Reviews

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

tmaubach40's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing 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? Yes

4.75

thundrflap's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful 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

5.0

mattyd2468's review against another edition

5.0

Possibly my fave of the 3. Although my love for this one only increased my love for the first 2. Whilst I found some parts of the overall trilogy dragged and not written in my fave outfits style as I have now finished and look back on the journey it is clear how much it has impacted me. Absolutely amazing 10/10

griffinx's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

1.0

wookieeatemyshoe's review

adventurous challenging emotional 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? Yes

4.5

A great end to LOTR. 

I'm struggling to put into words now I feel about this novel. It's all fantastic, tense action, solid world building etc. 

It does unfortunately start to drag a little bit at the end with the return to the shire, but there are nuggets in there that I enjoyed.

megan451128's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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

5.0

livbot's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective 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? No

4.25

A really nice end. I actually like the shore ending- like the Great War wasn’t the point- defending their home was. 

courfeycat's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Death and Violence

clownonthemoon's review against another edition

4.0

i don't always love tolkien's medieval-style prose, but the characters are so endearing and (hot take) the man is pretty good at worldbuilding. the pacing of this book is also WILD but i think i like that the story keeps going for a while after the big climactic moment. the war ends but life doesn't, so the story doesn't.

emily_mcclanathan's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0