best book?

[Thranduil]

The board does say Tolkien books so... here goes.

I used to like the Two Towers best; the uruk-hai chapter and of course the intro to Rohan. Wicked stuff, I'm sure you would agree.

Then (or should I say now), I like reading the Fellowship, because i already know how the thing ends and i like to read the build up. On my first reading i neglected it somewhat, wanting to get to the filling of the story, if you get me?

The last book for some reason i never liked as much, though i read the bits set in Minas Tirith again recently, to get the backdrop down.

Not worth sharing I know, but boredom drove me to it... no replies!

[galadriel]

Return of the King was my favorite of the books. I really loved all the descriptions of the battles.

[Thranduil]

(Good to hear from you my lady; long time no see. May the truly wise Golodh walk freely in Eryn Lasgalen!)

Fair enough, they were awesome i guess; though i always preferred the orcs of the tower over Cirith Ungol. Shagrat and... the other one that slips my mind... they give a good insight into the war from an orcs perspective; as much as they say all evil was drawn to sauron they show a yearning for a more simple, independent existence.

The unknown bearded tribe of men from the east...!

Hill trolls! at the end (with hammers and bucklers).

The argument between the Uruk/ Daug (not uruk-hai, but a fighting breed) and the little runty tracker with the sniffer dog nose, excellent!

Actually i did like the third book more than i let on; I guess maybe it is the fact that the end approaches that i don't like, I never wanted the story to end. They invariably do however... d'oh.

ooh just out of curiosity: the word Daug(warrior orc) and Naug(Dwarf); the similarity is verging on the insulting, those first age names eh, just weren't PC back then were they...
infact the lenited form of Daug was Naug 'cause it came from earlier ndaug, hmmmm. Elves can be so cruel! Maybe they saw Dwarves as a 'softer' (thats not the right word) form of orcs.

[lasslaer]

I liked Fellowship Of the Ring best. I loved the journey that they all made together. The Ring Goes South is my most favorite chapter in all three books. But I liked the Two Towers as well. Espically Helms Deep.

[Thranduil]

The Ring Goes South (?) - interesting choice! Please tell me more...

is it the Warewolves? The nine walkers first getting to know one another?

intriguing answer

[lasslaer]

I like Caradharas the best. Everyone has something to contribute to their plight there. Also that is one of the most amusing parts in the book. They all make fun of each other at one point or another. It shows how well the races work together.

[differentfree]

My favorite would probably be The Simirilion. I really like books that expand on a series' history and gives details and things. So yup, that's my fav.

[Laeriel]

Return of the King is my favorite; mainly because all of it for me is exciting, even the Frodo and Sam parts(Except for when they meet Gollum and Shelob's Lair I can barely read book four. Immature opinion right here, all they do is walk and talk and it makes me want to shoot myself). I love the "Scouring of the Shire"; I pretty much cried when I found out it wasn't in the film. I understand why, it's highly anti-climatic, but I love it. It's such an underdog story and fits in so well with the Gandalf movie quote, "You can learn all you want of Hobbits in a month and yet after a hundred years they can still surprise you." It also reminds me of the Scottish in the 13th/14th century when they defeated King Edward's army. It also reminds me of the War of 1812 when an army of Canadians, largely farmers, held there own against the Americans. It's close to my heart.

I enjoy Fellowship of the Ring as well...I love Tom Bombadil and the conspiracy. It's joyous.