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A review by isabellarobinson7
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
5.0
∞ read: 04/09/24 - 07/09/24
Rating: 5 stars (I know, real shocker)
This book is divided into two parts: the part with Tom Bombadil, and then the part that has Elrond in it. The other stuff is inconsequential. I will not be accepting criticism at this time.
∞ read: 07/03/23 - 02/04/23
Rating: 500000000000000000000000 stars
I will never EVER get sick of rereading LotR (or rewatching, for that matter). Everything is subjective except for the absolute FACT that JRRT's Lord of the Rings is a masterpiece. Sorry, you can't disagree with me on this, I speak only truth.
∞ read: 20/06/21 - 20/06/21
Rating: 5 stars
Usually when I do a rereview (as I like to call a second review written after a reread) I head it up saying something like "second read" or "third read" but honestly I have no idea how many times I've read The Fellowship of the Ring, so I've come up with a compromise - we're just going to say I've read it infinite times and use the infinity symbol/figure 8.
I was originally going to take extensive notes for this reread and actually do a full series review, but all I ended up doing was taking two notes in the middle of the day when I couldn't read for whatever reason. Well, it's safe to say that failed. I've used The Lord of the Rings twice actually for school assignments, but one is rather hefty and no one wants to read all that, so most of my notes would have been long and scholarly anyway.
As for the notes I did take, they weren't bad (I love how I'm doing a review of my notes rather than the book). One was about how I love the way Tolkien writes women. They are always this incredible person to behold, and how he speaks of their beauty in a general way, instead of from the perspective of manly lust. We don't get any "wide, child-bearing hips" that was so popular at the time. (What a smooth transition. You absolutely cannot tell where my original note was copied and pasted). I also love Elrond, and it's so sad that we don't get much of him in the grand scheme of Middle-earth. I have loved him since I first read The Hobbit back when I was 9. (Again, so slick)
Ok now I am actually falling asleep as I write this review (so I can only imagine how you feel) so I need to stop here before I end up using my laptop as a pillow. Just know that I love this series and Tolkien with all my heart and words can't express my gratitude to him for his work (ok, that closing sentence wasn't that bad, it could have been wor- *snore*. Ok not really, but almost)
Oh, and just in case it needed confirming, I do indeed have this book under a tag titled "jolkien-rolkien-rolkien-tolkien", because all intellectuals know what "JRR" is really an abbreviation for.
∞ read: 08/07/18 - 14/07/18
Rating: 5 stars
In the early ages of Middle-earth, the Rings of Power were forged - three for the Elves, seven for the Dwarves, and nine for the Men - but unbeknown to them, the wicked entity Sauron had also forged his own ring, with the intention to rule over the rest. Sauron’s plot was soon discovered and his plans foiled when the Elves managed to separate him from the One Ring, the main source of his power, but lost it themselves in the process. Centuries later, a young hobbit named Frodo Baggins finds the One Ring in his possession, who then, along with the company of eight others, embarks on a vast journey across Middle-earth to destroy Sauron’s Ring of Power in the fires of Mount Doom. Thus begins the first novel of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings titled The Fellowship of the Ring, enjoyed worldwide for its captivating storyline and airtight execution. I cannot emphasise enough how much of a worthwhile read The Fellowship of the Ring and the rest of The Lord of the Rings trilogy are; this trilogy is a bona fide staple in the world of literature and will be for many more years to come.
Rating: 5 stars (I know, real shocker)
This book is divided into two parts: the part with Tom Bombadil, and then the part that has Elrond in it. The other stuff is inconsequential. I will not be accepting criticism at this time.
∞ read: 07/03/23 - 02/04/23
Rating: 500000000000000000000000 stars
I will never EVER get sick of rereading LotR (or rewatching, for that matter). Everything is subjective except for the absolute FACT that JRRT's Lord of the Rings is a masterpiece. Sorry, you can't disagree with me on this, I speak only truth.
∞ read: 20/06/21 - 20/06/21
Rating: 5 stars
Usually when I do a rereview (as I like to call a second review written after a reread) I head it up saying something like "second read" or "third read" but honestly I have no idea how many times I've read The Fellowship of the Ring, so I've come up with a compromise - we're just going to say I've read it infinite times and use the infinity symbol/figure 8.
I was originally going to take extensive notes for this reread and actually do a full series review, but all I ended up doing was taking two notes in the middle of the day when I couldn't read for whatever reason. Well, it's safe to say that failed. I've used The Lord of the Rings twice actually for school assignments, but one is rather hefty and no one wants to read all that, so most of my notes would have been long and scholarly anyway.
As for the notes I did take, they weren't bad (I love how I'm doing a review of my notes rather than the book). One was about how I love the way Tolkien writes women. They are always this incredible person to behold, and how he speaks of their beauty in a general way, instead of from the perspective of manly lust. We don't get any "wide, child-bearing hips" that was so popular at the time. (What a smooth transition. You absolutely cannot tell where my original note was copied and pasted). I also love Elrond, and it's so sad that we don't get much of him in the grand scheme of Middle-earth. I have loved him since I first read The Hobbit back when I was 9. (Again, so slick)
Ok now I am actually falling asleep as I write this review (so I can only imagine how you feel) so I need to stop here before I end up using my laptop as a pillow. Just know that I love this series and Tolkien with all my heart and words can't express my gratitude to him for his work (ok, that closing sentence wasn't that bad, it could have been wor- *snore*. Ok not really, but almost)
Oh, and just in case it needed confirming, I do indeed have this book under a tag titled "jolkien-rolkien-rolkien-tolkien", because all intellectuals know what "JRR" is really an abbreviation for.
∞ read: 08/07/18 - 14/07/18
Rating: 5 stars
In the early ages of Middle-earth, the Rings of Power were forged - three for the Elves, seven for the Dwarves, and nine for the Men - but unbeknown to them, the wicked entity Sauron had also forged his own ring, with the intention to rule over the rest. Sauron’s plot was soon discovered and his plans foiled when the Elves managed to separate him from the One Ring, the main source of his power, but lost it themselves in the process. Centuries later, a young hobbit named Frodo Baggins finds the One Ring in his possession, who then, along with the company of eight others, embarks on a vast journey across Middle-earth to destroy Sauron’s Ring of Power in the fires of Mount Doom. Thus begins the first novel of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings titled The Fellowship of the Ring, enjoyed worldwide for its captivating storyline and airtight execution. I cannot emphasise enough how much of a worthwhile read The Fellowship of the Ring and the rest of The Lord of the Rings trilogy are; this trilogy is a bona fide staple in the world of literature and will be for many more years to come.