قرار است ارباب حلقههای تالکین را با کتابهایش به یاد بیاورد یا فیلمهایش شاید هم سریالاش یا احمق پدرسگ کلا قرار نیست با ارباب حلقهها آشنا شود
هدیه دادن ارباب حلقهها به نوجوانان از بهترین هدایاییست که میتوان در میان شکلگیری شخصیت اهدا کرد. بنظرم مهمترین دیالوگ کتابهای ارباب حلقهها آنجاییست که آراگورن میگوید: تصمیم گندالفبرای مبارزه بر مبنای پیشبینی سلامت خودش یا دیگران نبود. کارهایی هست که دست زدن به آنها بهتر است از سرباز زدن هرچند که فرجامش حزنانگیز باشد. در این راه چند ساله ادبیات ژانرخوانی که از خود تالکین شروع شد و امروز دوباره به آن بازگشتهام تنها نکتهی ثابت این است که ارباب حلقهها تمام و غایت ادبیات ژانر برای من است. روایت تالکین در اوج هیجان و شخصیتهای فراموش ناشدنیاش دربارهی ماهیت ظلم و مبارزه است. چگونه انسان رفاقت و نور میتواند با وجود تمامی سختیها و مشقتها بر تاریکی بر روح ویرانگر چیره شود. نمیخواهم بگویم هر اثر ژانری باید حرفهای مهمی بزند که احمقانه است. اما ارباب حلقهها میتواند بدون آنکه به روایت زیبایش خدشهای وارد شود حرفهای بزرگی بزند. مبارزه با ظلم سخت و مرگبار است و به تنهایی امکان ندارد. مبارزه با ظلم با نگاهی به پایان خوش ممکن نیست. این عایدی من از تالکین است. عایدی من از حلقه En mi opinión, aquí es donde empieza lo duro y la acción de esta travesía.
La comunidad del anillo es una introducción de la trama, en sentido de organización, introducción de personajes, etc.
Sin embargo, aquí es cuando la cosa se pone más densa, cuando las cosas poco a poco se van transformando en algo cada vez más infernal.
Aquí es cuando la comunidad comienza a tener problemas: caen en trampas, tienen riesgo de morir, y están forzados a sacar sus mejores habilidades de supervivencia.
Aparte de todo esto, es cuando los personajes comienzan a crear lazos de amistad, . . unos más que otros lo que es normal, pero aquí es cuando ya se arma todo el equipo y, por lo menos yo, comienzo a tomar cariño a los personajes.
Es bastante hilarante imaginarse cómo va cambiando Gandalf, cómo Gollum tiene cada vez más protagonismo en el libro, y cómo se va desarrollando a través de la historia.
Uf! Simplemente es maravilloso leer un libro e imaginarse tantas cosas mientras se lee, Esa es la magia de leer: crear tus propias escenas mientras vas leyendo una historia, sitelinkClick here to watch a video review of this book on my channel, From Beginning to Bookend.
sitelink The second act of the classic Lord Of The Rings saga is divided into two halves the second half focussing on Frodo, Sam and Gollum and the first half focussing on the rest of the divided fellowship.
To be honest, I love this book so much, it's virtually impossible for me to write a balanced review.
If you're also a fan, you know exactly what I mean, so I'll leave it there, :D
Buddy read with Sunshine Seaspray,
Reread in: If anything, I love it more than ever now, :D “War must be, while we defend our lives against a destroyer who would devour all but I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory.
I love only that which they defend, ”
So, war it must be for Frodo and company, But since the fellowship is broken, each must wage war in their own way against the dark lord, Sauron.
Frodo must travel to Mordor with Sam to cast the ring to mount doom, and the rest must prepare for the battle against the Enemy's foul servants.
This is the middle book if you take the trilogy as a series, But story wise, it is the continuation of the adventures of Frodo and the company, The key features here are the sad demise of Boromir, the return of Gandalf who was lost in Moria the "white", and the fall of Saruman which filled me with glee!.
