Reviews tagging 'Death'

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

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siglerbooknook's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective 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? No

5.0

I can't believe I waited so long to read these books. I've loved the movies since childhood and was always told that the books were so full of detail that they made for a rather boring read.

While there is a great deal of detail and information that is purely world building with no obvious effect on the story, I couldn't have loved it more.

I absolutely loved how much more complete the end of the story is in the novel. I was left much more satisfied. All the effort felt rewarded, not just survived.

There are so many subtle little details that at first seemed unimportant, but the more I thought over the story, the more I found the little things to mean the most.

Several points in the story surprised me, even being familiar with the movies and plot.

Once again the side characters stole my heart. While our main heroes are important and loveable, it was the courage and honor of the "less important" that I found inspiring.

This is a story I will always treasure and will likely read again.

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jessk349's review against another edition

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hopeful inspiring reflective tense 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? No

5.0


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rachelunabridged's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful 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? No

5.0


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rachelunabridged's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful tense 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? No

5.0


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emmagreenwood's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • 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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miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition

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

3.5

Girl this was a tad messy tbh
Stop naming all ur characters the same thing
Just feels like u didnt rly tie have the things up u just like mentioned them again
Also the big battle literallu every three pages is, and then he never opened his eyes again :( jk hes alive :D
Also
éowyn just being like eh u know what ur right i dont wanna be a solider or a queen 🙅‍♀️ i wanna be a healer 💁‍♀️ like are u fucking with me

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i_write_on_occasion's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging 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? It's complicated

4.5

Very good. A satisfying and emotional conclusion to a great series

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vaguelyredhead's review against another edition

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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? It's complicated

3.75


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allisonsmith120's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0


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caelfind's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0


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