Monday, September 7, 2009

Favorite Book

My favorite book series is ‘The Lord of the Rings Trilogy’ by J.R.R. Tolkien. The ‘Lord of the Rings Trilogy’ is composed of the following three books: ‘The Fellowship of the Ring,’ ‘The Two Towers,’ and the ‘Return of the King.’ The series chronicles the adventures of Frodo Baggins and his companions, who are sent on a quest to destroy the One Ring and vanquish the Dark Lord Sauron. The book was written by Tolkien in the early 20th century when he was a professor at Oxford; however the book was not published until the 1950s.
In December of 2001, I spent the holidays with my family on Guam. During the break, I attended a screening of the ‘Fellowship of the Ring’ with my cousins who dragged me along to watch with them even though I showed no interest in the movie.
Although I walked into the movie with low expectations, afterwards I developed a deep appreciation for the movie and the ‘Lord of the Rings’ universe. I bought a copy of the first book on Guam and eventually the second and third books on Saipan. However, I did not limit myself to reading the books, but I purchased ‘Lord of the Rings’ memorabilia as well.
The Lord of the Rings has always been an inspiration when I write short stories of fiction and has also interested me in the world of Norse mythology which plays a huge influential role in the ‘Lord of the Rings.’

15 comments:

  1. hey josh!
    nice book
    i like ur essay
    you are a good writer.:)
    bye~~

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  2. Hi, This is David. i read your essay again. your eassy is meaningful and understandable. i would love to remember that, even every detail. ‘Lord of the Rings’ is the book i will read for next mouth, i think your writing is goodl.

    good job josh

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  3. YEH JOSH, THE LORD OF THE RING.
    It's a very long book. I watched movie by the way. haha and good summary.

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  4. I love the Lord of the rings! It's like the most adventurous book i've read :P

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  5. josh nice essay, i would like to know more about this book. the book sound excited

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  6. What you wrote really stimulate me to read the book that you read. I watched the movie that adapted from the book. It was impressive, so I tried to read the book but it was so hard to read to me. I could get Korean version but I want to read the original version. Anyways, I believe someday I'll be able to read that book lol

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  7. I like 'The Lord of the Ring"!!

    I haven't read it yet, but I watched movie!
    kkkkk I want to read it.
    Nice essay~!

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  8. HEY Joshy
    you read Lord of the ring wow
    that's kind of long story
    i liked the movie but i didn't try to read I like Gulum?+_+
    I think book is more interesting

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  9. wow this is i love this movie~ and book too~
    this is can not explain because too fun~ lol
    the ring is cool~ can not see if they have ring~ lol

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  10. I only heard about this title, about Harry Potter? Do you like it also? I just watched the nearnest move during summer vacation. It is good....

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  11. hey, i like your critical thinking about the meanings hidden inside the adventures of the trilogy

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  12. hey. ok i read it for a second time =P and your description of "The Lord of the Rings Trilogy" is really interesting. you made it sound more interesting then i remembered. haha

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