An original review of the Fellowship...

[Lalwendë]

I like this:

All right-thinking hobbits, dwarfs, elves and men can combine against Sauron, Lord of Evil; but their only code is the warrior’s code of courage, and the author never explains what it is they consider the Good. Lacking the Grail, lacking romantic love, even the world of Malory would seem empty.

Yes, it is a very odd thing that there is no visible code in the book by which goodness is measured - there's nothing to crusade for. But then this is what I have always liked. The good characters know instinctively what is right.