ForeverInLoveWithJus

JRR Tolkien's epic novel The Lord of the Rings has been named Britain's best-loved book.

The cult masterpiece beat other classics such as Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

On the BBC2 show, The Big Read, 174,000 people - 23% of the poll - voted for The Lord of the Rings out of a final shortlist of five books.

Pride and Prejudice came second with 135,000 and His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman came third with 63,000.

Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was fourth with 57,000 and JK Rowling's Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire fifth with 55,000.

The search for the UK's favourite book began in April when nearly 140,0000 people nominated their favourite work of fiction to form a top 100 list.

A series of programmes then detailed the books, and the public was asked to vote again, whittling the list down to 21.

Besnit

I tried to read it but got bored of it after awhile, there was way to much needless description in it for my liking.

I may try again some other time.

Riapanonias

thats nice its sure is a good book too



shut it nesbit

jk

or am i

ForeverInLoveWithJus

I have never read it but have watched the first film and found it boring but thats just me!

astrocamel

I have found that you enjoy the movies a lot more if you've read it. That's not necessarily the case because a lot of people who haven't read it love the movies, but a lot of people I know who didn't read the books weren't quite as interested in the movies.

Great books. Great movies. <3 That's my opinion.

SweetObScene

That's soooooo-o-o surprising.