by - written on 12/07/09 (Very useful, 44 readings)
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Well I am a massive fan of fantasy fiction. I know it is a little bit sad that a 28 year old man finds 'fairystories' so entertaining but hey, what can I say? The grandaddy of all fantasy fiction is this great man. J.R.R.Tolkien. His most famous work is of course The Lord of the rings. And to be honest he concentrated so much on ... Read the complete review
by - written on 03/03/02, updated on 11/03/02
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JRR Tolkien. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, 1892-1973 had all of his books published and translated into over 24 different languages, whereas his books were bought and sold all over the world. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on the 3rd January 1892 at Bloemfontein in the Orange Free State, but at the age of four their mother ... Read the complete review
by - written on 15/07/01, updated on 15/07/01 (Useful, 35 readings)
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I think that J.R.R Tolkien was the best author ever to write when he was alive. He made his books realy come alive like the hobbit, and the trilogy of the rings. He made a whole land in his books. Also when you read them you feel that you are the characters in the problems that they very often face. I do not know of any other authors ... Read the complete review
by - written on 09/12/00, updated on 09/12/00 (Useful, 17 readings)
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Tolkien is without a doubt the king of the fantasy world. His books probably inspired the dungeons and dragons writers of the eighties and his work far outshines virtually all authors of his genre (apart from Peake). Starting with the hobbit, a childrens book but anyone could read the story of Bilbo Baggins and his journey 'there ... Read the complete review
by - written on 09/07/00, updated on 09/07/00 (Very useful, 26 readings)
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This book is truly an all time great, I didn't discover it untill some 20 years ago, when a friend asked me if I'd read it. To my shame I'd never even heard of it let alone read it so he lent it to me. I distinctly remember saying "I hope you're not in a hurry to get it back as it's so thick". ... Read the complete review
by - written on 30/06/00, updated on 30/06/00 (Useful, 28 readings)
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This is truly a classic. Tolkien wrote this book during the 1940-50s. It's sometimes sold as a trilogy but is best read as one. Lord of the Rings continues from the Hobbit. The ring found by Bilbo turned out to be the one ring which belongs to the evil Sauron. This book tells of the tale of hobbits, drawf, elves, wizards ... Read the complete review
