The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien Book Review & Reaction | Better Than The First? It's Complicated.

Mike continues his adventure through Middle-Earth by discussing the 1954 release of The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien.

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0:00 Introduction & Background Info
2:08 What Is It About?
2:53 What Makes it Good or Bad?
13:55 Why You Should Read It
15:44 Final Thoughts
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[thegenericgeek]

Spoiler Comment: I recently read this as well and was very happy with 3 distinct points. I've seen the movies a million times, and to see that Frodo never sent Sam away on the way to Shelob's Lair made the Sam & Frodo's connection even stronger than I felt watching the movies. I was also really happy to see that the Ents e.g. Treebeard wasn't as opposed to helping Merry and Pippin as he appeared to be in the movie version. I think the entire scene where Merry has to convince Treebeard was missing from the books. Movie version of Treebeard is much less "hastey". 3rd and finally, Faramir is such a better character in the book than the movie. He doesn't have that "backstabby" feel he has in the movies, and that was refreshing! I'm looking forward to reading book 3 for the first time later this month.

[PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy]

I’m loving this LOTR content, Mike! Thanks for the wonderful dose of nostalgia!

[killacure]

Thank you Mike for staying true to your channel name

[willp]

I was surprised how much i loved the Two Towers. The treebeard chapter, all the stuff in Rohan, victorious banter between Pippen & Gimli, Gandalf's resurrection, getting brooding Gondor lore through Faramir, Shelob v Sam. I enjoyed it all. It was the little things for me. I think the first 'book' in Two Towers is my favorite 'book' of the bunch. But as a 'novel' i like Fellowship most overall.

[thebrothersgwynne]

A fantastic discussion of The Two Towers! I am currently reading The Return of the King and adoring it. Such an amazing story that is just timeless.
Will

[lazylandon]

I just want to say thank you. I’ve never found a book that I could sit down and read for fun. But thanks to you I found the Robin Hobb assassins books and I never sat down for the entire day and just read. It was so nice to get away from my screens. I just wanna say thank you!

[gregoryamato]

Nice review without spoilers, I think it describes some dynamics of the Two Towers that helped make the series so beloved.

[panda]

I may be in the minority here but Two Towers is my favorite LOTR book. Thanks for the review!

[LolaDelMarCaribe]

Just the video I needed, i ordered that exact copy of LOTR to read the series for the 1st time. Excited to start it this month.

[rhyleygrant]

Listening to the 3 books with Andy serkis narrating

[Ironworthstriking]

I really need to get that hardcover with the sprayed edges.

[pinkbunnyreads]

I read or listened to this book and it did not let me down. I actually loved listening to Tree Beard. I wished he was in the movie that long. Looking forward to the next book.

[thebookbro]

I’m half way thru the fellowship of the ring, can’t wait to watch this after I’m done

[iWizard]

Dude... where can I get that Princess Bride shirt?! Also, great video! LOTR will always be my favorite fantasy novel.

[OmnipotentO]

I just bought that edition of the book! I love it

[wiltwhittaker]

I've always been a LOTR fan since I first saw the first movie when I was 8 years old. I'm reading them for the first time and just finished The Two Towers and I have to say, I wanted MORE Treebeard. I was absolutely enthralled with every single word in those chapters. Everyone is different but I personally loved it as a first time reader.

[andreamiller]

I remember devouring these books in high school. I just fell in love with the story and the characters. I felt every bit of that journey with each character. Just one of those experiences where it's really disorienting to come back to the real world when it's all over. There really is nothing like that.

[benconlin]

Been reading the books for the first time pretty on your schedule, I just have Return of the King. I’m a bit torn as I admire so much of what he does but also find the walking, heavy description of the scenery, sleeping, eating etc a bit of a slog at times while also enjoying the character interaction and the (infrequent) battle scenes, even if they don’t have the raw brutality of modern stuff

[thecaffeinatedbookwyrm]

When I read the series, it was after I saw the movies and I was blown away by the friendship between Gimli and Legolas, and they really didn't develop that storyline in the movies.

[nobodybutzach]

Thanks for posting the LOTR content, Mike. I'm gearing up for a Lord of the Rings re-read either this month, or next month. Still my number 1!