Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

El Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

52 reviews

memoirsofabooklover's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

loved it. easy to read and really gets you in to the world. live that it was originally written for his children, it definitely comes across that way in the writing style. fun and adventurous.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty and War

Minor: Animal death, Confinement, and Death

hjb_128's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and War

itscarleesmith's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death

nicoletiff's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and War

melreadsandrecs's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death

sophiesometimesreads's review against another edition

adventurous funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I feel like this rating is kind of an unpopular opinion? It's not that I didn't like it (because 3 stars is not a bad rating!!!), I can see why people love it, I just wasn't completely invested in the story. I also think I may have read it quicker and enjoyed it more if I'd read it at a different time, I just ended up being busy and the classical writing style was too much for my tired brain. 

The writing was funny at times, but sometimes the wording was confusing, but I feel like this is a sign of the time it was written and I have historically had an interesting time with classical writing. Bilbo Baggins was funny as a character and I did enjoy his character, but I never really felt emotionally connected or invested which meant I never got completely involved in what was happening.

Definitely not a bad book by any means and if you're into funny, goofy fantasy then this would be for you!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

Moderate: Fatphobia

Minor: Animal death

celery's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

oddio's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Fatphobia, Violence, and War

Minor: Animal death and Blood

cursed10fold's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I'd rank the story at 4 stars (it's a classic) but the narration by Andy Serkis is amazing! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Violence, and War

Moderate: Animal death and Fatphobia

julianh's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and War