The People's Guide to J.R.R. Tolkien: Amazon.ca: TheOneRing.Net, Erica Challis: Books

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Author J.R.R. Tolkien created his mythical Middle-earth as the setting for his greatest works, "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit". Fantasy readers worldwide have loved both the books and the intricate magical world they inhabit. Director Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" film trilogy has created an even greater awareness and curiosity about Tolkien's creation. This guide to J.R.R. Tolkien is an exploration of Tolkien's world from the writers of the Tolkien fan website, TheOneRing.net. The volume includes new articles as well as familiar favourites from the website. The essays are grouped around themes such as defending fantasy literature from the accusation of triviality; why people become Tolkien "fans"; whether Tolkien's notions of Good, Evil and Free Will are relevant to a changing world; the inspiration fans draw from his work; and the ideas from which Tolkien himself drew inspiration, both in his life and in his love of ancient literature and European myths. The volume also looks at the impact of the wildly popular cinematic version and answers the most common questions asked about Middle-earth.

About the Author

All contributors are part of TheONeRing.net staff, the leading Tolkien fan website in the world. The editor of this book, Erica Challis, is a featured columnist on TheOneRing.net. She hails from New Zealand

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1.0�toiles sur 5 NOT a People's Guide to Tolkien, F�v 6 2004

Par	Diego Nasra - Voir tous mes commentaires (REAL NAME)

This book is just a collection of notes made by some web group's members where they tried to express their own personal experiences in life with Tolkien's work. I don't really care what some "theonering.net" web group members have to say about the 3 movies, Tolkien and "Yin and Yang" or judgments about sub-cultures created after "The Lord of the Rings" was written. This book just doesn't match with the title and it is certainly not for beginners like me.

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4.0�toiles sur 5 A pretty good website in print, D�c 20 2003

Par	David Bratman (San Jose, CA United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires (REAL NAME)

This volume, an essay collection not a "guide" of any sort, is a selection of the offerings at the website TheOneRing.net. Web essays can be entirely different in print. What seems friendly and informal in phosphors can look bumptious on paper. And do we really now need to preserve in book form reviews of Jackson's first film that speculate what the sequels will be like? But despite erratic coverage there's some good stuff here, more of it about Tolkien than about the films, earnestly and engagingly written, often on-target and at worst honestly wrong. All five of the cutely-bylined authors, from "Tehanu" to "Quickbeam", are capable of fine insights, and they know their Tolkien. If you want paper copies of Tolkien web material, this is some of the best.

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2.0�toiles sur 5 Mistitled and unneccesary, though not terrible, D�c 11 2003

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Two things must be understood about the people behind theonering.net before buying a book from them: #1 The success of their site is not because of their own work or ingenuity, but because of their partnership with New Line Cinema. #2 Most of the staff serving the site are techies pretending to be writers.

And thus they made the biggest mistake an author could make: they screwed up the title of the book. This collection is not about J.R.R. Tolkien, nor is it a guide at all. It is a collection of thoughts about the fictional world Tolkien created.

Sadly, theonering.net is only popular because of its links to great information; not because of any information it presents itself. And so there's not much reason to read the thoughts of its staff. In fact, if someone is interested, he or she can read the same sort of thoughts for free all over the internet with little searching.

"The People's Guide" is not a bad book. It's just an unneccesary book. It's a chance for the techies to cash in on the popularity of the movies, and it's a chance for them to call themselves authors. My advice for consumers is to spend the money on real authors.

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5.0�toiles sur 5 Really great Tolkien book
I thoroughly enjoyed this, it is really great. The TORN staff do a great job compiling some of the best stuff from their website for this. I couldn't recommend it higher. Read more

Publi� le D�c 11 2003 par Matt Tinaglia

1.0�toiles sur 5 This book is completely misnamed!
I bought this book expecting it to be what its title says it is: a GUIDE and introduction to the work of J.R.R. Tolkien. Well, guess again! Read more

Publi� le Nov. 18 2003 par Sharon Yvonne

5.0�toiles sur 5 a modest defense of this book
Well, I feel compelled to defend this book. Yes, it is a collection of writing from a highly popular fan website, written by "amateurs" (by which I assume is meant someone who is... Read more

Publi� le Sep 10 2003 par Ted Carlson

1.0�toiles sur 5 Web Postings about LOTR
I purchased "The People's Guide to J.R.R. Tolkien" thinking I would find interesting facts and information regarding Mr. Tolkien. Read more

Publi� le Sep 1 2003 par Mark