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Otaku-sempai
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Jun 15 2014, 2:14pm
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They all add to the whole, which is greater than the sum of its parts.
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demnation
Rohan
Jun 15 2014, 7:01pm
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Great preference for The End of the Third Age
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That's where all the themes of LOTR coalesce and make the book the great thing that it is, really.
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Annael
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Jun 16 2014, 3:14am
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I adore "The Ring Goes South." The Fellowship is my favorite part of the entire story, and I always mourn when it breaks up.
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Darkstone
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Jun 16 2014, 1:11pm
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It's the most like The Hobbit.
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imin
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Jun 16 2014, 1:33pm
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I love them all but i especially love the two books of the fellowship of the ring. For me they are perfect and contain some of my favourite chapters/passages of any books, Tolkien or otherwise.
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sauget.diblosio
Tol Eressea
Jun 17 2014, 3:29am
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I adore "The Ring Goes South." The Fellowship is my favorite part of the entire story, and I always mourn when it breaks up.
...and for the exact same reason.
Well said.
(This post was edited by sauget.diblosio on Jun 17 2014, 3:33am)
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Rohan
Jun 17 2014, 4:57am
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I would argue that Book 1 is almost nothing like The Hobbit, but that's a discussion for another time, I guess.
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Arannir
Valinor
Jun 17 2014, 7:33am
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Adventure-stories do not get better than this!
Though I love the sense of danger, the chase, in Book One... for example when the Hobbits look back to a hilltop and see a dark shadow against the sky... creepy stuff.
Btw... am I the only one who wished RotK was named "The War of the Ring"?
I kind of like TTT... but only when it is meant to be Barad-dûr and Isengard.
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DaughterofLaketown
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Jun 17 2014, 1:49pm
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Btw... am I the only one who wished RotK was named "The War of the Ring"?
I think it makes way more sense. Even Tolkien thought the title would give to much away.
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Escapist
Gondor
Jun 17 2014, 2:03pm
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The similarities that I see are the humor of ridiculous hobbits (especially Bilbo), the preoccupation with homely comforts, the perspective on Gandalf as a legendary master of fireworks and potential disturbance, and a general tone of innocence and wonder about the wide world.
After book 1, these themes start to fall off. Thankfully, Pippin keeps that perky hobbit humor alive  pretty much throughout. But there is a difference between having that as an aside, and having it as a consistent focus.
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joec_34
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Jun 17 2014, 8:43pm
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Book three has always been my favorite. I think that the adventure really takes some interesting turns here. Book four is definitely up there for me as well. All in all, The Two Towers make up my favorite of the published trilogy.
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grammaboodawg
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Jun 22 2014, 1:30pm
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While I love the story of the Fellowship all travelling together, Book I has me in the Shire and felt a part of the discovery and adventure the Hobbits shared as they prepared for their journey and began their journey.
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