The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R Tolkien
1954    398pgs

Book one and two of the Lord of the Rings.  No, for those that have not read the books, it’s not an error on my half.  The book was originally written as six books, two books for each novel.

This novel is a monster!  The details in each page are amazing.   After I had read just a 2 to 3 pages, I felt that I complete 10.  It is mind-blowing.  Not for the skimming reader.  Although the first book starts slow, it does start to pick up until the end of the novel.  It does make one want to start reading The Two Towers, however, for me, I’m taking a break from Tolkien for at least one book.

The movies were great.  Naturally, like many, I was blown away when I saw the movies and told myself that I needed to read the books.   While reading the novel, I thought to myself, is this in the movie?  Was that scene in the movie?  Going back and watching the movie, I realized the spirit of the scene was in the movie.  After finishing The Fellowship, I actually prefer what happened with Boromir in the movie then how the book portrays the breaking of the fellowship.  It was a better flow.

The book is still a great read.  Like some previous novels that I read, you could miss a lot of details if you are trying to bear through it.  If one were to take in all the essence of the novel, it a great story.

Happy reading!

Lopaka

The Lord Of The Rings
I The Fellowship of the Ring
II The Two Towers
III The Return of the King