The Fellowship of the Ring

This review is from my most wonderful ten year old grandson, Kai Ohlarik.

Kai sat down with me on 3/8/2014 and told me in his own words what he thought of J.R.R. Tolkien’s first book in the famous The Lord of the Rings trilogy. He previously reviewed The Hobbit on this site on 6/20/2013. Kai was very enthusiastic when he said:

Here’s to J.R.R. Tolkien for a wonderful book! I loved the author’s style because he was so detailed. You are really able to picture every scene. He put a lot of time into his characters and their names, so you can really imagine what they look like.

Bilbo Baggins has his eleventy-first birthday party. Gandalf, a powerful wizard, talks Bilbo into leaving his Ring with Frodo. At the end of Bilbo’s birthday speech, Gandalf uses his staff to emit a puff of smoke in front of Bilbo, so Bilbo could slip on his secret Ring and become invisible. Bilbo later gives the Ring to Frodo as he disappears to see the world before he dies. Gandalf says dark times are coming, and Sauron is looking for the Ring to return the world into darkness. After that happens, Frodo leaves the Shire to go to Mt. Doom to destroy the Ring.

The main characters I liked are Frodo, Sam, Pippin, Merry, Gimli, and Aragorn in general. I liked Sam the best because he sticks with Frodo and keeps him safe. He never wants to leave Frodo. I didn’t like Boromir because at the end of the book, he attacks Frodo and tries to get the Ring.

I think the book was great. I loved it. There were no flaws in the book. It was wonderful. I would recommend this book to people who like adventure. I also think that I would recommend it because it’s a story with a lot of imagination. It is amazing!

RATING: 5 out of 5 stars

thegalleryofheroes.com supplied the following movie photo of Gandalf, the grey: