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‘Tolkien’s invention of strange peoples, curious incidents, miraculous doings, is poured out in this second volume of his trilogy as exuberantly and convincingly in a dreamlike way, as ever. As the story goes on the world of the Ring grows more vast and mysterious and crowded with curious figures, horrible, delightful or comic. The story itself is superb.’ The Observer
‘Among the greatest works of imaginative fiction of the twentieth century.’ Sunday Telegraph
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'Tolkien's invention of strange peoples, curious incidents, miraculous doings, is poured out in this second volume of his trilogy as exuberantly and convincingly in a dreamlike way, as ever. As the story goes on the world of the Ring grows more vast and mysterious and crowded with curious figures, horrible, delightful or comic. The story itself is superb.' The Observer 'Among the greatest works of imaginative fiction of the twentieth century.' Sunday Telegraph
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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio Cassette
I won't comment on the quality of the Lord of the Rings text as such, because that is well documented elsewhere. What I will say is that Rob Inglis does it justice. It is nice to have the full work presented with prologue; the voices are, whilst not entirely convincing, by no means offensive, the songs are performed in an easy to listen format and are less intrusive than other versions I have heard. All together this is the best recording that I have encountered, and is therefore highly recommended.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
These illustrated paperbacks are ideal. I got all three parts and also The Hobbit illustrated paperback at the same time. They are beautiful books and really such a bargain. Alan Lee's paintings are scattered throughout and the binding of the book is the sort I like....you know easy to open and read without feeling like you are pulling the book apart. Exellent.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I decided to replace my battered copies of these books, and wanted to go for the set of three (Yes, I know I am excluding the Hobbit here) rather than the single volume edition. This is of course the first of them. The reason I like this particular edition is of course because it is illustrated by Alan Lee, whose illustrations are both hugely popular and also what inspired and informed what we see in the movies directed by Peter Jackson. Alan Lee has also illustrated many other great pieces of work, not only J.R.R Tolkien books, for example, there is a wonderful edition of the Mabinogion that he illustrated.
A second reason to buy these is in the bigger-size of the books. They are large :) And of course, the best bit is that they are hardback, so I do not have to worry about them falling apart like my other ones did.
If you have not read these books, but always wanted to, I would suggest picking up this version of them. The illustrations are wonderful, and the division into three parts combined with the size of the books themselves, make the story very approachable :)
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Two Towers (tolkein)
Eventhough I am 11 I still thought that it was really imaginative and action packed!
I would reccomened it to 10 plus because it gets REALLY confusing!
I would reccomened it to 10 plus because it gets REALLY confusing!
Published 2 months ago by 7tails
keith
everything is fantasic the book as may know is one of the best ever now i have them all in the collection highly recommended in everyway.delivery was excellent too
Published 3 months ago by keith
Odd Man Out
This is the first volume in J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings series. The next two are The Two Towers and The Return of the King. Read more
Published 3 months ago by John M. Ford
Still Waiting
I order this on the 12th of Jan its now the 11th of feb.( Come On )
Have you Got This or not
Have you Got This or not
Published 3 months ago by Steve
Masterwork of the Imagination
As with its predecessor The Hobbit, it is extremely hard to say anything new about this book. However, I may as well add my voice to the thousands who have come before me... Read more
Published 5 months ago by David Ford
Wonderful
Simply the most profoundly inspiring book I've ever read. It changed my life and lead to so many areas of knowledge I would otherwise not have known.
Published 6 months ago by Matthew S. Wallhead
Review of the EDITION not the story
This review is for the edition itself and not of the actual story. The story is amazing plain and simple. But this is the best edition i have ever owned. Read more
Published 10 months ago by bookworm22
Great story, a genuine classic, but suprisingly dully illustrated
Don't get me wrong: I've been a fan since I was a child. It's the illustrations that are disappointing here (though, as much as we love Tolkien, we all know the narrative itself... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Richard Boston
Unimpressed
Box was so bad i had to purchase a replacement. CD booklet was missing. CD was dirty and needed a good clean. All together NOT the good condition it was advertised as being. Read more
Published 11 months ago by adrienne hards
Annoying but impressive detail
Even though I like descriptive writing, half of this book is Tolkien detailing to the last grain the world that he has conjured up in his mind. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Mackson Ogu
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