Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien

10 reviews

seanml's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

The Silmarillion is a majestic, winding journey through imagination. Tolkien's visions come to life in a fully realized world filled with grace, beauty, and an encroaching sadness. It is the time of the elves, and though immortal, their time rises and wanes with elegance. 9/10.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, Slavery, Genocide, Xenophobia, Violence, and War

godraed's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

It's a work that defies description, a collection of various stories presented as the mythic history of Middle-Earth. It's grand in scope, magisterial in prose, an a marvel to behold. It is Tolkien's darkest work but also contains wonderful pieces of hope that set the stage for his later works. A must-read for any fan of The Hobbit or Lord of the Rings.

This review is for the hardcover edition, which has two maps and contains illustrations from the author. It is an absolutely beautiful edition and looks wonderful on the bookshelf.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Grief, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death of parent, and Blood

Minor: Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Cursing, Deportation, Suicide, Cannibalism, Confinement, Self harm, Slavery, and Torture

jakepasseri's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

While the prose can be almost biblical and dense, leading to a tough reading experience initially, push past it and youll genuinely find both some of the greatest writing and stories written. Truly a masterpiece

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, War, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Suicide, and Torture

Minor: Incest, Child death, Slavery, and Fire/Fire injury

madamenovelist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Slavery, Medical content, Death, Death of parent, Confinement, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gore, Genocide, Blood, Torture, Murder, Medical trauma, War, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Racism

judassilver's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Torture, Death, Suicide attempt, Sexism, Grief, War, and Suicide

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Incest, Racism, Slavery, Animal death, Colonisation, and Murder

Minor: Pregnancy, Child death, and Sexual harassment

aisabel's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Animal death, Death of parent, War, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Kidnapping, Genocide, Toxic relationship, Incest, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Confinement

Minor: Colonisation, Torture, Suicide, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Child death, Self harm, Pregnancy, Gore, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Slavery, Rape, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Incest

kirkspockreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

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

3.5

I FINALLY FINISHED THIS! It only took me about six tries but I DID IT!

I only give this a 3.5 because of the writing style, but if you can get past that because you’re a Tolkien nerd it’s pretty good. Tons of petty family drama with some real Elf Drama Kweens!

Definitely read this slowly and make good use of the index and family trees because you will be absolutely lost without them. Too many similar sounding names!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest and Rape

Moderate: Torture, Slavery, Murder, Medical trauma, Grief, Death of parent, Death, Confinement, and War

erynlasbelin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Colonisation, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Grief, Incest, Murder, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Dementia, and Pregnancy

novelyon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

idk if the gods trapped MY boyfriend outside the world i'd ruin their day too. sauron did nothing wrong...besides getting into a toxic relationship 😔

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Incest, Kidnapping, Murder, Suicide, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Pregnancy, Rape, and Slavery

welcometothedreamplace's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Violence

Minor: Death of parent, Torture, Slavery, and Incest