This is an excellent start to an excellent series. While Tolkien's writting tends to get a bit too wordy, it is well worth it. Tolkien creates a world that is so life like. It amazes me how much he put into Middle Earth. He created a whole history. It's easy to get lost in the world of Hobbits, Elves and Dwarves while reading this book.

Action packed book. Read Hobbit first.

The first book in the Lord of the Rings series. It was my favorite of all of the books.

J.R.R. Tolkien is magnificent with his writing. A book worth reading over and over again.

J. R. R. Tolkein's THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy --- of which this book is the first part --- is a chronicle of the great War of the Ring, which occurred in the Third Age of Middle-earth. If you've never read these three masterpieces, you've missed a wonderful reading experience. [A]

Good book, but some of the words can be difficult

The voyage into a vast world of imagination starts here with easily the best book in the trilogy.

I totally love this entire trilogy and re-read it at least once a year. The movies are rich and satisfying but the books are even more delicious. The morality throughout is inescapable yet it never descends into sappy. These are truly classic works.

This was one of the most boring books I've ever read. The book was written in a way that even though exciting things were happening, they actually WEREN'T exciting, and I got bored. I got bored early on and that boredom never went away. And there are times where nothing WAS happening and I can't help but wonder why either this book or the whole series is even popular.

This is one of the only instances where the movie is incredibly better than the book. If you felt like strangling Frodo during the movie, DON'T read the book, he's even more whiny, which I didn't think was possible until I read the book.

I'd rather poke my eyes out than read this book (or the series) again.

I read this when it was first out, many years ago, and reread it nearly once a year for many years. It is my favorite book of the trilogy. None of its imitators have ever come up to it, IMHO.

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Classic!

I became totally engrossed in these 3 stories when I was expecting our second son. So, I read these 3 novels/trilogies to them both, one of course, while one was intra-utero.

50th anniversary edition

The dark, fearsome Ringwraiths were searching for a hobbit. Frodo Baggins knew they were seeking him and the Ring he bore-the Ring of Power that would enable evil Sauron to destroy all that was good in Middle-Earth. Now it is up to frodo and his faithful servant, Sam, with a small band of companions, to carry the Ring to the one place it could be destroyed-Mount Doom, in the very center of Sauron's dark kingdom.

not my type of book

The dark, fearsome Ringwraiths were searching for a hobbit. Frodo Baggins knew they were seeking him and the Ring he bore--the Ring of Power that would enable evil Sauron to destroy all that was good in Middle-earth. Now it is up to Frodo and his faithful servant, Sam, with a small band of companions, to carry the Ring to the one place it could be destroyed--Mount Doom, in the very center of Sauron's dark kingdom.

THE FIRST BOOK IN THE SERIES. WONDERFUL READ.

This is my daughters book. She no longer wants it (she lives in another state after college) but enjoyed the story (who hasn't). I'm pretty sure everyone know what this book is about without my tell you. Enjoy.

Haven't read it

A classic fantasy novel and a great companion to the movie.

A classic.

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