content: This book was great and had alot more too it then the movie but the movie was more concise and to the point which was good. Too many songs that get really annoying around page 130 when Tom Bombadil rescues them. After they get past that part the books action increases and you don't wan't to stop reading until they rest which happens alot in this book and its a good thing or else I would have read the book straight through until the end and wouldn't have savoured the flavor so to speek.