We meet some interesting characters here whose roles will be seen in full capacity in the next stage.
King of Rohan Theoden who was released from the clutches of Saruman by Gandalf, Eomer, the Marshal of Rohan, Faramir of Gondor Boromir's brother, and Lady Eowyn of Rohan are but only introduced.
Their parts are set for the final stage,
The Two Towers is a story in the middle, It's only a continuation of what began in The Fellowship of the Ring, When a story is neither the beginning nor an ending, but only the middle, it may lessen the interest of the readers.
But Tolkien, with his brilliant storytelling, makes the continuing adventures of the fellowship so engaging and interesting that one forgets that this is only a part of the story.
I've mentioned this in my review of The Fellowship, and I repeat it here, Tolkien is one brilliant storyteller, And he writes absolutely beautifully, His words are a treat to read, I was particularly struck here by Tolkien's ability to bring the setting to life, It's overwhelming. So beautifully he describes them that one is completely transported into the scene, I especially enjoyed how Tolkien painted the picture of the dark and menacing Mordor, the land of the Enemy, the land that must not be named! And here too, like in The Fellowship, the cinematic quality he brings to the story with his words is alluring.
Reading this was like going on a fantastic journey, every step being interesting and enjoyable, and no moment feeling tired or bored.
It is a rare feat to achieve especially in a middle book like this, And Tolkien has attained the feat with ease I would say, He is a literary genius, no doubt there,
Before winding up, I'd like to add a little personal tidbit here, I live in a condo and from my pantry window, I see a little bit far off another condo.
From my vantage point, it looks like a tower, And since its entrance is facing the west from my view, I can only see its side.
From the top of this condo, one strong light emanates at night I don't know what the source is.
So, when I look at it at night what I can see is a sharp but dismal light against a dark tower which reminds me of the "Baraddûr" the Dark Tower of Mordor and the Eye of Sauron! : : It's a view I never forget to watch every day.
: I even show my nonreading family this "Dark Tower of Sauron" to their utter confusion! : Having nonreading fellows around you can be amusing too! Such an enjoyable read.
This one definitely was at a much faster pace compared to the first one, Loved the characters' separate journeys, especially the trio's Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli, Their journey was far more exciting and interesting to me than the ones of the Hobbits, Gollum was a nice addition to Frodo and Sam's story as it kept things at a stable and intriguing pace.
I sadly did not enjoy Merry and Pippin's scenes, they just bored me,
Looking forward to reading the Return of the King and drooling over a certain fictional character who's going to be king kicks feet up and giggles over the thought of it, calls him 'my precious' TMI Another Tolkien review Yep, Im putting out another Tolkien review.
Im on a mission, a mission to review everything written by Tolkien, And I literally mean everything, Ive read most of his works, so Im starting with those first before I move on to the few I havent read theres not many.
This is all preparation, and a readdress of his writings, before I delve into Christopher Tolkiens twelve book The History of MiddleEarth later on this year.
Yep, Im that much of a Tolkien nerd,
Ive been meaning to tackle it for years, and it will likely take me even longer to get through, but I know it will be worth it.
For now though, as I did with my review for sitelinkThe Fellowship of the Ring, here are a series of ten points to explain exactly why I love this particular book:
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Gandalf the White
“Do I not say truly, Gandalf,' said Aragorn at last, 'that you could go whithersoever you wished quicker than I And this I also say: you are our captain and our banner.
The Dark Lord has Nine, But we have One, mightier than they: the White Rider, He has passed through the fire and the abyss, and they shall fear him, We will go where he leads,
Gandalf the Grey was charming and quirky he was everybodys friend and advisor, But he was also a great wonderer and a great quester, He was an unearther of dark secrets and mysteries, And MiddleEarth no longer needs such a figure, darkness is now on her doorstep it is no longer hidden.
