Book Review: The Two Towers

Even though the voting poll for reviews still had a few days to go I pulled it down, because it's unanimous for more reviews. What I'll do is I'll have the review as a post, and I'll put the Amazon link on the sidebar (if anyone's interested in buying it), instead of putting the review as well on the sidebar. So, here goes.

'The Two Towers' by J.R.R. Tolkien

This is the second book in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Here is the back of the book:

"Frodo and his Companions of the Ring have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. They lost the wizard Gandalf in a battle in the Mines of Moria, and Boromir, seduced by the power of the Ring, tried to seize it by force. While Frodo and Sam made their excape, the rest of the company was attacked by Orcs.

Now they continue the journey alone down the great River Anduin--alone, that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go."

I really liked reading it. Some parts (I think) are a little confusing, especially if you tend to skip-read like I do, but it's really good. I could see that it's an allegory more than I could see it in the other books, maybe because I'm older now.

Izori