Review: The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings #1)

The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings #1)
By JRR Tolkein

Published By: Harper Collins
Publication Date: July 29, 1954
Date Read: November 12, 2022
Genre: Adult – Fantasy
Source: Bought
Format: Audiobook
Pages: 415

From Goodreads:
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them

In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, The Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell into the hands of Bilbo Baggins, as told in The Hobbit.

In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose.

“Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.”

I’ve been such a huge fan of Lord of the Rings for such a long time. I remember being about 14 and going to see the movies in the cinema as they released. I tried reading the books a long time ago when I was about 10 years old and I really struggled to get into them. After discovering my love of audiobooks, and with the new Rings of Power TV series releasing, I decided it was time to give them another go… and I am so glad I did. I really enjoyed the audio version of The Fellowship of the Ring.

Andy Serkis does such a phenomenal job of bring this complex fantasy world to life. There are a few audio version of this series available but I highly, highly recommend the one narrated by Andy Serkis. He made it easy to fall into this rich fantasy world and get lost in the adventure. I do still find this series difficult to focus on because it is so complex but I am really loving the audio editions. It makes it easy to skim over the complex and boring parts, while also appreciating all of the exciting parts of the book.

I know the story well, from having seen the movies a million times, so I know I am probably having a very different experience than if I had been reading this first. I just ended up loving it so much and everytime there was a familiar part from the movie, I just started fangirling and freaking out. I really enjoyed this one and while I will be having a break from it first, I can’t wait to dive into the audiobook of The Two Towers.

“Not all those who wander are lost.”

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