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__Author:__ J.R.R. Tolkien __Book:__ The Two Towers __Genre:__ Fantasy and Mystery __Time Period:__ Middle Ages John Ronald Reuel Tolkien also known as J.R.R. Tolkien was born in 1892 and died in 1973. He was a major scholar of the English language and he also specialized in Old and Middle English. “Twice Professor of Anglo-Saxon (Old English) at the University of Oxford, he also wrote a number of stories, including most famously //The Hobbit// (1937) and //The Lord of the Rings// (1954-1955)” (Doughan). These stories were set in a pre-historic era where an invented version of the world that he called Middle-earth. This was inhabited by men and women, Elves, Dwarves, Trolls, Orcs and Hobbits. J.R.R. Tolkien was condemned by the English Literature establishment, but loved by millions of readers all around the world. In 1997 he was at the top of three British polls, which were organized by Channel 4, the Folio Society, and SFX. //The Two Towers// starts off with Marry and Pippin being captured and Boromir being killed by some orcs. Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli decide to try to rescue Marry and Pippin from the orcs. The three meet some of the rider of Rohan. The riders lend them some horses so that they can catch up to the orcs but the riders also tell them that the orcs were all killed and there were no survivors. Marry and Pippin had run into a forest when the orcs were being attacked and they meet an ent named Treebeard. Treebeard tells Marry and Pippin about how Saruman had once cared for the forest but then started cutting down trees to use for the war machines at Isengard. Then Treebeard calls a meeting with all of the ents and they all decide to attack Isengard. Meanwhile Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli follow Marry and Pippin’s foot steps into the forest and run into a wizard in white robes. They think that he is Saruman at first but he then tells them that he is really Gandalf. Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, and Gandalf then got to the capital of Rohan. They convince Theoden to take his army to Helm’s Deep. There they destroy Saruman’s army but also suffer many losses. The ents went to Isengard and destroyed the war machines and also killed the orcs. Then Marry and Pippin are found at Isengard by Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, and Gandalf. They also find an orb on the ground. The entire time this all is happening Fordo and Sam are trying to find their way to Mordor to try and destroy the ring but also come along a few problems on the way.
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What Worked- I think //The Two Towers// was an amazing book. I think J.R.R. Tolkien did an awesome job at describing the people and places in the book. He also wrote the book so well that I wanted to keep reading on to the next book. What Didn’t Work- I thought he went a little to in depth in some parts of the book and it seemed to slow down the book. I would recommend this book because it is very interesting and it kept me on the edge of my seat and I found myself wanting to read the next book to find out what happens next. I think that this book is a hard read but is worthwhile in the end. I think that this book is on the outstanding books list because it is a hard read but it still keeps the reader interested at the same time. This book is a good example of what I think all books should be like because it is very descriptive and also keeps you interested at all times while also being a hard book to read. I believe that this quote by Treebeard shows that the book is interesting and action packed “To Isengard! Though Isengard be ringed and barred with doors of stone; Though Isengard be strong and hard, as cold as stone and bare as bone, We go, we go, we go to war, to hew the stone and break the door; For bole and bough are burning now, the furnace roars - we go to war! To land of gloom with tramp of doom, with roll of drum, we come, we come; To Isengard with doom we come! With doom we come, with doom we come!” (All Great Quotes). The Hobbit The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Bridget B. - E.C. - The Fellowship of the Ring Rachel P. - Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">__All Great Quotes.__ 8 6 2010 <http://www.allgreatquotes.com/lord_of_the_rings_the_two_towers_quotes.shtml>. Doughan, David. __The Tolkien Society.__ 1969. 7 June 2010 <http://www.tolkiensociety.org/tolkien/biography.html>.