by J.R.R. Tolkien
After the breaking of the fellowship, Frodo and Sam bear the Ring into the evil land of Mordor while Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas pursue the Orcs who have taken Merry and Pippin.
The structure of this volume, which splits the book evenly into two sections, is rather awkward.
I found the section with Frodo and Sam a little dull at times, since so much of it consisted of traveling.
However, drama and tension are maintained by the brilliant device of conscripting Gollum as a guide through Mordor who is by turns both willing and treacherous.
The other section is more eventful, with the remainder of the Fellowship enmeshed in conflicts and affairs of state related to the positioning of the West in preparation for the expected attack from Mordor.
It has many great moments: the release of Theoden from his enchantment and the march to Helm's Deep, the treachery of Saruman, the Ents, and the return of Gandalf.
Tolkien’s formal, lovely, elevated prose continues to set the correct tone as we approach the grand finale.
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