The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings, Book 1
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The Fellowship of the Ring
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Narrated by:
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Andy Serkis
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By:
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J. R. R. Tolkien
Summary
This brand-new unabridged audio book of The Fellowship of the Ring, the first part of J. R. R. Tolkien’s epic adventure, The Lord of the Rings, is read by the BAFTA award-winning actor, director and author, Andy Serkis.
In a sleepy village in the Shire, a young hobbit is entrusted with an immense task. He must make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ruling Ring of Power – the only thing that prevents the Dark Lord Sauron’s evil dominion.
Thus begins J. R. R. Tolkien’s classic tale of adventure, which continues in The Two Towers and The Return of the King.
©1954 The Tolkien Estate Limited (P)1954 HarperCollins Publishers LimitedCritic reviews
‘The English-speaking world is divided into those who have read The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit and those who are going to read them.’ Sunday Times
‘A story magnificently told, with every kind of colour and movement and greatness.’ New Statesman
‘Masterpiece? Oh yes, I’ve no doubt about that.’ Evening Standard
‘Among the greatest works of imaginative fiction of the twentieth century.’ Sunday Telegraph
‘Here are beauties which pierce like swords or burn like cold iron.’ C.S. Lewis
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I’ve always loved the Rob Inglis versions but it’s so refreshing and exciting listening through The Fellowship right now.
Not to be missed, thank you Mr Serkis and Audible for this amazing versions - new listeners are going to love it!
Serkis Magic!
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I've got mixed feelings on it, I read the first half of the book before seeing the film, and then went back to the second half after - I felt the novel began to flow more in its second half after Frodo and company leave the Shire, before that it was a very meandering and dull experience for me.
Tolkein has a very dry, comprehensive and descriptive writing style, detailing the history of the region or the geography in very minute detail - he clearly loved nature and that shines through, I just feel for me anyway it slows down the pacing to a crawl.
On the other hand, Tolkein has a great skill at eliminating any dangling threads and answering questions in a particularly poetic manner, dialogue isn't just dialogue in Fellowship - it feels like every word has a purpose, and I did find myself captivated many times.
My suggestion would be to read this book by the fire, with a cup of hot chocolate or tea or what have you, fully divorced from the outside world, or - if you can, listen to the audiobook on a walk or someplace quiet where you can purely focus on the text, don't listen to it while working etc to get the most out of it.
It has been such a long while for me to finish this book that I feel I'll need to take a quick one book break from Middle Earth before returning, I imagine my 16th book will be of a more "commerical" affair - before I return for the Two Towers.
For all of my issues with the book, I do look forward to continuing the story in the next two parts - and I suppose that's as much praise as anything.
Enjoyable, but can be a slog to get through
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Great Performance
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Great listen
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Brilliant narrator
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