Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien

29 reviews

bearystarry's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Frodo and Sam 💕💖💚💝 I would love for these types of relationships to make their way back into fiction please!! Adventure is nothing without your friends and companions.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny and Racism

kayceeisbookish's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Confinement, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, and Grief

emmagreenwood's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Grief, and War

judassilver's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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, Grief, and War

Moderate: Torture and Xenophobia

Minor: Animal death

squinnittowinit's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

2.5

Andy Serkis as the narrator makes this book bearable for me. Tolkien is the master of "tell, don't show". I love the story of Lord of the Rings so much, yet this book was a slog. I actually really enjoyed the first book in comparison because it felt like more happened in it. Or maybe the things that happened in the first book were just more interesting. If I didn't already know how this series ended, I would abandon it after reading The Two Towers. The filmmakers should be praised beyond measure for taking this book and turning it into such an interesting movie.

2.5 stars mostly because the writing is so unengaging. Plus, it's racist and sexist, as can be expected of its time. The rating would have been lower if not for Andy Serkis, he's that good of a narrator.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, and War

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Grief, and Stalking

Minor: Sexism and Cannibalism

Starvation, giant spiders, paralysis, falling

parenthesis_enjoyer's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Xenophobia, and Grief

Minor: Torture and Alcohol

lorriss's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Gore, Blood, Murder, and War

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

parenthesis_enjoyer's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

Moderate: Death, Xenophobia, and Grief

Minor: Torture and Alcohol

achingallover's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense slow-paced

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

3.5

there's a definite dip in the middle of this one, and the racism/classism is more overt, but... faramir <3 <3 <3 treebeard!!! and sam's decision and internal monologue in andy serkis' voice is a++

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

orchidlilly's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Racism, Torture, Antisemitism, and Alcohol