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Title: Do the next two get better than this?
Review: After years and years of hearing how Tolkien's LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy is the best fantasy ever written, I finally made it through the first book (after several earlier attempts). I hate to rain on everyone's parade, but FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING is a snoozer. The book could have at least a hundred pages cut from it simply by eliminating the endless descriptions of nature that the band is travelling through. Another thing that I found annoying was the portrayal of elves - why are they always relegated to living in magical forests, where they possess great wisdom and power, but never use it? Just to say I've read them, I will probably force myself to read the next two volumes. On it's own, however, the first book is a real disappointment.
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