The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. Houghton Mifflin.

I reread the Lord of the Rings recently. I was pleasantly surprised how good it was. Having seen the movies certainly makes it less good, though. Because it’s hard to get the theme music and Elijah Wood’s obnoxious face out of your mind. Also, I was dreading some parts — the battle at Helm’s Deep, in particular — because it was so badly done (and BORING!) in the film adaptation. Turns out it’s pretty good in the book.

If you’ve never seen the movie or read the book, just read the book. If you’ve seen the movie, I’m sorry. You should still read the book.