The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel set in the third age of Middle-earth, a world created by J.R.R. Tolkien. It’s split into 3 volumes: The Fellowship of the Ring (1954), The Two Towers (1954) and The Return of the King (1955). It’s been adapted multiple times, but the one by Peter Jackson is regarded as the best.
The plot focuses on the story of how a hobbit “the most unlikely creature imaginable” finds the one ring, the most powerful object at that time, which has to be destroyed because its owner is the main antagonist, Sauron. The hobbit, called Bilbo Baggins, passes it to his nephew, Frodo. Some time later, a council is formed. And it decides that Frodo will be the one to bring the ring to Mount Doom, the only place where it can be destroyed. To help him, a Fellowship is formed. But Frodo may or may not be able to destroy it, as the ring fills him with greed and controls him, its power being the strongest where he needs to destroy it…
The Lord of the Rings is a great novel, at least for me. It has excellent world building (most of it isn’t in this book, but elsewhere), Middle-earth has over 200.000 years of history. It’s a story of how hobbit, the most laid back, the “underdogs”, save the world. There are a bunch of characters, each with their own story and intentions. The author, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, always liked writing, and Middle-earth was his life’s work. “Was” because he passed away in 1973. His son, Christopher Tolkien, continued his legacy by making the humongous task of editing a lot of his unpublished works (of which there were a bunch) and publishing them posthumously. A legacy that has shaped the world of fantasy forever.
I recommend it to those that like long books, as it is rather lengthy (1077 pages), even though it was published 70+ years ago, it still holds up very well today, you could call it timeless.
