The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - J.R.R. Tolkien

I originally read The Lord Of The Rings trilogy when I was 11. I received an amazing copy of it from my father for my birthday. I loved the tale but always considered the Two Towers to be the weakest of the three books. I think after the rollercoaster of the Fellowship (so much does happen) and the fact that we don't hear from Frodo and Sam again until about halfway through the book, I was a little disappointed. But every single year without fail I picked up the Lord of The Rings and read it again. And the Two Towers has really grown on me. Almost to the point where I can safely say it has gone from my least favourite volume to my favourite. From the emotional ...

I’m not sure I’ve met anyone that doesn’t know who Tolkien is or what he wrote. Thanks to the good Peter Jackson many more not only know who he is, but have had a chance to experience the incredible world that Tolkien began creating during his time in the trenches of the first world war. As you may or may not know the Lord Of The Rings was written and published in three parts, these books Peter Jackson has taken and used to produce three films that run based on the stories. Fellowship of the Ring being that released in 2001, The Two Towers released 2002 and the final part, The Return of The King to be released later this year. For me ...