The lord of the rings, not so much a book as it is a series.
It is composea of three wonderful volumes, The fellowship of the ring, The two towers, and the Returns of the Kings.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone who knows enough of the english language to read it.
Tolkien was far before his time, writing a tale that still enthralls to this day. This is probably the only book that i think everyone should read. You might want to read THE HOBBIT by tolkien beforehand. It;s an excellent story to learn the background of the hobbits, elves, Etc.
Especially when it comes to learning about the great bilbo Baggins, one of the most famous literary characters to date.
If you plan on reading this book, you should read it soon. After all, the movies are coming out soon, and you do want to be able to pick out the mistakes don;t you?