veenine's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
slow-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? No
5.0
yarfaqikhdir's review against another edition
5.0
The first half is crippling with dread and hopelessness, everything seems to be in a bleak and depressing setting, we see more emotions and plot development, the secondary characters who served their purpose are slowly being rid of, the second half could be divided into two other parts, the end of The Return of The King as like the movie (fun stuff everyone has a happy ending yay!) then the last bit which..I don’t want to say was tedious because it showed the valour of the hobbits upon returning to the shire, but it could’ve been done without.
What I liked about the HarperCollins 60th Anniversary illustrated edition was the beautiful art by Alan Lee and that it included some more in the end, like the list of names, a glossary and maps with some more of the history of Middle Earth!
The magic of Tolkein really sweeped me off my feet and I don’t think I’d be done with reading the collection only once, and may re-read them some other time if possible.
What I liked about the HarperCollins 60th Anniversary illustrated edition was the beautiful art by Alan Lee and that it included some more in the end, like the list of names, a glossary and maps with some more of the history of Middle Earth!
The magic of Tolkein really sweeped me off my feet and I don’t think I’d be done with reading the collection only once, and may re-read them some other time if possible.
mahakg's review against another edition
4.0
A little too description for impatient me...but I loved the poetry and the ending in shire that the movies don't have !
breeze918's review against another edition
4.0
I did it! I read all LOTR book! I also now know that I really don't care about battle fantasy, but I love journey fantasy. Chapters about the siege in Minis Tirith, snooze (was it even Minis Tirith?). Chapters about my sweet best boys travelling dozens of miles on foot powered by nothing but love, amazing.
slentz97's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
marc_brighteyes's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
morbidmyl's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
4.0
a_polyglots_bookshelf's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
4.75
dcommet's review against another edition
4.75
Tolkien's narrative shifts still grated on me a bit here, but overall everything felt more interesting than in Two Towers instead of the secluded bits I found there. A great capstone on Tolkien's epic that manages a happy and yet still heart-wrenching finale.