Is anybody with me Lord of the Rings over rated

[mindfungus]

Reading lord of the rings, I loved the movies, the books I find a bit on the boring side. I hear this trilogy as one of the greatest written, I don't see it.

[wally wonder]

check out stephen r donaldson's books, about thomas covenant, must be about ____ books on the matter. maybe they'd be more to your liking? i enjoyed them all, donaldson's as well as that tolkien guy's stories.

[Ranger_Strider]

As a terminalilly ill fan of LOTR, I can assure you that there is much to waded through in reading the actual trilogy. I can also assure you that if you think of it (more) as a study of what makes a place, time, culture, motif, come alive and BE (seem) real it gets more interesting. It is a STUDY in imagination, and yes, that can be a cumbersome weight to bear. I think it will live forever in at least the academic circles of thought alongside the likes of Sophocles and Shakespere.

[luckygehrig]

I have to disagree. Lord of the Rings is one of my favorite book(s). I think Tolkien's an amazing storyteller and the universe he created was huge.

[sam peebles]

No, sorry, not with you. The prose can take a little while to get used to, but it IS the greatest fantasy book ever written.

The movies were great, but not as good as the book. I'm not a purist but I have issues with some parts of it. The elves showing up at Helms Deep...Faramir taking Frodo to Osgiliath...

On the other hand, I'm very glad Jackson got rid of Tom Bombadil.

[JohnDalglish]

Hi,

Yes, sorry I disagree as well, marvellous book IMO, and I've read it many times.

Long days and pleasant nights

[youngfibre]

Certainly not with you, sorry. If its a slow start, i think its because you are being taken from your world and gradually drawn into the world of the ring and its king.

[phidgt]

I think most of us probably read the books long before a movie was ever made. Once you give in to the world that Tolkien created (not Peter Jackson) the stories are wonderful.

[Turd Ferguson]

The Lord of the Rings is one of my top 3 favorite fantasy series, along with The Dark Tower and The Wheel of Time. I know The Dark Tower is not a standard fantasy series, having elements of sci-fi, Western, and horror in it, but it still centers upon a heroic quest, which is fantasy through and through. Back to LOTR, I haven't read it in a while, but I have read thpse books, The Hobbit, and The Silmarilion many times.

[strange]

never tried the actual series, i read the Hobbit and it killed my interest in fantasy for a few years.