The biggest challenge I have faced when writing reviews on books I’ve enjoyed and have included on my list of books I think every Christian should read is writing about books I read years ago. I could re-read them (and some I intend to), but there are so many books on my yet-to-be-read list that I don’t often re-read books. As I have been discovering many other good sites that focus on books, I’ve found some great articles and reviews that have already been published, so I thought “Why re-invent the wheel?” So, this is a “Reblog” of a well-written review (actually series of reviews) of The Lord of the Rings trilogy
Related articles
- J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biographical Sketch (www.tolkiensociety.org)
- Being a Tolkien fan is all about the reading experience (mjwrightnz.wordpress.com)
Lord of the Rings is my favorite book, story, world, tale….it is the most amazing book every written as far as I’m concerned. 🙂 I think it is the Bittersweetness of the story, that the blogger lists, that captivates me, and the friendships. Those two things are just amazing. To this day, my husband and I discuss the magic of Tolkien and the things which make him untouchable by other fantasy/fiction writers. Thanks for the reminder and the honor paid to this beautiful book!
Thanks for your comments, Abby! I know that you love Tolkien and just finished reading through the series again. I love the friendship theme throughout also, as well as these spiritual truths: God calls us to identify, stand up, and sometimes fight against evil, but He never leaves us to do it alone. And He uses people of all types and with different strengths to carry out His purposes in this world!