Andrej Karpathy mentioned Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien 4 times

Nice! I really want to build a reading companion app for books. E.g. I am re-reading LoTR again, you could imagine stuffing all of it (and discussion boards related commentary and chatter) into context and making it very easy to ask questions, clarifications, discussions. There's…

— Andrej Karpathy

An epic tale that has captured the hearts of millions of readers worldwide, The Lord of the Rings is a masterpiece of fantasy literature. With gripping characters and an immersive world, Tolkien's work has stood the test of time and continues to inspire generations of readers.

— Andrej Karpathy

I'm willing to rate this 5/5 even though the books were painful to read at times as they contained too much description of the nature, while exciting parts, such as battle of Helm's deep, took up 1.5 pages. However, the world Tolkien created is so detailed, consistent and interesting that I am willing to completely forget that the focus of the narration is not where I'd like it to be. Now let us sing a song. 5/5

— Andrej Karpathy

2012-10-08 on goodreads.com

@HankCampbell 1) LOTR was originally one book and publishers forced Tolkien to make it 3. 2) Included will be stories from outside Hobbit

— Andrej Karpathy