Using only his voice, tone and pace, he is able to evoke such emotion. And to make it that much more awe inspiring, he keeps this up across the entire trilogy for close to sixty hours of reading! It made for a pleasant addition, which was only improved by Robert InglisвЂ™ acting skills. Not only that, but I could recognize the speaker (character) even before Inglis stated who was speaking.

One of the truly awesome parts of Robert InglisвЂ™ performance is the fact that he is able to create a voice and a personality for each character. In Entish particularly a name is a powerful thing, telling of the true nature of a person or thing and as such grows and develops as time passes. The same is also true of the hill on which they meet. His true name is long and tells the story of who he is. To continue the discussion of names, I was also struck by TreebeardвЂ™s reaction to Merry & PippinвЂ™s giving of their names and request for his. There is a noticeable difference, for example, in how Aragorn holds himself, speaks and even looks as opposed to Strider. What is interesting here is how Tolkien uses names to convey different aspects of AragornвЂ™s character and personality, as well as indicating the way in which others regard him. His naming as Elessar in Lorien, his naming as Aragorn/Elessar son of Arathorn and heir of Isildur at the Argonath, and his meeting with Eomer, where he is also named Wingfoot. I particularly noticed that throughout, though StriderвЂ™s true name is mentioned, he is almost exclusively refered to as Strider except for a few memorable moments. That being said, I was drawn this time around to the meeting of Strider and Frodo (and later in their room) at the Inn of the Prancing Pony. IвЂ™ve found listening to the tale allows it to take on a much more philosophical and thoughtful toneвЂ¦or at least causes my mind to wander down strange paths more than usual. Hearing the tale only reinforces this quality. TheВ Lord of the Rings, both in print and in audio form, challenge the reader or listener. In a sense this makes it less suited for listening or should I say, casual listening? Though, being part of the Red Book of West March, LR is also a diary of sorts,В in truth it is more of a historical account in character and tone. It is after all meant to be an epistlary book. The Hobbit is eminently suited for the audio book format. Not only that, but how different the experience is compared withВ The Hobbit. What I particularly found interestingВ is how listening to LRВ causes the experience to change. I highly recommend it if youВ have the opportunity. Over the course of the last month, IвЂ™ve had the pleasure ofВ listening to the audio book version ofВ The Lord of the Rings, as read by Rob Inglis.

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