The Fellowship of the Ring
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The Fellowship of the Ring

by J. R. R. Tolkien

1954•Fantasy•492 pages

Taste attributes: fantasyadventuremonster/alien/supernaturalfresh & originalimaginarylinearglossybig & variedall consuming questfighting evilunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, polished fantasy novel, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like polish over grit.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.3 / 5

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About This Book

One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them. “A unique, wholly realized other world, evoked from deep in the well of Time, massively detailed, absorbingly entertaining, profound in meaning.”—The New York Times In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own...

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FantasyAdventureMonster/alien/supernaturalAll consuming questFighting evilUnlikely connections

Subjects

ElvesDwarvesEvilFearHopeYoung adult fictionFantastic fictionThe Lord of the Rings

Details

Author
J. R. R. Tolkien
Published
1954
Pages
492
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