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★★★★☆ Buddy read with the queen herself All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king. (I recognize that everyone quotes this but that's because it's freaking good) I feel like there's little that hasn't already been said about this iconic book, but here's my thoughts regardless. I have seen all the movies already, multiples times, and love them a lot, so I already knew the plot and the world going into this, but there were just enough differences that I honestly don't know which I liked more. The movies were better at action and suspense, but lacked where characters were concerned (especially for the hobbits), while the book was often low-key boring, with long-winded dial...