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Friday, May 11, 2012

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Tolkien, J.R.R. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. NY: Ballantine Books, 1965. 447 pages. (Fantasy Series)

In the Two Towers dawn falls into darkness as Sauron sets his gaze upon the peaceful lands of Rohan. Saruman, a traitor, sends the brute force of his massive orc, the Urak-Hai to burn and pillage all in their way. You will watch as they run freely across the land killing at the will of White Hand with nothing in their way. The king of Rohan is poisoned by the distasteful words of Wormtongue. Death and strife is being plunged through Rohan like a dagger through butter. The wild men join forces with Saruman, giving a blood oath to stop at nothing to kill Rohan. With nothing but a thread of hope left, Rohan hopes for a new dawn.

Join Frodo and Sam in book two, as they take every step closer towards Mordor. You will feel the tenseness as the Nazgul fly abroad looking for Frodo and the one ring. You will meet the Haradrim and the Easterlings, two barbaric humans that have forgotten the light and have joined the darkness. You will feel as if you are in the story taking every step with Frodo and sharing that same weight of the one ring. You will feel hunted by the heartless Nazgul, when all you can do is hope that Frodo can complete his quest.

I thought the book was a fantastic book, and a must have to the ultimate Trilogy of Lord of the Rings. This book will make you tense in some moments and relived in others. I recommend this to anyone who likes to read fantasy book because of all the mythical creatures and settings.

Reviewed by: ChuckNorris

The Giver

Lowry, Lois. The Giver. New York City: Random House Children’s Books, 1993. 179 pages. (Sci-Fi Series / Poem Review)


Black and white, controlled.
Jonas’s world is perfect.
There’s no pain or fear.

Jonas will be twelve.
The ceremony of twelve
Will tell him his job.

After the long wait,
He’s given his assignment…
He’s The Receiver.

There’s pain to follow,
Memories to bear. It hurts.
With them come feelings.

Decisions will come.
He’ll be betrayed and lied to.
Has to make his choice.

The final test of bravery and courage will show all…

This was a really great book. The things that happen in this book are almost inconceivable, yet no one finds anything wrong with them. Their life truly is in black and white, though I never understood how they made it that way. They said things like her orange hair must drive them crazy, referring to making it black and white. Some things could have been explained a little better in my opinion, but I guess that’s part of the mystery of this book.

Reviewed By: DancingPenguin96