I just finished re-reading Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Rings, and this time around I enjoyed it just as much, if not more, than the first time around. I know, I know - I'm a nerd for reading these, but I promised a friend of mine that I would give them another shot after stopping halfway through The Two Towers.
Tolkien does a great job of creating an environment in which you can fully delve and explore. The imagery of the setting and the surroundings of the different places the characters travel. He does a great job of setting up the story and the emotions that surround the characters, making the different events more dramatic and real to the reader. I really wish, however, that the characters were developed more in the books. The movies do a great job of creating the ethos of the Fellowship, and the characters have a lot more depth to them than the books do. I think character development is crucial to a book and when it isn't present, I get a little frustrated.
However, there are quite a few gems in this book. Tolkien does a great job of carrying subtle themes of love, loyalty, suffering, fraternity and unity throughout the book without beating them over your head, and I appreciate that.
Like I said, I left off in the middle of the next book, so that will be the true test as to whether or not I feel that this series is better as a novel or as a film.
Carry on, jokers.
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