The reason I rated this iffy for 12 year olds is not due to content but simply because I am unsure whether kids under 12, and in fact even some 12 year olds, will be able to get through this book. If they can, then by all means let them read it, as this is an enchanting and beautiful masterpiece. The world that Tolkien has created feels just as real as the world we live in. Descriptions wonderfully detailed and in depth, story and story telling absolutely fantastic, and marvelously wonderful and likeable characters fill this book. A must read for anyone who can read a book this deap and thoughtful, especially fantasy lovers.

a great read!!! middle-earth and everyone there are all vividly described so well that you feel your there! when i first got it, i wouldnt read anything else for a couple months, i just kept re-reading the series! its a wonderful masterpiece, its such a good book that i cannot say enough words of praise! the lord of the rings to me is the best fanatasy ever written! it has good morals, no swearing, no sex, and though there is violence you may note that its not described in detail. everything we want in our own lives, and in the world, exists in middle-earth. you will never want to leave!

Out of the trilogy, I finished this one the quickest. I love Tolkien's style of writing and the words he uses for description. I found in reading this, quite a few good quotes and the like. One of the best parts of this books are the songs or poems told in. Not a lot of authors do that...

The Fellowship of the Ring might not be so action-packed at the start like recent fantasy stories these days, and contain archaic (if i might use that term) english terms that made me a little more than confused at first--but the description and creations are AMAZING. A must read. Best fantasy book of all time.

i loved this book!! before i read the fellowship i read the hobbit! i think reading the hobbit before i read the fellowship helped a lot! i thought that this book was a fantastic fantasy novel! i can't wait to see the movie and read the next book!! this book deserves 5 stars! i think anyone who likes fantasy or action boooks should read this!!!

Very enjoyable, though it is hard to get into as it starts off quite slow, but once you get to the second half it becomes Most Excellent. However, I did find myself skipping a lot of the poems and songs. I'm sure they were very nice and all, but I found myself going "Oh, noes. Another song . *sigh*".

Maybe it's just the book I bought (all three books in one), but this book can get extremely hard to follow at times, and sometimes even dull. In my life, this is one of the only books I've failed to finish due to lack of understanding and getting lost in the plot. In fact, even my brother, a college graduate, has stated that The Lord of the Rings trilogy is the dullest book he's read in his life, and that he'd rather use it as a paperweight. I don't think the book is THAT bad, but yes, it is a little complex and hard to follow.

This amazing fantasy novel is with no doubt the start of the best series I've ever read. It is the starting point of modern fantasy, and if you like elves that aren't little mischievious midjets, tolkien was the one to create them. This is not an easy read. Though amazing it has a complicated plot and lots of "Big Words". If you love fantasy at all, and are a good reader, than you will LOVE this book.

This classic fantasy novel has some of the few positive role-models you can find now. Great dialogue, amazing writing and the solid story behind the characters give it a 3-D feel.