About half way I gave up on this book. Sean Astin is a nice guy, but this book didn't tell me anything about life on the set (what I more or less expected). In stead, it seems like some sort of auto biography he's trying to write, constantly switching subject. I got lost.

Sean Astin is a bit of a whiner, but I appreciated his honesty. It was a great book overall. It's always fun to get another behind the scenes look at the filming of those movies.

I read most of this book when I moved to Hollie's during my Imagine Learning internship.

I hate that it took me fourteen months to finish this book! The fact is my headaches can make it difficult to read actual books, and it was no fault of the book that it took so long.

I really enjoyed this one. Astin could be brutally honest, perhaps to a fault, but insightful. I appreciated how he laid it all out on the page, even if he didn't come across in a good light. He grew up in Hollywood, and it was refreshing to see how wise he could be with people and past events. We all mess up. We can all be selfish, but he made a point to be respectful and kind when he apologized.

Of course, the central focus of the book was on Lord of the Rings, but learning about what lead him to the trilogy was just as important. This book has rekindled my interest in LOTR, with all of the tidbits and stories Astin shared.

I'm a little surprised to see so many negative reviews, but hey, maybe I am biased because he autographed my copy! Regardless of how you feel about him, this book gives you a window into him.

A very nice and well- written behind-the-scenes book about Sean Astin's life before and during the production of the Lord of the Rings. The book reads as a very open tale which includes good and bad parts of the filming experience! A seemingly very open account that not only describes the making of the movies but also touches on the author's family life, political opinions etc.