![]() ![]() Sure, it slows down in some spots (the infamous Council of Elrond chapter. Which brings me to another point- the setting is absolutely wonderful, I'd give anything to go to Middle Earth and explore. The history given for the world in which the books take place is so extremely detailed and believable, you start to wonder if Middle Earth exsists. The characters are complex and intriguing, the plot is fascinating and draws you in so you can hardly put it down. #JRR TOLKIEN THE TWO TOWERS FULL#It's full of all the stuff a terriffic novel needs. What can I say that hasn't been said in the many, many other reviews? This book is absolutely fabulous. One last note, remember, Tolkien originally wrote the story for his own enjoyment, he did not envision millions of people in dozens of languages reading his work. However, in terms of good epic length fantasy literature, "The Lord of the Rings," started it and it is probably one of the best novels of the 20th century. His heavy use of allusions to persons and events that the reader knows nothing of start off as evocative and then begins to get annoying. The problem that Tolkien may have run into in his epic work is that he lost something in attempting to achieve the grand scale he sought to produce. There is a history of behind all the races and some of the races have their very own languages. Tolkien obviously had a vivid, EXTREMELY detailed imagination for he invented every single part of his fictional world of Middle-Earth to be believable. The reunion of the Hobbits with Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas is one of my favorite moments in the book.In some ways, whenever I undertake to read, "The Lord of the Rings," I dread the second section of, "The Two Towers." Personally, I do no appreciate the pain-staking description of every mountain, rock and flower I keep waiting for some actual dialogue or action to happen. Within the book, I much prefer the first section of it. In the second half of, "The Two Towers," the tale of what happened to Frodo and Sam is related. ![]() The other two Hobbits (Merry and Pippin) are taken captive by Orcs, despite being defended by Boromir, who is killed in their defence.In the first half of, "The Two Towers," the tale of what happened to Pippin, Merry, Legolas, Gimli and Aragorn is related. Should they go to Mordor, where Frodo must go to destroy the Ring, the all-powerful instrument of evil and corruption or travel to Minis Tirith (Tower of the Guard) capital of the Gondor, a nation of Men who are at war with Mordor and its evil ruler Sauron.The Hobbits Sam and Frodo disappear and depart for Mordor. After their leader and guide fell into the abyss in Moria (an ancient palace of the Dwarves in the mountains), Aragorn became their leader.After emerging from the mountains, and passing through the land of Lorien, the Company faced a choice. The Nine Walkers of Boromir, Aragorn, Gandalf, Gimli, Legolas, Pippin, Merry and the Ring-bear Frodo set out from Rivendell. This book starts off exactly where, "The Fellowship of the Ring," (see my review) ends. ![]()
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