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The Two Towers
I've read the Fellowship of the Ring (First volume)and I've read the Two Towers (Second), and it changed my life forever. When I read the FOTR, I was speechless and breathless, and when I saw the movie, I was even more breathless! I read the Two Towers, and nothing, nothing at all can stop me from praising Tolkien's great masterpiece, that changed my frown to a joyful smile. It starts when Aragorn(Strider) Legolas and Gimli are alone in the wood, and mourn for their recently lost friend, Boromir. Frodo and Sam have departed the fellowship, and are climbing the Emyn Muil, a cliff, followed by Smeagol-Gollum, the slimy creature enchanted by his 'precious', and is tamed by Frodo and Sam. Pippin and Merry were captured by orcs (That is the way they spell it in Middle-Earth), they escape into the wood, and encounter Treebeard, the Ent. Aragorn and the other two, meet Theoden, Lord of the Mark, and they all set out to find Pippin and Merry. At Helm's Deep, they fight orcs, and Gimli brags about how he hewed forty-one heads with his axe. They meet Saruman, and Gandalf captures the ball on the tip of Saruman's staff. Pippin suddenly steals the ball from Gandalf, and is enchanted by a spell, but is broken by Gandalf himself.There is much violence, but it shows every detail, that maybe not only a boy would like. There is much more in the story, but if you want to know, read the story, and be enchanted by it's great spell.
The Two Towers
Now divided & separated, the surviving members of the fellowship continued on with their individual missions. More characters were introduced (good & bad alike) & more actions were seen on the first half of the book - what with the battle of Orthanc. The second half was quite slow & focused on Frodo & Sam's search of the Tower. What made it a little exciting was the continuous suspicion they had on their newly found ally (GUESS WHO!). I think the saving grace of the second half was its ending (here, I will not divulge any further) which promised a very exciting start for the subsequent book - The Return of the King.I suggest you immediately proceed reading the sequel once you finish this book.
The Two Towers
This book is very good like the 1st novel, the action and story are top rate, how ever after a while there were so many names of characters to remember. I would often to turn back the pages and even consult an online glossary to keep me in the loop as to who they were. Definitely worth the time.
The Two Towers
This book was written with a lot of thought and detail. Each chapter brings you closer to Mordor and the end. I enjoyed the way that Tolkin divided the book into sections, first your on a rescue mission to find Merry and Pippen, only to find out that they can take care of themselves just fine. And then your heading out with Sam and Frodo on a quest to destroy the ring. I enjoyed meeting the new characters like Theoden and Eomer, I didn't really like Eowyn though, she just didn't get through to me. I especailly liked meeting the brother of Boromir and learning more about his past and the people of Gondor. I have read the last book and the character of Faramir and Boromir's father shows through and you begin to see why they were as they were. I also really enjoyed the old characters of Legolas, Gimli, and Aragorn. The ending of this book will leave you needing more, thereby forcing you to run out and buy the last one where everything comes to a wonderful close.
The Two Towers
At the end of Fellowship of the Rings, Frodo and Sam have left the fellowship to destroy the ring in Mordor but what happens after that. Divided into two books, (one for Aragorn, Legolas, Merry, Pippin, Gimli and everyone else. And one for Sam and Frodo) this story answers that question. The first book (and my preferred part) tells about how Merry and Pippin are captured by Orcs. Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli must rescue them before it's too late, friends and enemies on the way. But when they reunite with an old friend they learn that they must help to defeat the evil dark wizard Saruman.The second book follows Sam and Frodo on their long journey to destroy the ring. Frodo is weakening slowly under the rings weight and needs help if he wants to finish his quest. But when he receives that help in the shape of Gollum, a dark creature who is more or less a slave to the ring (his "precious") Sam is less sure than Frodo to accept his help. Gollum may seem harmless but what plans does he have for the two young hobbits? Is he being a faithful guide or leading them into danger?I really enjoyed this book. In my opinion it was even better than the last. The first volume of this book was my favorite due to the extensive presence of my favorite character Aragorn and the creating of a new kind of friend called the Ents. This book was well written and the characters drawn wonderfully. I can't wait to read the next and final book in the trilogy. Just like the last one the end leaves you with quite a cliff hanger.
The Two Towers
As the sequel of The Fellowship of the Ring and part two of The Lord of the Rings, this is definetley a page-turner. The strength of Isengard while Saruaman is ruling it has become so great that the great Men of Gondor dont think they have much hope without help. In this amazing book the friendship of the Fellowship and the loyalty that Sam has for Frodo is definetley tested. Gollum is playing a big part in this book also, being Frodo and Sam's guide through the Nameless Land.These hobbits have overcome so much that that as Sam puts it, "they should write a song about our adventures". This is a wonderful, awe-striking book. READ IT!!!