content: Tolkien's book is undoubtedly the pinnacle of the fantasy genre.Peter Jackson's films are a masterful and enthralling adaptation.Rob Inlglis's unabridged narration is a worthy and thoroughly enjoyable audio experience.But this 'dramatization' is so horrendously awful that I couldn't even get through the first CD!The Hobbits sound like demented Chipmunks... Merry is voiced by a woman... Frodo is American... the narrator sounds like an Irish DJ... The list of atrocities goes on.I would love to cast this production back into the fiery chasm from whence it came. As it is, I'll just say this: DON'T BUY IT!