Book Talk: The Lord Of The Rings 60th Anniversary Edition (HarperCollins) by J.R.R.Tolkien

[@PontusPresents]

Great review! Really extensive and thorough, and it's the first time I have seen this edition up close. :) I love the dust cover design with Tolkien's own art. Thank you!

[@jessekoskinen]

Pontus Presents Thank you. :) I was a bit worried about making this video, as I have no way of editing. It had to go right on one sitting. I too adore the dust covers. The art is beautiful. I was actually looking for info about this edition when I first came across your channel.

[@PontusPresents]

Kudos to you for doing it in one sitting! :) I would certainly have a hard time doing that, haha!

[@folksurvival]

Great Finnish accent! Thanks for the review. The cover art is nice but I wish they had made the spines uniform and matching so it looks more like a proper set or collection.

[@jessekoskinen]

Thank you for your comment. I understand what you mean about the spines, but I still really like them. :)

[@folksurvival]

At least there is the option, I'm sure, to remove the dust jackets so they look like a matching set.

[@jessekoskinen]

unlockthepower Yeah, you can just take them off to get the matching look. They look good even without dust covers.

[@faramund9865]

These books look perfect, thanks for the review!

[@jessekoskinen]

You are welcome. Thank you for watching and commenting.

[@-johnny-deep-]

I really like this particular set for ease of reading. Is there a similar version of the Hobbit that matches it?

[@jessekoskinen]

Hello! Yes there is. By the same company. I have a video about it on my channel, if you are interested.

[@-johnny-deep-]

@@jessekoskinen Really? The only one I've been able to find is about The Hobbit Deluxe Slipcase Edition, which I consider to be a much more high-end version.

[@jessekoskinen]

@@-johnny-deep- That was the one I meant. My apologies.

[@BookCravings]

It looks amazing! I'm seriously considering this box...

[@jessekoskinen]

BookCravings It is a great edition. Four excellent quality hardcovers for 105€. Thank you for watching and commenting. I really like your channel. :)

[@BookCravings]

Thank you!

[@Peter-wd1yo]

6:30 printed in China. The earlier printing of this edition was printed in Italy. Much better quality paper. Many of the Chinese printings also had dust jacket issues

[@spidervenom14]

Thanks for the extensive review!

[@jessekoskinen]

spidervenom14 No problem. I hope my video was useful to you. Thank you for watching and commenting.

[@shubhamsrivastava3222]

Can you pls tell me how the Readers' Companion helpful for us?

[@jessekoskinen]

I personally find it very useful, and fun to read. Lots of information. As a Tolkien fan, it is nice to own.

[@algetar]

Thanks heaps. You have a great style of review. Really good. Keep it up!

[@jessekoskinen]

Thank you!

[@jessemedeiros4227]

Thanks for the review. I have been looking for a nice LOTR box for quite some time, and your video made my mind. This one looks awesome! I just bought it in Brazil for 300 reals, which is about 80 euros, so I think I even got it cheap :)

[@jessekoskinen]

Jesse Nazario I'm glad my video helped you. Thank you for watching and commenting. Yeah, sounds like you got a good deal on it. :)

[@alexanderradec]

I found the paperback versions of these specific editions on Meraci, I love hardcover but they are not friendly haha they are a hassle to carry around and then to keep “safe” so they don’t get ruined. I can see the texture of the books are not glossy which is great! Helps keep dust off and not noticeable. I’ve noticed UK and Canada get some really cool versions as well as far as covers go.

[@MillionaireDubMind]

Thank you for showing me.

[@jessekoskinen]

Thomas You are welcome. Thank you for watching and commenting.

[@mohammadnaqshabandi]

Could you please tell me the size of these books, I wanna preorder this set box from book depository so I wanna know if they are both the same size

[@jessekoskinen]

Hello! The size of the boxset is about 23.7cm x 13.6cm x 15.4cm. If you have any more questions, I will gladly answer them. Thank you for watching and commenting.

[@mohammadnaqshabandi]

Yours books are little bit bigger than the ones Book Depository has, would you suggest me a good site or shop to buy from, greetings from germany

[@jessekoskinen]

@@mohammadnaqshabandi I checked the one on Book Depository. Its ISBN13 matches mine. On both it is 978007581146. The one that is being sold for 93.49€. I don't have any shop recommendations. I only buy books from Finnish stores. I hope this helps.

[@mohammadnaqshabandi]

Jesse Koskinen thank you so much for being nice and taking time to answer

[@jessekoskinen]

@@mohammadnaqshabandi No problem. I always answer to questions left on my videos.

[@Rebecca-ej8fc]

DearJesse Koskinen I enjoyed your review and I have recently bought book 1 and I’m enjoying it ,also I enjoyed the review and I wish you luck when you start reading it

[@jessekoskinen]

Rebecca Coates I am glad you enjoyed the video. Thank you for watching and commenting.

[@mikanob37]

i really wanted to check how the books look with the dustcovers off. thanks!

[@Patrick-S]

Really good review! :)

[@jessekoskinen]

Thank you! :)

[@MLC48]

Are the books illustrated? If they are who is the artist?

[@jessekoskinen]

Hello! The books are not illustrated. The cover art work is J.R.R.Tolkien's drawings. If you have other questions about the books I will gladly answer. Thank you for watching and commenting.

[@themarceorosa]

Great review, I´ve never read Tolkien in english, and I was wondering which version to get, this seems like the best choice, but the price is a bit high for me at the moment. Thanks!

[@jessekoskinen]

Marcelo Orosa You are welcome. Maybe you could wait until bookshops you use have a sale. It is a great edition. Thank you for watching and commenting. :)

[@xyzwhatever825]

Marcelo Orosa Get a paperback edition first, or a one volume hardback :)

[@Chuckyboy85]

On sale on book depository for 73 euros. So tempting.

[@31eo7]

you sound like such a nice guy.. thanks for the review I bought the anniversary edition because of your review! :)

[@jessekoskinen]

I'm glad to hear that. Thank you for watching and commenting. Sorry for the late reply. I didn't get a notification.

[@mohammadnaqshabandi]

Awesome review my friend 👏, did you preordered it from book depository?

[@jessekoskinen]

Nope. I ordered it from a big Finnish bookstore chain called "Suomalainen kirjakauppa". Their name literally means "Finnish bookstore". Thank you for watching and commenting. :)

[@acharyavivek51]

What does the reader's companion cover?

[@jessekoskinen]

Vivek Acharya Hello! This is a direct quote from the book: "In The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion internationally acclaimed scholars Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull examine Tolkien's epic work chapter by chapter, offering expert insights into its evolution, structure, and meaning. They discuss important influences on its development, connections between that work and other writings by Tolkien, errors and inconsistencies, significant changes to the text, and archaic and unusual words used by Tolkien. Thousands of notes, keyed to standard editions of The Lord of the Rings but universally accessible, reveal the richness and complexity of one of the most popular works of fiction in our time. " Thank you for watching and commenting.

[@acharyavivek51]

Jesse Koskinen huge thanks

[@dylan8060]

👍👍👍

[@akuq0o0]

Mistä tilasit?

[@jessekoskinen]

Suomalaisesta Kirjakaupasta. Hinta oli silloin muistaakseni 105€.

[@jeffjohnsonharrison4719]

It's printed and bound in China... Expensive. The complete version is better and, printed in Europe and there are no praises printed anywhere.

[@jessekoskinen]

Which version do you mean? Could you give the ISBN number?

[@slimshady3408]

ur voice is so robotic

[@JB-dm5cp]

Slim Shady You mean the vocal fry?