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A review by strawberrytheauthor
The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
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 don’t 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 Sam’s 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 aren’t 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 “bro! You are leaving at the most random times!” However, it is all in pursuit of the other characters growing and learning.
Favorite Quotes:
“Dead 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.”
Frodo and Sam’s 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 aren’t 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 “bro! You are leaving at the most random times!” However, it is all in pursuit of the other characters growing and learning.
Favorite Quotes:
“Dead 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.”
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