So MiddleEarth needs a man or Istari with far sight that can unite the scattered forces of Rohan and manipulate events in order to ensure that the King does, indeed, return.
It needs a methodical man of great wisdom and intelligence it needs a stagiest: it needs a new white wizard now that Saruman has changed his colours.
And he has come.
, Riders of Rohan
I just love the entire country of Rohan, Tolkien based much of their culture and background on AngloSaxon tradition, and I just love it, Did I say that already I dont care, It doesnt lessen it. The Riders of Rohan are awesome, and Gandalf the White comes just in time to save the poisoned mind of their King.
I think this entire sideplot is very clever, I would love to see what happened if Saruman would have won here, Could Wormtongue have become the new leader of Rohan, in effect, siding with the forces of darkness Food for thought.
He did want to marry Eowyn after all, Had his plan gone to fruition, he would have been regent,
, Faramir of Gondor
Boromir has always been one of my favourite characters from Tolkien, simply because he was one of the most human.
He was a flawed hero, but I dont get that sense from Faramir:
"Here was one with an air of high nobility such as Aragorn at times revealed, less high perhaps, yet also less incalculable and remote: one of the Kings of Men born into a later time, but touched with the wisdom and sadness of the Eldar Race.
He knew now why Beregond spoke his name with love, He was a captain that men would follow, that he would follow, even under the shadow of the black wings.
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He was a better man that his brother, and why his farther didnt see it I will never no.
. The Ents
Talking Trees Trees that throw rocks and kill evil orcs Whats not to rave about.
The Ents are old even by MiddleEarth standards, They must have seen so much in their lifetimes, When I read about how all their wives disappeared I had a good laugh, Was Tolkien trying to be funny They clearly wondered off and got chopped down by someone who wanted to make a house or something.
, Nazgul and their Fellbeast
So we have nine undead Kings, They wear cowls of black and are pretty much invincible, To call them badass would be to do a massive disservice to their awesomeness, So how do we make them even cooler Give them flying beasts of death, obviously,
, Gollum
Gollum, for me, is an image of what Frodo could become, If he tried to keep the ring for himself, and went into hiding, he could become this way.
Having him around, no doubt, helped to strengthen his resolve and remind him exactly why he cant keep this for himself.
, Helms Deep Battle
Now the movie really capitalised on this and gave the film a stronger ending, but it was still fun to read about here.
It was intense and bloody, Haldir and the elves of Lothlorien saved the day, Without them the men of Rohan would have died before Gandalf and Eomer showed up,
, Tests of Friendship and loyalty
“It's like in the great stories, Mr, Frodo. The ones that really mattered, Full of darkness and danger they were, And sometimes you didn't want to know the end because how could the end be happy How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened But in the end, its only a passing thing this shadow.
Even darkness must pass. ”
Sam really starts to realise how important his role is in this adventure, He may not have any songs sung about him, and nobody will remember him as the hero, but he is the one who will have to get Frodo to Mordor.
Frodo has the ring, and Sam has Frodo, He has a big task on his hands,
Also Gimli and Legolas know that they must stay close to Aragorn because his role is also very important.
The fellowship, through broken, must remain resolute,
“He stands not alone, You would die before your stroke fell, ”
, Aragorns transition
Aragorn has many moments to shine in the first book, but it here that his real capabilities are displayed.
He leads part of the defence of the Helms Deep, and he is instrumental in the final victory.
It is here that we begin to see the first glimpses of the man that will one day become the king of Gondor.
, The real threat is yet to be realised
Mordors full strength has not been seen as of yet.
Weve had glimpses, and the tension is really increased as this book finishes, The Witch Kings hour draws near,
Final thoughts Tolkiens The Lord of the Rings was meant to be one entire book, so when writing a review of this I did really consider the structure of the book.
Theres no beginning or end per say, but thats because it is the middle of the story.
And the middle of the story is just as grand as the rest of it, .
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