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The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien

27 reviews

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

edamamika's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? It's complicated

5.0

banger. a masterpiece. one of my most favorite literary works ever. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping, and War

Minor: Torture

it reads almost like the bible. the prose is direct, told through a third-person omniscient lens. kinda confusing at times—you'd have to check the indexes for the family trees and a lexicon for the sindarin/quenya terms.

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

welcometothedreamplace's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Murder

Minor: Incest, Slavery, Torture, and Death of parent