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The Lord of The Rings Hardcover Boxed Set + Companion Book $54.95 Delivered @ Amazon AU

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Bernbaum on 27/03/2023 - 12:41 amazon.com.au (2951 clicks)
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The 60th anniversary hardcover set with individual books for each entry, plus a companion book is available for $54.95 down from $169.99 RRP on Amazon’s Australia store front.

These are regular sized hardcover prints, not the mini pocket sized edition that sometimes goes at this price. I’ve had this on my Wishlist for a while and I think the regular Amazon price is around $90-120 and not $170 like the listing would have you believe.

Been waiting a while for this edition to be discounted and snapped up a set immediately.

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    • baldur on 27/03/2023 - 20:45
      -1

      No it is with vegan orc and transgender gandalf.

  • slowmo on 27/03/2023 - 12:56
    +3

    i bought the trilogy nearly 3 decades ago… i'm still halfway through the first book… is it just me? i just can't seem to get through the book.. it just feels way too verbose. i've no issues reading series by other authors after him, terry brooks, raymond e fiest, robert jordan, the other terry..

    just not the lotr series…

    • bargainhunter on 27/03/2023 - 13:02
      +5

      user name che…

      PS I enjoy Tolkien's old school? prose as well as those others you've listed.

      • slowmo on 27/03/2023 - 13:16
        +2

        this is interesting because i was already an voracious reader in my early/pre/teens and terry brooks was one of my first series outside of the usual Enid Blyton, robert arthur jr. about kids running around having adventures and saving the world.

        to me, the book series of LOTR is boring, the movie/games isn't. When I first read his books, it went into detail about the songs and vivid descriptions of things around… now i'm older, perhaps i could appreciate that… but when I was reading it back then (even my most recent attempt 10 yrs ago), i found that i'm easily distracted by other more 'interesting' books/things.

        (disclaimer: just expressing my opinion on the book series, as preferences is a very subjective thing)

        • entropysbane on 27/03/2023 - 13:28
          +1

          I think it a bit of a generational thing, not many under 40s read a lot anymore. At least not like people who were kids from the 50s through to the eighties or so. There are so many other options for entertainment now. Plus people think differently and actual minds are probably moulded differently.

          The past is another country.

          • wisdomtooth on 31/03/2023 - 13:45

            @entropysbane: Not true of 80s children (I am one), and I doubt it was true of 60s or 70s either. Those were the "golden decades" of "free" TV, no one talked about screen time, and kids were in front of TV endless hours a day. Nowadays, bc of the internet and games, kids actually read a whole lot more.

      • jjcf on 27/03/2023 - 13:24
        +11

        That's not even close to true. The Hobbit was a story for children (albeit, to be read by an adult). He specifically says in at least half a dozen letters that LOTR isn't for the same audience.

        • FireRunner on 27/03/2023 - 15:46
          +3

          Funnily enough, it might actually have been the same audience since the Hobbit was first published in 1937 and LOTR in 1954, that audience was just 21 years older

      • ForkSnorter on 27/03/2023 - 14:36
        -2

        When it came out the lotr trilogy was considered a children's reading story, children 10+ read these books. The other authors you mention write books targeted to adults.

        Completely disagree. the LOTR is for people in their 20s, that's when most people read it, although some in the late teens do too. The first book is too much of a long-slog for younger readers to get into it. By the way, it's not a trilogy, it's a single novel, and was only broken up into 3 books by the publisher for marketing reasons.

        Terry brooks, raymond e fiest, Robert Jordan are for 12-14 years olds, that's when I read them. Reading them now,..wow, just mind-blowing how badly written and intellectually immature they are. This is real trashy fiction.

        • slowmo on 27/03/2023 - 15:10
          +3

          are for 12-14 years olds, that's when I read them.

          knew someone is going to go there…

          but you know, blindspots is a strange thing, there are people who were younger that read those books too. as well as people who are much older that read those books. sometimes english isn't their first language.

          it's one thing to concede that you don't like the works now… it's a different thing altogether to name it trashy when the authors' single piece of work probably outsell what you could possibly earn in the same lifetime. ;)

          it tells people more about yourself than you think though.

