The Lord of the Rings

katie_versace shared a tip "Honestly everyone should read or listen to the Lord of the Rings. Beautiful book, can be dry at times for readers used to more recent fantasy novels. It will leave your heart yearning for the wild forests of old and a strong bond to those around you. Many scholars have said more about this book and I will leave it to them."

becky91 shared a tip "I love this trilogy but I especially love listening to it! They have a BBC radio production of all three books and the Hobbit. And if you’ve never heard a radio production it’s super fun because it’s a full cast and you hear music and like birds chirping, doors slamming, fire crackling, swords clashing ect.....And all the three books are great at world building and adventure the Hobbit included."

kyle_dunnigan shared a tip "Tolkien’s works is what a lot of fantasy is based upon. LOTR was published in the 50s and his writing transports you to the lands of Middle Earth. A mix between King Arthur and Star Wars (if that makes sense), it’s an epic journey composed of smaller ideals. From the Hobbits to the Elves and Dwarves, they all understand the evil possible with the Ring and must destroy it while fending off disciples of the dark Lord Sauron. They literally have to travel into the belly of the beast, under the Eye of Sauron, to destroy the Ring."

emily_johnson_3868 shared a tip "Yeah, I love the movies. The books are a lot more detail and have a different sequence of events, but the movies followed along the books decently."

pagesoccer_33 shared a tip "If it is too wordy or the songs annoy you I would listen to the audio book with Rob Inglis, his voice isn't bad and to me it made the story come alive. But that was for me who picked up the books 5 or 6 times in 11 ish years and never could get through it. I love the movies but the books showed how bad A** Aragorn and Frodo are. Like Frodo is awesome, super chill dude who has to go through crap but like keeps a pretty level head and Aragorn like is super... idk if "protective" is the right word, but protects the awesome kings sword. But it is pretty great."

alexis_marissa shared a tip "Tolkien is probably my favorite author of all time, although it’s hard to choose. The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit have encouraged me through some very dark times throughout the years."

lyss_kuykendall shared a tip "The books are always better in most cases. I was fully expecting to love the book more. I heard so many amazing things about the book. I loved the movie more and i feel horrible for saying it. It was really hard for me to connect to the book. Once I separated it in my head I loved all the books but had the hardest time getting through the last book."

natalie_garcia_hinc shared a tip "I've only started it, but so far it's Sooo Goood! Especially if you're into fantacy! I would recomend reading "The Hobbit" first tho, which is also a great read. It'll probably help you understand better. I did and dont regret it!"

janeane_atyani shared a tip "Probably Frodo. I see myself in him. An introvert who just wants a simple life but manages to find myself surrounded by extroverts. How about you?"

alysha_simmons shared a tip "Yeah :) the movies are great, but the book is even better. I got a whole new appreciation for the characters, their decisions, and the world after reading it. The first few chapters were difficult to get through. Once I adjusted to the writing style and passed most of the exposition, I found it worth the read."