Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

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

28 reviews

achingallover's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad slow-paced

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

4.5

I cannot be objective about this, but also it is just so good. The feeling of grief for the times long past, and the things they must do. 

Serkis is of course an excellent narrator as well.

Bilbo's parting song, Gimli leaving Lorien, Boromir's moment of temptation, Sam... just Sam... I love it and I definitely am not crying.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Classism, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Death of parent

puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Xenophobia, Death, and Violence

Minor: Drug use, Confinement, Torture, War, Alcohol, and Animal death

brook_loves_books's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Ended in a bit of a cliff hanger, requiring that you read the next book. I think it definitely sets up the next 2 books well.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Death

Minor: Alcohol

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

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

Minor: Colonisation and Slavery

claudiamacpherson's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, War, and Grief

Minor: Blood, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Xenophobia, Animal cruelty, and Death

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, Fire/Fire injury, and Gore

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Murder

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Slavery, and Torture

dargent94's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious relaxing tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Death, War, and Xenophobia

valpuri's review against another edition

adventurous tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol and Violence

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, and Medical content