          • ForkSnorter on 27/03/2023 - 15:22

            @slowmo:

            it's one thing to concede that you don't like the works now… it's a different thing altogether to name it trashy when the authors' single piece of work probably outsell what you could possibly earn in the same lifetime. ;)

            I think you underestimate the ability of readers to determine what is good and bad writing. It's not just authors that are capable of doing that.

            In my experience, people who read a wide range of literature are really in-tune with language and are able to distinguish between good writing (i.e. interesting, beautiful, complex, multilayered, clever, humorous, meaningful writing) and bad writing (simplistic, one-dimensional, clichéd, formulaic writing).

            I'm not saying those works are completely worthless. They obviously give some people pleasure. I quite enjoyed Magician when I was 14. But some readers do move on to higher quality writing and have difficulty going back.

    • KentT on 27/03/2023 - 13:14
      +3

      Is been a a long time, but the first half of the first book is a slog where nothing seems to happen. It picks up.

      • slowmo on 27/03/2023 - 13:21

        well, i guess i should've pushed through. :D

        perhaps i should bring that book along on my next trip.

      • SNMP on 27/03/2023 - 16:20
        +1

        totally agree, it was a pain getting through the first book, but the second and third books made it worth it.

    • Jofzar on 27/03/2023 - 13:21
      +2

      Its just old, im a big fantasy reader and I just cant read them.

    • Sxio on 27/03/2023 - 19:03
      +2

      Nah man. It's a tough read. I read them all in primary school and found a huge difference with hobbit and then lotr. It's not for everyone.

      • wisdomtooth on 31/03/2023 - 13:58

        I read Hobbit to my 5-y/o son.

    • Nubbin on 27/03/2023 - 21:03
      +2

      This is a classic sentiment of people who can't get into LOTR. They get bored and say, "It's mostly walking," which is completely valid.

      You have to be the type that enjoys tedious and excessive world-building. The plot unravels extremely slowly. For instance, after discovering the true nature of the ring, Frodo takes 17 years to leave The Shire and set out on his adventure.

      Maybe revisit it every 5 years or so, in case your tolerance for verbal meandering changes.

    • timbo83 on 27/03/2023 - 21:13
      +1

      It isn't for everyone but I find the the style of writing quite beautiful by comparison to most modern novels.

      While at the time it was probably considered literary trash, it really holds up in balancing the world building (e.g. Elven language etc) while making accessible to readers that aren't into fantasy.

      I've read the full set many times and will admit to skipping the songs :)

    • Micsmit on 27/03/2023 - 21:56

      Wait what?

    • Micsmit on 27/03/2023 - 21:59

      I love the movies but I am glad I got to read the books before I saw the movies.

    • Micsmit on 27/03/2023 - 22:01

      This is no lie .
      The first book took me 3months to read.
      Second book three weeks. 3rd book took me 3 days.

      But this was when the movie hadn't come out so I didn't know what was going to happen.

      Of course is less interesting if you already know what happens

    • mantichoral on 27/03/2023 - 22:24
      +1

      just skip the poetry.

  • TheGman101 on 27/03/2023 - 13:01
    +1

    Seems a lot of LOTR related books on massive sale

    • KentT on 27/03/2023 - 13:16
      +9

      Possibly overstock from suppliers hoping the tv show would be the next Game of Thrones.

      • slowmo on 27/03/2023 - 13:24
        +1

        imo, GMMR shot himself in the foot, since there's no indication on where the series will finish. i like collecting complete sets of books. GoT will not make it to my purchase list… not even if it's on a bargain basement prices.

        At least Robert Jordan's work was completed by proxy.

      • ThatsCheap on 27/03/2023 - 13:27
        +4

        Nothing will be the next Game of Thrones. If something is good enough, it will be its own thing, always.

        Heard this so much over the years, this is the next Sopranos, or The Wire, or Game of Thrones, or Breaking Bad.

        If it's imitating something so much, it can succeed, but it won't be revolutionary. It has to stand alone by itself so that people will compare others to it. Even Game of Thrones started as "this is the next LOTR", and by the end of Season 1 everyone understood why it is its own show and was never "this is the next x or y". That's when a show becomes truly great.

