Haiku Book (series) Review: Lord of the Rings
What it says on the tin.
The Fellowship of the Ring
Bilbo's birthday trick
Frodo must destroy the Ring
The Fellowship breaks.
*
The Two Towers
Rohan and Helm's Deep
Gollum/Smeagol's crisis
The Trees save themselves.
*
The Return of the King
Middle-Earth at war
Minas Morgol to Mt Doom
Devestation heals
*
The Hobbit
Dwarves need a burglar
Goblins, spiders and dragon
Five armies battle.
Am I aware of how very little this explains? Yes. Do I consider that my problem to fix? No.
In my defence, seventeen syllables is not a whole lot of room to convey the depth and meaning of one of the Grandfather of Fantasy's life's work.
I guess you'll just have to go and read the book (or watch the movies) for yourself...
Just avoid The Rings Of Power; they're nothing like the source material...
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Natasja Rose
I've been writing since I learned how, but those have been lost and will never see daylight (I hope).
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Comments (6)
I liked this review,,,it was nice!
Fantastic!!! Loved this, Natasja!!!❤️❤️💕
I don't think your descriptions are too sparse. In my opinion, that's part of the fun of this challenge. Come to think of it, I don't read reviews of a book or movie until after I've read or watched it, because many of them give away too much. These books are among my favorites. Well done!
Wow! An epic in a one-pager. Only a true fan could have distilled all to this!
Excellent Haiku poem 👍
Nicely done. Just one editorial note. The line, "Gollum/Smeagol's crisis" only has six syllables instead of seven.