This review is only concered with the audio book: I enjoyed this audio book a lot. There is just one, big negative thing: You will easily fall asleep while listening, even if you are wide awake. Garth's voice is probably the calmest and most pleasant I have ever heard. Unfortunatly, it also works very well as a sleeping pill. But once you get used to the spell of his voice, you will learn a lot about Tolkien. (The pronunciation of German names is quite good too.)