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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.
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Misogyny, Suicide, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury
kubs's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
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
Sam's goated.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide and Violence
hannah_hall's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Violence, and War
ekgranstro's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Death and Sexism
bexi's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
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? No
4.25
This is probably the best book from the trilogly (yes I know it's technically one book, please don't come for me Tolkein stans).
Might bump this up to 4.5 stars later, I still can't make up my mind š
Might bump this up to 4.5 stars later, I still can't make up my mind š
Content Warnings
Graphic: War
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Suicide, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death and Slavery
strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Such a great end to a fantastic trilogy. Lotr has been so daunting to read, but after doing it I donāt know what I was scared of. (Yes I do, the size). I listened on audiobook the Robert Ingles version and thoroughly enjoyed myself.
Frodo and Samās endings make perfect sense for their characters and how they developed along the way. I could honestly say that about every single character. I will always love Merry and Pippin and SURPRISE they arenāt twins but they are cousins.
The writing of Gandalf as a mentor is so good I understand now why people love him so much. It is annoying at time when he leaves because as the reader you are like ābro! You are leaving at the most random times!ā However, it is all in pursuit of the other characters growing and learning.
Favorite Quotes:
āDead men are not friends to living men and give them no gifts
Wild men are wild, free but not children
And she spoke as one who did not like what was said
The houses of the dead are no place for the living
I will not say, do not weep, for not all tears are an evil.ā
Frodo and Samās endings make perfect sense for their characters and how they developed along the way. I could honestly say that about every single character. I will always love Merry and Pippin and SURPRISE they arenāt twins but they are cousins.
The writing of Gandalf as a mentor is so good I understand now why people love him so much. It is annoying at time when he leaves because as the reader you are like ābro! You are leaving at the most random times!ā However, it is all in pursuit of the other characters growing and learning.
Favorite Quotes:
āDead men are not friends to living men and give them no gifts
Wild men are wild, free but not children
And she spoke as one who did not like what was said
The houses of the dead are no place for the living
I will not say, do not weep, for not all tears are an evil.ā
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and War
Moderate: Blood and Injury/Injury detail
puttingwingsonwords's review
adventurous
dark
hopeful
slow-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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, and War
Moderate: Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, and Xenophobia
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
johannarose's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
So, I switched over to an audiobook version when I got about 100 or so pages into the irl book version and just couldnāt get through it.
Moving through the audio version, I still felt like it was quite a slog, especially the ending, which justā¦ Keptā¦ Goingā¦
I honestly felt sort of disappointed by this book, especially because I am quite fond of the rest of the series and enjoyed reading them quite a lot. I just found this one to be way too dense for my own taste. Maybe itās because I ended up listening to the unabridged version, because it was the only one available at my online library app š¤·š¼
In any case, not my favourite book in the series, and a bit of a let down.
Moving through the audio version, I still felt like it was quite a slog, especially the ending, which justā¦ Keptā¦ Goingā¦
I honestly felt sort of disappointed by this book, especially because I am quite fond of the rest of the series and enjoyed reading them quite a lot. I just found this one to be way too dense for my own taste. Maybe itās because I ended up listening to the unabridged version, because it was the only one available at my online library app š¤·š¼
In any case, not my favourite book in the series, and a bit of a let down.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and War
Moderate: Fatphobia and Suicide
Minor: Animal death
linnylionheart's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-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? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Suicide, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Slavery, Blood, and Abandonment
Minor: Vomit and Grief
journeythroughthechapters's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Thoughts
I feel like I'm being harsh with this rating but I literally only really enjoyed the last 3 chapters. Which was a surprise and different from the movie.
My biggest issue with the start was the pacing. I felt like there plot could have been told in one chapter but instead the story just went on and on.
Sam is 1000%%% the best character in this series and Frodo does not deserve him.
The rest of the fellowships plots I feel were supposed to get their shining moments but I was just bored.
There was war and politics but not good politics because there wasn't enough depth to care.
I honestly just read this so the series could be done. It's not my favourite. I can see it's value but it's not for me. And that's okay.
Representation
N/A
Content Warning
War, Death, Death of Animals, Decapitation, Suicide
I feel like I'm being harsh with this rating but I literally only really enjoyed the last 3 chapters. Which was a surprise and different from the movie.
My biggest issue with the start was the pacing. I felt like there plot could have been told in one chapter but instead the story just went on and on.
Sam is 1000%%% the best character in this series and Frodo does not deserve him.
The rest of the fellowships plots I feel were supposed to get their shining moments but I was just bored.
There was war and politics but not good politics because there wasn't enough depth to care.
I honestly just read this so the series could be done. It's not my favourite. I can see it's value but it's not for me. And that's okay.
Representation
N/A
Content Warning
War, Death, Death of Animals, Decapitation, Suicide
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Suicide, and War