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The Power of the Ring: The Spiritual Vision Behind the Lord of the Rings ReviewI was more than pleasantly surprised at Stratford Caldecott's The Power of the Ring. I began reading the book in order to become more formally knowledgeable about opinions surrounding Tolkien's vast work, and I finished reading the book for pure pleasure. Caldecott takes the reader through specific aspects of Tolkien's world in relation to Christian, and more specifically Roman Catholic, beliefs. He discusses not only themes in The Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit, but also the Silmarillion and other Tolkien essays as well. However, even the reader who is not necessarily familiar with the less-familiar Tolkien works will find this book accesible and an enlightening read. Caldecott does a superb job of not assuming the reader has absolute knowledge of Tolkien's work while still avoiding summarizing. He provides a perfect blend of Tolkien's own statements, ideas from some of Tolkien's good friends, textual evidence and personal theory to demonstrate Tolkien's more subtle themes surrounding light, death, imagination, etc. that Tolkien perhaps wanted to make in his work. I have gained a deeper understanding of and greater aprreciation for Middle Earth through the reading of this book. Any reader interested in learning more about Tolkien and his own thoughts on his series should consider reading this book, even if a person does not have Christian beliefs. The book will simply allow one to look deeper into Middle Earth and realize there is a lot more present in the many threads that may be sited upon a first, or even fifth reading.
Also, Caldecott provides a relatively short and yet intriguing review of the Peter Jackson films which was fascinating and also a good read for people interested in motivation behind certain film decisions.The Power of the Ring: The Spiritual Vision Behind the Lord of the Rings Overview

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