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4.53 AVERAGE
4.53 AVERAGE
wowowowowowowowowowowowow. This one was sooo amazing yall. I definitely enjoyed this one so much more than the first one. This one kept me fully engaged the whole time and i didn't ever really feel like it was dragging personally. I love how well fleshed out the personalities of these characters are because they are genuinely like funny and making me laugh and feel emotions so fully. Also literally your honor, they're gay.
adventurous
dark
inspiring
tense
medium-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:
No
Better than the movie, which is saying a lot. I liked having more Sam and more lengthy dialogue and monologue and proportionately shorter battle scenes than the movie (although still a long one).
What a cliffhanger ending!!
What a cliffhanger ending!!
LOTR is considered definitive book of this genre for good reasons. I made the mistake of watching the movie trilogy way too many times. It’s one of my favorites. But the book is just so much better. It took me the whole of first book to stop myself from visualizing what I was reading as the movie scenes. Now that I’ve reached there, this part was a treat for the soul.
Book two of a classic trilogy. A classic for all the right reasons. These books are dripping with story and I find myself loving the characters in a profound way. Treebeard is a delight and gave middle earth a sense of fantastical existence that is hard to achieve. I wanted to smoke and eat with Mary and Pippen whilst they talked stories. Not to mention, Sam. Sam is the hero of this book, standing alone in the dark to fight off encroaching evil. I am already onto book three and I am excited to enjoy the journey.
Just like the film, the Two Towers feels disjointed, like quarters of a story told in staccato. It's fair, given the way Tolkien groups characters, but it's not exactly compelling reading, especially when you spend half of the book wanting to find out how Frodo and Sam are. With that said, my appreciation of what Jackson and Co did with the adaptation is increased after reading. They applied order to a disordered text, and that's a plus.
adventurous
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I love this telling of the Lord of the Rings, the production quality from BBC is insanely good and there are so many different artistic choices from the movies afforded by the format that really make this radio play stand apart. Perhaps my favorite part though, is the inclusion of all of the symbols of hope Sam and Frodo see in the depths of Mordor. Including these details from the books reminds the listener, at the darkest moments of the story, that this is still a heroes tale.
I really think if you’re a fan of the LotR you should give this a listen.
5/5 Would recommend
I really think if you’re a fan of the LotR you should give this a listen.
5/5 Would recommend
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Once again an excellent job by Brian Sibley and Michael Bakewell, and the cast of the drama. Standout sequences are the Battle of Helms Deep and Frodo and Sam's encounter with Faramir.
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The audio is decent considering this is from the 80s, but the levels aren't consistent enough to hear everything, or at times it's too loud. Otherwise, the performances are great and it was a fun way to experience the story.