Book review

The book I am about to review is :The Lord of the Rings. Never I believe has any book gathered as much acclaim or held the imaginations of people as it has. It was the book of its era, an unparalleled masterwork that outstands. Sadly though, it has faced competition. While it was good during its time, and still beautiful in its scope and world building, The Lord of the Rings tends to fall short when compared to most contemporary novels due to the clear lines drawn in its moral battles between good and evil. The moral struggles that could have made it so much more complex was paled by the one object that was the focus of the novel: the Ring. As we are constantly reminded of, its corrupting power and dark influence affects most of the ill decisions made by Frodo and Golem could be attributed to it instead of their own moralistic struggles with themselves. Thus providing an easy excuse when it come to the reason on why they acted as unreasonably and immorally as they did. The Lord of the Rings undoubtedly set the standards and foundation upon which modern fantasy is built but its time has elapsed. A new age has dawned...