Instruct: Classify the given review as either positive or negative.
Query: Brilliant Masterpiece

I first read The Lord of the Rings way back when it was first released. The Hobbit was originaly written for his then very young son Christopher, and the tale grew from that simple story. You will never forget the charcters once you meet them. Characters like little Samwise (a Hobbit), a lover of gardens to the many lords and ladies. It is a classic tale "Good vs Evil". The original set I had fell apart from reading and rereading, till I had to buy another set. If this is your first time I do suggest you start with the Hobbit and then work your way through LOTR. Tolkein himself I feel to be a real genius, his writting is brilliant. Unfortunatly for us he died before finishing what he felt to be his most important work and that book was completed by his son. I miss him sorely, but his memory lives on in his works.