Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien

29 reviews

darkefyres's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Child death, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy

trinidad_gondi's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture

kirkspockreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

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

3.5

I FINALLY FINISHED THIS! It only took me about six tries but I DID IT!

I only give this a 3.5 because of the writing style, but if you can get past that because you’re a Tolkien nerd it’s pretty good. Tons of petty family drama with some real Elf Drama Kweens!

Definitely read this slowly and make good use of the index and family trees because you will be absolutely lost without them. Too many similar sounding names!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest and Rape

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Slavery, Torture, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and War

chickentenderness's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

My forever fave. Grief is ever present but hope is eternal. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Incest, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

melina_30's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and War

mariebrunelm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Colonisation, and War

erynlasbelin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Incest, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Dementia, and Pregnancy

novelyon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

idk if the gods trapped MY boyfriend outside the world i'd ruin their day too. sauron did nothing wrong...besides getting into a toxic relationship 😔

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Incest, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Rape, Slavery, and Pregnancy

aconfundityofcrows's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative slow-paced

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

5.0

I don’t really know how to rate this other than as an indication that it is a masterpiece in world building that many fantasy authors have since been inspired by and attempted to emulate. As well there is still so much that has been clearly left out or at least gives that impression, especially in the Akallabeth. For those who have read Lord of the Rings the story of the series is summed up in just under two pages (and it definitely doesn’t replace actually reading the trilogy).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Incest, Xenophobia, Death of parent, and Murder