Title: Well Worth a Re-read
Review: In anticipation of the movie, I picked up the Lord of the Rings trilogy last summer because I had never actually finished reading it as a kid. What a difference 20 years makes! I found the writing crisp, intelligent, witty, and engaging - all the qualities of a great book, in my opinion. The only drawback in my mind was Tolkien's over-doing it a bit with the life in the Shire in the first book. That's what I couldn't get past as a kid and it nearly stopped me cold again this time. But then again, who am I to criticize a work that's truly become a cultural icon?
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