There you go Julie! I did it, and I loved mostly every minute of it.
I say mostly ever minute because there were some minutes that I actually considered dropping the book.
I will start out telling you about the things I disliked. Well disliked might be to strong of word. I will start out telling you about the things that I didn't not appreciate.
Number One: Tom Bombadli. Someone told me that you either love him or you hate him. I have no strong feelings towards this man. He was just kinda of a distraction. When I wanted some real action he kept popping up, and clouding the story line with useless problems. I do not understand why Tolkien decided to add this character in the book. I am glad they left that part out in the movie because otherwise the movie would be super long. Oh wait the movies are long anyway...
Number Two: The first 300 pages of the book. Besides Tom Bombadli there were many other problems that drug down the hobbits from their quest and the plot line. I like description, but sometimes Tolkien had a little to much.
Okay so I really only have two complaints about this book.
Now to the things I liked.
This book is the closest to the perfect fantasy book that I have ever read. First I must talk about the characters.
The characters are one of the things that make a fantasy book or movie a flop or a success. Fantasy needs relatable characters to make up for the strangeness in the book. Many of the characters in this book fill that roll. If you have read The Hobbit, Bilbo feels like an old friend, and it almost comforting to have him at the start of the book. Likewise with Gandalf. The kind wizard has already gained our trust in the previous novel, so now it is easy to like him even though he is a little strange. The new Hobbits you meet come onto the scene and steal the show. Frodo the main hero in the book has fears, dreams, hopes, and hunger pains just like everyone else. Sam who turns out to be another hero in the end shows the character true loyalty. Sam is the most loyal character I have ever read. He is willing to embark on a journey with his master that he knows he will most likely not come back from. Even when the rest of the Fellowship considers leaving Sam stays true. Mary and Pippin are comic relief. They too possess loyalty to Frodo and the quest, but their curious and humorous sides often break the tension in tight moments. The rest of the fellowship is made up of very different characters. There is a dwarf, elf, and two men. The dwarf Gimli is like an old uncle who loves you and would go to great lengths to protect you. The elf Legolas is a graceful, clever helper on the journey. Boromir one of the men, goes forth with courage, but also acts as the needed weak link later. And the last member Aragorn has many rules. He is the person who gets the Hobbits back on track after the excursion in the forest with Tom, he provides wisdom on the fate of the ring, he backs up Gandalf and eventually takes over the roll of guide. So over all the characters are awesome!
The plot line has no equal. Okay, the first part is really boring, but when the plot picks up it has no equal. This is the perfect journey story. Each character has their own motives and yet they are untied by the common goal of destroying the ring. This goal keeps the plot line moving. Plot line great!
Even though the descriptions can be a little lengthy, the writing style is amazing. I really started to enjoy how much was on each page. I would read for what felt like hours, and I would only have read about 30 pages. That could get annoying, but each page was filled with so much wonderfulness that I wanted to keep reading. The way to story is woven together keeps each page interesting and new.
So overall this book is great. I have a few complaints, but they are definitely out weighed by the positives. What ever genre you like, you will love this story. Don't get discouraged by the semi boring beginning. Keep going and you will be rewarded!
Lindsey
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