Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

5 reviews

beansandrice's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

-1 star for racism and sexism. Tolkien's era doesn't change that, he had many contemporaries that were way better on this stuff. Come on, dude. 

The things I like about these books became some foundational parts of the ways I relate to storytelling, and on my outlook on the world. The things I dislike about these books ended up being the most foundational influences on our media environment.

If you liked the movies, I strongly suggest reading the books. Approach them with an open mind, but don't cut Tolkien too much slack either. Also, don't skip the poems and songs! Reading them aloud is also quite rewarding

In the end, this series for me will always be about being sad while hanging out in nature. I wish there were more people out there who liked what I liked in this 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, and Sexism

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Torture, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Ableism and Slavery

Most of the content warnings are facts of the setting, though sometimes you find characters speaking boldly for other warnings such as

Gandalf and Aragorn proudly discussing how they tortured Gollum

anjasshelf's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

Moderate: Confinement and Grief

Minor: Slavery and Injury/Injury detail

heather667's review against another edition

adventurous slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Drug use, Torture, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Genocide, Slavery, Death of parent, Colonisation, and War

shieldbearer's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

Andy Serkis' performance really gives a new experience of the text- his ability to accent characters and differentiate voices is helpful, and his emotional reading- tense when action is at its height, smooth when the story flows unharried- is one I found myself thoroughly enjoying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Drug use, Fatphobia, Murder, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Slavery and Colonisation

linnylionheart's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Murder

Minor: Slavery, Torture, Blood, and Alcohol