Reviews with content warning for Death - The Return of the King

Girl this was a tad messy tbh
Stop naming all ur characters the same thing
Just feels like u didnt rly tie have the things up u just like mentioned them again
Also the big battle literallu every three pages is, and then he never opened his eyes again :( jk hes alive :D
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éowyn just being like eh u know what ur right i dont wanna be a solider or a queen 🙅‍♀️ i wanna be a healer 💁‍♀️ like are u fucking with me

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i_write_on_occasion's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.5

Very good. A satisfying and emotional conclusion to a great series

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adventurous emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

3.75

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allisonsmith120's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional medium-paced

Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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caelfind's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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bearystarry's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

I love everything about the fellowship. If you’re not crying buckets of tears at the end of this book, you must be a very different sort of person to me. God… and such a beautiful, hopeful ending it is as well!

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leahgustafson's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful reflective 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

3.0

I was SO excited going into this one. I’ve been pleasantly surprised by how much I have enjoyed this series so far, and I figured this was going to be the best, most action-packed book of the trilogy.

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The exploration of love/friendship is the greatest thing about this book—especially the idea of friendships getting us through difficult times. Of course there’s the friendship between Frodo and Sam, but I also love how this one highlights some of the friendships between other characters. I particularly enjoyed the focus on Merry and Pippin, and I thought this added a lot to their development as characters.

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The destruction of the ring was SO anti-climactic, and I couldn’t believe it happened so early on in the book. I agree that a journey is there AND back again (something we don’t often think about). I also appreciate Tolkien’s commentary on war and the reality of returning to “normal” after such a traumatic event (like a world war). I like how all of the characters coped with and experienced this in different ways. However, so much of Book Six felt unnecessary, and I feel like a large portion of it could easily be cut out because it didn’t add to the overall story. There were points I had to force myself to just power through.

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Honestly, I was pretty disappointed because I thought this was for sure going to be a 5⭐️ read for me!

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