The Lord of the Rings should give you an idea of the actual book, and a reason to buy the collection of The Lord of the Rings books. The movie is three and one half hour long, and you should not be bored.

This is a splendid movie, and probably the best movie that converts a story from one form [the book] to another [the big screen]. You should know that The Hobbit was written to be read as the story along with The Lord of the Rings. You can also The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings Boxed Set.

The Guardian posted its review of the best bogs it considered to be present in UK. That resulted in the following:

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