Lord of the Rings (Audio CD) Reviews

ABOUT THE CDs: Housed on an impressive 46 CDs, this is one of the most comprehensive audiobooks on the market. With such huge project to undertake, it could easily have gone wrong, but the narrator Rob Inglis does an excellent and passionate job of bringing the story back to life. Currently you can get the package at Amazon for ...  Read the complete review

The first time I came across the Tolkien was many years ago at primary school when one of my teachers used to read to us in the afternoon, and one of the books he read was 'The Hobbit'. From the first chapter I was hooked, and I used to wait eagerly for the next chapter every day. It was a couple of years later that managed to ...  Read the complete review

I have read The Hobbit and The Lord Of The Rings, I have seen The Fellowship of The Ring and The Two Towers, I have also seen the cartoon version of The Lord of The Rings. Despite this I am not as obsessed with Tolkiens work as you may think. Up until September last year I was the most sceptical person when it came to anything remotely ...  Read the complete review

i didn't have time as a kid to read the books...i liked real things not fiction..and then the magic happened! I listened to the night time tapes that made a person fall to sleep! Magic. I loved learning about the little Hobbits and Golum (i know I'll get corrected on the spelling) but my point is...the tapes are great! The story is ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

The best present I've ever had (and I have had some very very good pressies.) - Advantages: Absolutely riveting - Disadvantages: Don't listen to it on a bus; you'll miss your stop., Some parts can be scary when you're walking down a dark lonley road at night.......

Back in 1981, the BBC undertook a particularly challenging project: To bring Tolkein's "The Lord of the Rings" to the listening masses. This is a huge piece of work, spanning 13 hours of listening time. If you missed it first time round, tapes and cds of the recording are availble - Amazan has the cds for about fifty eight pounds. ...  Read the complete review

Have you ever read a book that pulls you in so completely that you become completely attached to it? When you read it, you feel good about yourself, but when you finish it, it's somewhat depressing – something is missing from your life. This, however, just causes you to read it all over again! This is what I found with the Tolkien ...  Read the complete review

When Brian Sibley was given the opportunity to write a radio play of JRR Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings his reaction must have been one of - in equal measure - excitement and panic. The three volume epic is without doubt one of the classic fantasy novels of all time but, well, it's a three volume epic! Even with thirteen hours of Radio 4 ...  Read the complete review

I should make it clear from the outset that this is NOT intended to be a review of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic fantasy 'Lord of the Rings' - rather it is specifically a review of the B.B.C audiobook of the series. However, for anyone who has not read the books, I will start by giving a brief summary of the story. The books ...  Read the complete review