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Tulkas
02-09-2002, 03:39 PM
Since there is a max of ten votes I had to group some.
7doubles
02-09-2002, 09:32 PM
i enjoy the various story treatments of "morgoths ring"
Beleg Strongbow
02-10-2002, 07:02 AM
Originally posted by 7doubles
i enjoy the various story treatments of "morgoths ring"



I found this really hard as i like all his books. But this is waht i would haev
1 FOTR
2 TTT
3 ROTK
4 SIL
They are all pretty tight but that would be my top 4.
Mormegil
02-12-2002, 04:10 PM
The Silmarillion is my favourite. It is so deep and has the best characters, like Turin!!
Wood Elf
02-13-2002, 03:38 AM
Oh geez, I can't pick! Probably my favorite so far, as I have not read all, would be The Fellowship of the Ring.
ssgrif
02-13-2002, 03:49 PM
My fave has to be TTT but I was surprised to see in the poll that the Sil is number 1. I'm looking forward to purchasing and reading it now.
Beleg Strongbow
02-14-2002, 06:25 AM
Originally posted by Mormegil
The Silmarillion is my favourite. It is so deep and has the best characters, like Turin!!



Yeah it is great with turin's part, but i personally like the part with turin in U.T .It has lots of detail and though overall sil is better then it it is still a great read.
Anira the Elf
02-14-2002, 07:48 AM
order of favs:
1. FotR
2. TrotK
3.T2T
4. The Blue Sword by Robin Mickinly

havent read the sil yet.........................???
Beleg Strongbow
02-14-2002, 10:35 AM
Great book with good knowledge about the elves and their history along with m.e and other creatures nearly as good as lotr.
7doubles
02-14-2002, 11:27 AM
the smith of wootton major\farmer giles of ham are great to.
:p
Hama
02-17-2002, 10:46 PM
As I grew up to Tolkien I found that different books were my favorite over the years. I liked the HObbit much more than LoTR at one stage, and after that I rarely put LoTR down (I liked fellowship the most and books three and five), and then the Silmarillion came into my world and I was enthralled. Today, the Silmarillion would probably be up there as it is the most convincing work of imaginative fiction among them all, and is so similar to the myths of many cultures. The Unfinished Tales are wonderful as well, but I am not all that deeply into the HoME series. By the way, read Farmer Giles of Ham. It's wonderful.
Beleg Strongbow
02-18-2002, 11:05 AM
Im Suprised the sil is winning even though it is a great peice of work.
ssgrif
02-20-2002, 05:31 PM
I've heard that its quite hard to read, but I suppose once you get used to it, then its plain sailing from there on in. Going to get a hardback copy of the Sil in the next few weeks, really looking forward to reading it finally!
Beleg Strongbow
02-21-2002, 06:59 AM
GO THE SIL
Camille
03-01-2002, 05:51 PM
Is hard to choose... I voted for TTT in the pool because I one of my favorite part of the Tolkiens's work is the desicion of Mr. Sanwise, but I love the Sil is really beatifull!
Beleg Strongbow
03-03-2002, 12:59 AM
Originally posted by ssgrif
I've heard that its quite hard to read, but I suppose once you get used to it, then its plain sailing from there on in. Going to get a hardback copy of the Sil in the next few weeks, really looking forward to reading it finally!


Yes it is quite a good read.
Khamul
03-03-2002, 01:53 AM
Yea I would definately recommend the Sil. Which BTW I did vote for
Úlairi
03-07-2002, 12:19 PM
:D :D :D Wow my 99th post and after this one I'll never be in double digits again!!! Anyway, I would definitely have to say my favourites were The Silmarillion and The Return of the King, both the greatest books I've read!!!:D :D :D
Hama
03-08-2002, 03:52 AM
What is it that attracts people to a specific book of the Lord of the RIngs? I tend to view it as a single entity and like some parts from all three books.
Beleg Strongbow
03-08-2002, 06:23 AM
Originally posted by Hama
What is it that attracts people to a specific book of the Lord of the RIngs? I tend to view it as a single entity and like some parts from all three books.



I don't i love all of lotr and see it as 1 book. Together they are better then the sil but 1 by 1 the sil.

:D :D CONGRADULATIONS ULAIRI:D :D
Elias
04-22-2002, 09:45 AM
I love LOTR! But in fact I haven't read the Sil and Unfinished Tales yet, I have to fix that! I think that the best book in LOTR was THe return of the King, but THe Two Towers wasn't so bad either, I think that The Fellowship of the Ring wasn't so good that the other two (it was still very good) The Hobbit is a great book too!:cool:
Narya
04-29-2002, 11:39 AM
It's the HOBBIT!

