The Lord of the Rings
J.R.R. Tolkien · 1954
Lindy Score
72 yrs
Age
6
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Why it endured
Tolkien's epic fantasy trilogy created an entirely new mythology for the modern world. The quest to destroy the One Ring is a profound meditation on courage, friendship, and the corrupting nature of power — a work so influential it defined the entire fantasy genre and inspired generations of storytellers.
What they're saying
6 people recommend this book
“Lord of the Rings is just an amazing story. I've read it at least three or four times. There's something timeless about the struggle against forces of darkness.”
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“Nice! I really want to build a reading companion app for books. E.g. I am re-reading LoTR again, you could imagine stuffing all of it (and discussion boards related commentary and chatter) into context and making it very easy to ask questions, clarifications, discussions. There's…”
“Tolkien understood that progress requires sacrifice. The Shire must be left behind. Lord of the Rings is a story about what is worth fighting for.”
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“The Lord of the Rings shaped my sense of what it means to take on a mission larger than yourself, even when the odds are overwhelming.”
“Loved LOTR and other fiction when younger. Just lost interest. YMMV.”
“I've actually been listening to audiobooks lately. Don't know if that's cheating, I don't think so, but it's been really helpful when you have a baby and I'm listening to the Lord of the Rings. I read them when I was a teenager and I remember skipping through it when there were songs. I thought the songs were like I'm not going to read a song this is stupid but as an audiobook is amazing because they sing the songs and I'm like hell yeah this song slaps!”