The Lord Of The Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
A young hobbit inherits a seemingly simple ring that harbors an ancient, corrupting power, and sets out on a perilous quest with loyal friends and unlikely allies to carry it to the only place it can be destroyed; along the way a diverse fellowship is tested by betrayal, war, and sacrifice as dark forces seek to reclaim the ring, rulers rise to meet their destinies, and the fate of their world hangs on courage, friendship, and the smallest acts of resistance against tyranny.
The 17th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1959
- Nationality
- English
- Length
- Very Long
- Pages
- 1000–1200 pages
- Original Language
- English
- Avg User Rating
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(4.5)
- Alternate Titles
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- Der Herr der Ringe
- El Señor de los Anillos
- El señor de los anillos
- Il Signore degli Anelli
- Le Seigneur des anneaux
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- 1st on Big Read (German) (Germany)
- 1st on Fantasy and Horror: A Critical and Historical Guide (Book)
- 1st on My Favourite Book - Australian Big Read (Australian Big Read)
- 1st on The Big Read (BBC)
- 1st on The Most Significant SF & Fantasy Books of the Last 50 Years From 1953-2002 (Science Fiction Book Club)
- 1st on Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books (NPR)
- 1st on Top 50 Books (The Folio Society)
- 1st on Waterstone's Books of the Century (LibraryThing)
- 2nd on Five Books to Read on a Desert Island (Tampa Bay Times)
- 2nd on The 50 Best Fantasy Books of All Time (Esquire Magazine)
- 2nd on Top 50 Books (The Daily Telegraph)
- 2nd on What’s the Best Book of the Past 125 Years? We Asked Readers to Decide. (New York Times)
- 3rd on 30 Books Every Adult Should Read Before They Die (The British Museums, Libraries, and Archives Society)
- 3rd on Books Of The Century (Library Journal)
- 3rd on Top 100 Fantasy Books (Fantasy Book Review)
- 4th on The Modern Library's 100 Best Novels: The Readers' List (The Modern Library)
- 5th on All-Time Classics, According to Academics (The Commercial Appeal )
- 5th on America’s 100 Favorite Books (WordsRated)
- 5th on The 100 Favorite Novels of Librarians (Bookman.com)
- 5th on The 101 Favorite Novels of 'Le Monde' Readers (Le Monde)
- 5th on The 500 best books of all time from Culture Café users (Culture Café)
- 5th on The Books That Built The French (TNS-Sofres/SNCF–Lire)
- 5th on The Great American Read (PBS)
- 5th on Top 100 Books, As Chosen By Canadians (The Gazette(Newspaper))
- 6th on Edmonton's Top 100 (Edmonton Journal)
- 6th on The Celebrity Reading List (Gardiner Public Library)
- 7th on Big Read (Bulgarian) (Bulgaria)
- 7th on Our Users' Top 100 Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 7th on The Greatest Books of All Time (Reader's Digest)
- 8th on Big Read (Hungarian) (Hungaria)
- 8th on Harvard Book Store Staff's Favorite 100 Books (Harvard Book Store)
- 10th on Koen Book Distributors Top 100 Books of the Past Century (themodernnovel.com)
- 10th on Millennium Masterworks (The Bellingham Herald )
- 12th on R/ClassicLiterature's Top 100 Favorite Books (R/ClassicLiterature)
- 14th on 50 Classics You Must Read Before You Die (Gyldendal (Denmark Publisher))
- 16th on The Little Big Bulgaria Read (Bulgaria)
- 24th on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- 25th on The new modern classics — the nation’s favourite 20th century novels (The Times)
- 26th on The 100 Greatest British Novels (BBC)
- 27th on Kanon na koniec wieku (Canon at the end of the century) (Rzeczpospolita (newspaper))
- 27th on The Best Books of the 21st Century (Aladin.co.kr)
- 31st on TrueLit's Top 100 Favorite Books (2023) (/r/TrueLit)
- 34th on 4chan’s Literature Board’s Aggregate Top 100 Books for the Decade 2014 - 2024 (Reddit)
- 40th on Radcliffe's 100 Best Novels (Radcliffe Publishing Course)
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- The 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time (Time)
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- The 100 Greatest Novels of All Time: The List (The Observer)
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- The Booklist Century: 100 Books, 100 Years (BookList)
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