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4.48 AVERAGE
4.48 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
slow-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
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I know Peter Jackson hated the way Tolkien ended this, and cut it from the movie (which I’m fine with), but I actually quite enjoyed seeing the hobbits come in and boss Saruman around
Also that was my first time reading the Appendices and while they were a little dense, they also contained some really fun nuggets
Also that was my first time reading the Appendices and while they were a little dense, they also contained some really fun nuggets
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
tense
slow-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
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
I'm rather disappointed by The Return of the King. It just wasn't for me. The long boring detailed descriptions of unnecessary things was worse the the first book and had me scanning paragraphs just to get through them. And though I thought the war chapters were particularly hard to get through, the mess at the end with the Hobbits retaking the Shire was even more difficult. Perhaps I was just burned out by the time I got there but it felt like a drag to read. Also, there are a lot of things that are just mentioned and not explained in depth (ironic that I complain about this when I complained earlier that Tolkien was too detailed) and it feels cheap to have to read a wiki page to sort it out. I don't mind authors expanding their world building in other texts and for fandoms to curate these depths, but a reader shouldn't have to rely on outside resources in order to understand the text they are currently reading.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No