Product details: - Edition: Audio Cassette
- Author: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Publisher: Recorded Books
- Publication Date: 2001-06
- Format: Unabridged
- Studio: Recorded Books
- Manufacturer: Recorded Books
- Package Dimensions: 6.18 x 50 x 75 inches
This is the second book in the trilogy "The Lord of the Rings". It tells the epic story of the great quest undertaken by Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring and involves Gandalf the Wizard, Merry, Pippin and Sam, Gimli the Dwarf and Strider.Customer reviews:  The Book of Dreams, 2009-12-04
For I am too young to read this book, I secretly read it at my cousin's house.I understood most of the
words.At my school I am a score of 1023,which meaning I can read the Assasination of John F. Keneddy, and
Harry Potter Chamber of Secrets and I am 9 years old.I read the beggining and my cousin probaly read up
to Helm's Deep (the last part of the book) but he still said it was harder than trying to read an acient
article from 200 A.C.So I belived him for a word I do not get is Herosimiam.But it is the worlds best book.
Entertaining and Profound, 2009-08-19
This second volume in the Lord of the Rings trilogy is faster-paced than the first and grapples more directly with the dual nature of good and evil that is at the heart of each of the three books. Each element of good has its opposite. There is the dark tower and the good tower of Gondor (hence, the "Two Towers"). There is the good hobbit Frodo and his opposite Gollum who, it is hinted, is a distortion of what was once a hobbit-like creature. There are elves and orcs. There is the good wizard Gandalf and the evil Sauron.
Yet, while these pairs are opposite, they are also linked. Even Saruman was at one time a good personable fellow. Gandalf fears the ring because he can see himself becoming like Saruman and Sauron.
Tolkien writes near the end of the book that the ring itself brings great power and insight, but not courage. Hence Gollum wears the ring and is sniveling; Sauron, we know, would not be so; and Frodo and Sam find courage from within. All these beings, it seems, start out as morally equivalent and should see themselves in the other. It is only after the repeated stresses of power and experience that we morph toward one pole or the other until we can barely see the resemblance. What is to account for which pole one morphs toward? I don't think it's some form of inherent virtue as much as it is chance and the cumulative force of making many good (or bad) choices that ultimately so forms our character as to overwhelm us.
This book introduces the most appealing character in the work -- the ents. Whatever the metaphorical significance of these enormous, tree-like creatures (perhaps, like Tom Bombadil, they represent beings with a more perfect communion with nature than man is capable of), they are so charismatic and lovable as to steal the show.
Mr. Inglis' reading is itself a work of art. He's a Shakespearean actor with the ability to give each character its distinctive voice. He interprets the text without overwhelming it. Inglis has a few peers, but there is no better reader.
This is an entertaining story and great literature. Customers who bought this item also bought:
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