The Fellowship of the Ring

The Fellowship of the Ring (1954) by  J.R.R. Tolkien. This first of three parts of The Lord of the Rings truly took possession of my life. While I was reading it, which only took a couple of days, nothing else mattered. The book went with me everywhere, and I was riveted by the story of how Bilbo left the great Ring of Power to his nephew, Frodo, and how Frodo made his way from the Shire to distant regions of Middle Earth. Tolkien is a master of language, and it comes through everywhere in The Fellowship of the Ring. I have the second book in the trilogy, The Two Towers, on hold at the library and I can't wait to check it out and read it. This is quite simply the Best. Book. Ever. Grade: A