The first I ever entered Middle-Earth and fell in love with it INSTANTLY. IT's the best. All the others were compliments to the first.
Pippin/Frodo
05-25-2002, 05:06 AM
All three of the Lord of the Rings.
Úlairi
05-25-2002, 05:13 AM
Originally posted by Ulairi
:D :D :D Wow my 99th post and after this one I'll never be in double digits again!!! Anyway, I would definitely have to say my favourites were The Silmarillion and The Return of the King, both the greatest books I've read!!!:D :D :D

Gee! I would loooove to see how long ago I made this post!!! My post count now should read 1777!!!
Theoden
05-28-2002, 08:02 AM
The Two Towers because it seemed to be so deep and heart wrenching. I was so moved by Sam's love for Frodo and by Merry and Pippens chance at growing up a bit (in more ways than one:)) anyway, it was really good
Úlairi
05-28-2002, 09:06 AM
Yay for Theoden!
Pippin/Frodo
05-28-2002, 03:36 PM
Amen to Theoden!
Friendship is a big part of my life and I loved hoe they showed so much love and friendship twords each other.
YayGollum
06-07-2002, 12:02 AM
TTT. Because it has the most Gollum quotes. :rolleyes:
Beren Erchanion
06-08-2002, 06:57 PM
Go! Sil Go!:D
Samwise_hero
06-13-2002, 07:01 AM
It's really hard to choose one but my total favourite would have to be the return of the king. They're all soooo awesome though.
Úlairi
06-14-2002, 10:54 AM
Go the Sil!
Ecthelion
06-30-2002, 05:08 AM
I like Return of The King, it has the best battles and personally I also like Scouriging the Shire alot.:)
Phenix
06-30-2002, 08:18 PM
Return of The King is my favurit boo kwriten by Tolkien.

but there are beter books not writen by tolkien.
Ithrynluin
06-30-2002, 09:51 PM
WHAT BETTER BOOKS EH???:mad:
Be careful what you are saying,you're on the Tolkien forum!:D

(no,seriously,what books do you think are better than Tolkien's?)
Phenix
07-05-2002, 08:51 PM
Robert jordans " the wheel of time" but thats a serie so i'm not shurre it counts
Gil-Galad
07-10-2002, 08:53 PM
My favouriet book from these is The Silmarillion.It 's great to read all elf's history.So much great things and tragedies happen that nothing can be better.
Rúmil
07-10-2002, 10:11 PM
My favourite is the Sil, no doubt. Some passages in it are so beautiful they are beyond description; sometimes reading it I feel like Gimli in front of Galadriel (especially the conclusion of the Akallabêth! that could qualify as the best thing ever written in English prose, IMHO) but the Return of the King is close behind. (I would say the Lotr as a whole; it doesn't make much sense to me to judge the volumes individually, as they are all one continuous story). But I keep thinking that the UTs are, well, unfinished; and fabulous as they are, they would have been the book of the milennium if Tolkien had worked on they as closely as he did on the Lotr and the Sil.
Gil-Galad
07-14-2002, 06:22 PM
Yeah, Rúmil
The Sil is the greatest book!I think that UT is not worse too,but I just don't like it as much as The Sil.
Darth Saruman
07-16-2002, 10:23 PM
Fellowship of the Ring.
Samwise_hero
07-17-2002, 04:47 AM
Since i have now read the Sil i have two favourite books. Return Of The King and The Sil!
Grond
07-29-2002, 07:35 PM
My favorite is The Silmarillion though I enjoy all of his works greatly. Ask me in PM about my collection. :);)
Maedhros
07-30-2002, 05:36 PM
The Silmarillion.
Grond
07-30-2002, 06:56 PM
Originally posted by Maedhros
The Silmarillion. You've been quoting Morgoth's Ring so much lately that I was sure it was your favorite. :);)
Maedhros
07-31-2002, 12:45 AM
Well, If Morgoth's Ring and the War of the Jewels were one book, that would be my favorite.:cool:
Jon
08-03-2002, 12:43 AM
They`re all so good in different ways that its really hard to decide..but I think for me the one that just tips it is The Fellowship of the Ring. Its the best because its positively stiff with suspence, seems like its building up to such a frightening cresciendo, like a thunderstorm brewing. :cool:
Maeglin
08-18-2002, 08:49 PM
they're not letting me vote right now:mad:

but anyway I would say I have to agree with Jon, The Fellowhip of the Ring is just full of suspense, and it has more happening in it than the other LOTR books, TTT is kind of boring, at least the second half anyway, and in ROTK the story ends:(
Grond
08-18-2002, 11:08 PM
Originally posted by Glorfindel1187
they're not letting me vote right now:mad:

but anyway I would say I have to agree with Jon, The Fellowhip of the Ring is just full of suspense, and it has more happening in it than the other LOTR books, TTT is kind of boring, at least the second half anyway, and in ROTK the story ends:( I am glad you qualified your post with a "at least in the second half" comment. To me, there is no scene as exciting and as riveting as the Battle of Helm's Deep. I can still visualize King Theoden and Aragorn riding out from the Hornburg and cutting a path out of the tower, knowing in all liklihood that they will perish and then seeing (in my mind's eye) the look of sheer amazement as they gaze on the wood, thinking a miracle from Manwe had occurred. Now that is riveting stuff. :D