It was time for a new LOTR set and while I was so tempted by one of the asthetically pleasing and heavy editions/sets available, I really wanted something comfortable to hold. I do much of my reading in bed and sometimes big books are awkward and make the experience less enjoyable for me. I waffled between these and a flashier set. I mainly worried about the text size of these, as I read that it was pretty tiny.
I'm so glad I took the chance and got these! The covers are flexible yet firm, buttery soft and feel awesome to hold. I can even lay down and dangle it above my head in a one-handed Gollum grip. Any position is comfy. The pages are thin but still sturdy and substantial. They are not like whispy pages you might find in a reference book or Bible. The text is definitely small but no problem for me to read. (For what it's worth, I'm 37 and don't wear glasses.) At first it took a bit to get used to the size, but a few chapters in and I forgot all about it. I'm almost done with Fellowship and it never crosses my mind.
The colors are natural and beautiful, and give a nice Tolkien vibe. Pictures for reference- the large bookmark is roughly 7.5 inches and pretty wide, while the smaller one is almost 5.5 inches. (Both from Etsy, if you love them as much as I do.) If you like the look and size of these, go for it and get this set!!
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Beautiful but the text is tiny
These books look and feel absolutely gorgeous. The leather-like binding is soft and smooth, making the book very comfortable to hold. The text and images on the inside are clearly printed on creamy yellow paper that’s surprisingly not too thin (I was expecting Bible-like thinness but these pages are maybe double the thickness of typical Bible paper). The only downside is that the font is absolutely tiny. I measured the capital letter O and it’s only 2mm high. I’m nearsighted so reading small fonts isn’t too much of a struggle, but someone far-sighted like my dad would not be able to read these books without a magnifying glass. The font for “The Hobbit” is a tiny bit bigger than the rest of the books, but not by much. Though the books are a cute, manageable size, I feel like they could have made them bigger by a couple centimeters (around 1 inch) so they could make the font a little bit bigger. In any case, if you have no problem reading tiny print, go ahead and get these books. They’re very pretty and feel very durable.
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- Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2025
It was time for a new LOTR set and while I was so tempted by one of the asthetically pleasing and heavy editions/sets available, I really wanted something comfortable to hold. I do much of my reading in bed and sometimes big books are awkward and make the experience less enjoyable for me. I waffled between these and a flashier set. I mainly worried about the text size of these, as I read that it was pretty tiny.
I'm so glad I took the chance and got these! The covers are flexible yet firm, buttery soft and feel awesome to hold. I can even lay down and dangle it above my head in a one-handed Gollum grip. Any position is comfy. The pages are thin but still sturdy and substantial. They are not like whispy pages you might find in a reference book or Bible. The text is definitely small but no problem for me to read. (For what it's worth, I'm 37 and don't wear glasses.) At first it took a bit to get used to the size, but a few chapters in and I forgot all about it. I'm almost done with Fellowship and it never crosses my mind.
The colors are natural and beautiful, and give a nice Tolkien vibe. Pictures for reference- the large bookmark is roughly 7.5 inches and pretty wide, while the smaller one is almost 5.5 inches. (Both from Etsy, if you love them as much as I do.) If you like the look and size of these, go for it and get this set!!
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- Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2025
Great books but so much smaller than I pictured. I didn’t pay attention to the dimensions so that’s on me. Even though they’re small, it’s printed big enough to read comfortably in my opinion. Feel great, all printed correctly, and will be a great gift.
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- Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2025
Travel-sized books about adventure!
The classic tales of The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings, in beautifully crafted books, and a neat case.
The books are very small, so the print in the books is indeed very tiny, but the book binding is well crafted, the illustrated maps are fantastic, and the subtle color/texturing to the covers are wonderful.
I included a photo of a Lego Frodo for size comparison to the books. Overall, a great addition to a book-lover’s collection.
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- Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2019
This lord of the rings book set is beautiful! The books are small, and the covers of the books are firm but bendy, which will be great for taking on the go, and they have a soft, smooth, leathery feel to them. The box they come in is the same soft, leather type feeling and very sturdy. The pages are VERY thin, it's almost like the pages of a christian bible but the pages are soft with a paper like feel and not shiny like they are in a bible. The text is VERY VERY small but you can definitely still read them pretty easily maybe not for too long tho, my eyes did get tired after the first chapter from straining to read the small text which is just wrong on so many levels cause I WANT TO KEEP READING LOL!!! This is the first time I'm reading the LOTR series and I'm so already captured by the flow of the story and the detail that went into creating this wonderful world! Thank you J. R. R. Tolkien!!! From someone who is new to this series this is the complete book set. The first is The Hobbit then the next three books is actually considered only one book: The Lord Of The Rings, and this is supposed to be the sequel to The Hobbit from what I have gathered. LOTR was broken up into three books due an apparent paper shortage in the 50's when the books came out, each book of the last three here actually contains 2 books inside: The Fellowship of the Ring with book 1-the ring sets out and book 2-the ring goes south, The Two Towers with book 3-the treason of isengard and book 4-the ring goes east and last The Return of the King with book 5-the war of the ring and book 6-the end of the third age. On that note this is definitely a deluxe feeling set and worth the almost $30 dollars I paid! GREAT price for what you get!
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