Reviews tagging 'War'

The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien

68 reviews

fox_at_the_circus's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad slow-paced

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

4.25

A great final book for a great epic. It has all I expected from Tolkien's writing, amazing descriptions of scenery, big fights, long discussions, ... But it also has a lot of shorter scenes, where characters have conversations that don't necessarily push the story along, but are so important to get to know the characters even more. And they are really entertaining, too. I especially loved Iorath in the houses of healing.
The books themes and it's focus on hope are really so timeless and especially important today. When Denethor says "Why do fools fly?", it's in direct oppostion to Gandalf's "Fly you fools!", really showing their different mindsets towards hope. Gandalf being 'correct' within the story just shows, that it's correct to hope (and fight).
I can say, after finally reading all the books (having known and loved the movies for years), I now appreciate and love the story with its setting and characters even more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny, Suicide, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

julianh's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Blood, and War

merarite's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

Too amazing for comprehension or words.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, and War

anjasshelf's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Slavery

savouris18's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Torture, Violence, and War

hjb_128's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

shay43geek's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and War

abfreda184's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective sad slow-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? It's complicated

4.5

Loved this book :-)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, Slavery, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Torture and Fire/Fire injury

mxpringle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

annapox's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and War

Moderate: Death, Violence, Medical content, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gore, Racism, Slavery, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol