfs, elves, friendship, Gold, Hobbits, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, wizards ·
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Some of Tolkien’s lesser known works.

Smith of Wootton Major and Farmer Giles of Ham by J.R.R. Tolkien

January 31, 2022 by narfna 5 Comments

I have owned a copy of this book since before I was on Goodreads, and it’s been on my “TBR” even longer than that. (I no longer remember how I used to keep track of books I wanted to read before Goodreads.) It was also one of the first books I pulled out of my TBR Jar for 2022, and really, it was about time. And it was fun! A little weird, a little nonsensical (and whimsical), but fun. There are two short stories in […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, British, Children's stories, farmer giles of ham, illustrated, J.R.R. Tolkien, narfna, novellas, short stories, smith of wootton major

narfna's CBR14 Review No:19 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, British, Children's stories, farmer giles of ham, illustrated, J.R.R. Tolkien, narfna, novellas, short stories, smith of wootton major ·
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In which we have an abundance of evidence that Tolkien *really* had a thing for eagles.

The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien

June 8, 2021 by narfna 2 Comments

This is a book, like The Lord of the Rings, that I think I will appreciate more each time I read it. The only time I’d read it before this was my senior year of high school during the height of my LOTR fervor, and it entirely overwhelmed me. I remember I had to have a notebook near me while reading on which I drew a lot of family trees. I had a need to keep all the elves and endless descendants of Beor straight. […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: creation myths, illustrated, J.R.R. Tolkien, Middle Earth, mythology, narfna, ted naismith, the silmarillion

narfna's CBR13 Review No:58 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: creation myths, illustrated, J.R.R. Tolkien, Middle Earth, mythology, narfna, ted naismith, the silmarillion ·
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Fantasy newbie thinks the 2nd LOTR is great

The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings #2) by J.R.R. Tolkien

March 2, 2021 by LaneyFace Leave a Comment

I am late to the game when it comes to fantasy epics. I have read and reread Harry Potter more times than I can count, but anything more hardcore than that has historically failed to grasp my attention (looking at you, Game of Thrones). I am so very happy that I decided to embark on my own hobbit-sized journey to read Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy, because it has paid off handsomely. The second part of Tolkien’s trilogy follows the Fellowship after their […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: CBR13, fanstasy, J.R.R. Tolkien, jrr tolkien, lotr

LaneyFace's CBR13 Review No:9 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: CBR13, fanstasy, J.R.R. Tolkien, jrr tolkien, lotr ·
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