the book of the rings

I like to read in my free time, I like the books of history. My favorites subjects are historical novels and books of travels and adventures. The last book I have read is a very good book, the title is The Lord of the Rings (The Fellowship of the Ring) and the author is J.J.R.Tolkien. A friend lent me this book and I started reading it two weeks ago, I have never read this book, I have only seen the movies in the past, so I feel the need to read it to know more about the other stories as well. The book and the story are a real masterpiece; on the middle earth we can see very different cultures, races, history, languages, myths and beliefs as the social organization as well. These characteristics are the best of the book.  I dislike about the book that it have too many long stories that are not relevant, and that is a bit boring. Now I will read the next two books of the trilogy, the two towers and The return of the king.