A review by yarfaqikhdir
The Return of the King, by J.R.R. Tolkien
5.0
The first half is crippling with dread and hopelessness, everything seems to be in a bleak and depressing setting, we see more emotions and plot development, the secondary characters who served their purpose are slowly being rid of, the second half could be divided into two other parts, the end of The Return of The King as like the movie (fun stuff everyone has a happy ending yay!) then the last bit which..I don’t want to say was tedious because it showed the valour of the hobbits upon returning to the shire, but it could’ve been done without.
What I liked about the HarperCollins 60th Anniversary illustrated edition was the beautiful art by Alan Lee and that it included some more in the end, like the list of names, a glossary and maps with some more of the history of Middle Earth!
The magic of Tolkein really sweeped me off my feet and I don’t think I’d be done with reading the collection only once, and may re-read them some other time if possible.
What I liked about the HarperCollins 60th Anniversary illustrated edition was the beautiful art by Alan Lee and that it included some more in the end, like the list of names, a glossary and maps with some more of the history of Middle Earth!
The magic of Tolkein really sweeped me off my feet and I don’t think I’d be done with reading the collection only once, and may re-read them some other time if possible.