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The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, Book 1)
Author : J.R.R. Tolkien
from Recorded Books
Sales Rank : 87341
List Price: $49.99 Our Price: $31.49
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Average Customer Rating : 
Total Customer Reviews : 888
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The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, Book 1) Customer Reviews:
Got abridged version in mail
I was led to believe the CD was unabridged by reviews, even though the product description is not very clear. I also was hoping for a single reader, as opposed to full cast (just a personal preference). Once again reviews reassured me there. I ordered it and got a 3.5 hour fully casted telling of the story. I listened for about 2 minutes before I realized it wasn't an unabridged reading, checked the back of the box, and sure enough it said it was abridged.
I hate giving a 1 star, because I know the book, and it should be a 5 star. It seems there's a mistake where multiple products are sharing the same review base though.
If you're new to lord of the rings and aren't sure if it's worth experiencing, it most definitely is, but that seems like a given with it's popularity. Be wary of ordering the CD from this page though, because it may be the abridged version.
An epic beginning!
I'm not a die-hard fantasy fan but I truly enjoyed Fellowship of the Ring (and am currently working on The Two Towers). It is a delightful combination of poetry, lovable characters, beautiful descriptive writing, and adventure. Tolkien is an incredible wordsmith and paints beautiful (or terrifying) pictures of scenery, from the clouds in the sky to the grass on the ground. The reader can see the forests, the mountains, the rivers, even the clothing worn by the characters. The characters in this story are diverse and fascinating, coming from different races, speaking different languages, but all having a common purpose and a profound friendship. Frodo, a hobbit, the humblest of all creatures, is chosen to embark on a perilous journey to destroy the One Ring, the greatest instrument of evil known to Middle Earth. Together with eight other companions, they begin the first leg of their heroic journey to Mount Doom.
could have been better
I would have liked to know, before ordering, that the books in question were not the full original, but a radio adaptation
mediocre fantasy
Despite the fact Tolkien has inspired hundreds of great fantasy authors, these books are boring. They detail way too much environment, the characters are stale and the action is warm at best. What more could you ask for to completely avoid a book?
I listened to the audiobook and while I realize Inglis is a sub-par reader when it came to many of the characters, the book just isn't engaging. I don't think the tone of voice would've fixed it all that much (but it would've vastly improved the action scenes and tougher characters)
Fellowship of the Rings-Unabridged
This CD set is quite enjoyable to listen to. It includes the entire book and the narrator does a nice job of adding intrigue to the story with his voice renditions of the different characters. It's a lot of fun to listen to this after listening to the BBC dramatization as this fills in the parts that are cut out in the BBC version. I would recommend this to any Lord of the Rings fan. I look forward to listening to the other two books in the trilogy and The Hobbit unabridged once I'm finished listening to this book on CD.
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