whim85's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
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? It's complicated
5.0
bchollywood's review against another edition
2.0
Finally finished this after years of plodding along. It's really hovering between two and three stars...
clareelizabeth's review against another edition
5.0
Amazing book. I did not think I would enjoy it but I am really convinced that it happened.
So imaginative, but a great read.
Would recommend to everyone!
So imaginative, but a great read.
Would recommend to everyone!
esther_me's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
A very long read. Didn't enjoy it a lot but felt the need to finish. Now I can say I did it!
peter_fischer's review
5.0
I have read the Lord of the Rings at least a dozen times. I then started reading several translations (German, Norwegian, Portuguese, and French). Apart from English, those are the languages I can read more or less fluently. However, I could probably read the Lord of the Rings in a language I am not so familiar with, since I know the story almost by heart. I am not usually a great re-reader, nor do I generally read fantasy, it’s just this book, which has become somewhat of a safety blanket. My favourite chapters are at the very beginning and the end: leaving and coming home to the Shire.
sunn_bleach's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
“And then it seemed to him that as in his dream in the house of Bombadil, the grey rain-curtain turned all to silver glass and was rolled back, and he beheld white shores and beyond them a far green country under a swift sunrise.”
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Suicide, War, and Death
Moderate: Blood, Alcohol, Murder, and Torture
laurasl's review against another edition
5.0
4° rilettura.
Trovo che commentare questo libro sia superfluo. E' IL Fantasy per eccellenza e anche molto altro, con aspetti diversi che emergono (per me) ad ogni rilettura.
Stavolta mi hanno colpito molto la nostalgia e il senso di perdita per un passato glorioso che ormai sta scomparendo, per lasciare posto ad una nuova era che, come tutte le novità, suscita sensazioni contrastanti.
Inarrivabile.
Trovo che commentare questo libro sia superfluo. E' IL Fantasy per eccellenza e anche molto altro, con aspetti diversi che emergono (per me) ad ogni rilettura.
Stavolta mi hanno colpito molto la nostalgia e il senso di perdita per un passato glorioso che ormai sta scomparendo, per lasciare posto ad una nuova era che, come tutte le novità, suscita sensazioni contrastanti.
Inarrivabile.
andromeway's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
sad
medium-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? Yes
4.5
A re-read of LOTR for the first time in about 10 years. Always a fantastic read. Only knocked of .5 stars because I always thought that Tolkien's battle scenes were dry for something meant to be exciting. Some battles in books I have read have made me run laps around my house in anticipation but Tolkien is not that!