        • ForkSnorter on 27/03/2023 - 14:30
          +2

          Personally, I liked the Lord of the Rings (the Rings of Power) better than Game of Thrones.

          Game of Thrones has good character development, complex plot lines and twists, but it feels a bit trashy sometimes.

          I thought the Rings of Power was really well done, it surprised me given the average reviews. It motivated me to read The Silmarillion. The opening chapter of the Silmarillion (Ainulindale) is incredibly well-written and beautiful.

          • ThatsCheap on 27/03/2023 - 14:40
            +1

            @ForkSnorter: Never had an issue with Rings of Power either, I don't understand the hate because it encompassed the heart of Tolkien in it. Some of the deviations from source also kept it interesting. I absolutely loved it.

    • ForkSnorter on 27/03/2023 - 13:21
      -1

      The LOTR, which was written as a single novel, is the most popular and bestselling novel of all time, unless you take the "approximate sales" of Don Quixote,
      A Tale of Two Cities and The Little Prince seriously, which I don't.

  • cozmo on 27/03/2023 - 13:33

    i got this one that is also cheaper but it is in one book so may not be good for people with hobbit arms https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/aw/d/0008471282

    • wavesgreen on 27/03/2023 - 13:41

      Good god that red fore-edge is ugly as sin.

      • slowmo on 27/03/2023 - 13:46

        i guess you could sandpaper that away…

  • NatoTomato on 27/03/2023 - 13:34
    +2

    I really liked reading these hardcovers, much better than the red behemoth that is also all books in one/

  • Schrodinger on 27/03/2023 - 13:46

    Already have an assembled collection. Wondering if I should buy this too.

    • TheGman101 on 27/03/2023 - 15:54

      Do it, one can never have too many unique editions haha

  • pizzaguy on 27/03/2023 - 14:38
    +2

    Does anyone know if the Companion Book is worth it?

    • bailbondsh on 27/03/2023 - 15:01
      +1

      I'm interested in this question too

      • rcmr4 on 27/03/2023 - 15:25
        +2

        I have this set. I’d say read the trilogy first without the companion (if you haven’t read the trilogy), and then for future reads you can use the companion to explain some lore as you go.

        Amazing price tbh, I bought this set a year ago for $100 and I was really happy with it. Pages are like bible paper so they’re not as durable. But still pretty nice, especially for $55

  • Quiexo on 27/03/2023 - 15:57
    +2

    For those of you who have read it, would you recommend it for my (soon to be) 12 year old girl? She's currently devouring Rik Riordan books at at ridiculous rate, and I'm thinking about getting this for her….I've only watched the movies, so I've got no clue what the books will be like, so any help is greatly appreciated…

    • Dr Acula on 27/03/2023 - 16:02
      +3

      IMHO, LOTR books are a challenge to read, even for adults. I read them in my early 20s and I had to take my time digesting the content. I reckon it's still worth buying because it's timeless and your daughter will read it eventually.

      • pizzaguy on 27/03/2023 - 17:40
        +2

        Content-wise it's probably safe, style-wise might be challenging, but not impossible.

    • yamumma on 27/03/2023 - 17:43

      Miss11 also currently devouring Riordan. I tried to start her on The Hobbit but she found the initial pacing and setup too slow and gave up. I read LOTR in highschool at around 14-15. I think she will get back to these in a few years, so buying this set for future and maybe one day I'll get around to reading them again.

      Your daughter may be different. Give her The Hobbit first and see how she goes.

  • Zodinn on 27/03/2023 - 19:00

    Damn, just bought this

    https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-hobbi…

    I would have grabbed this one instead

  • Tight Tim on 27/03/2023 - 20:49

    Damn, hardcover back to $130 for me

  • noisuf on 27/03/2023 - 22:22
    +1

    I can see it's back to $54.95 right now, go for it!!!

  • DrScavenger on 28/03/2023 - 04:08

    Put it in cart but didn't buy. My mistake.

  • WhatsTheBigDeal on 30/03/2023 - 07:32
    +1

    Back in stock for backorder

    • Mendas on 30/03/2023 - 15:28

      Can confirm, still available for backorder. 2-5 week delivery at this point.

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