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The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien

13 reviews

miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Theres this giant ass spider who been around like since the birth of time basically and ur telling me no one has every stabbed it even a little bit before??
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gbeene's review against another edition

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adventurous dark inspiring medium-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? No

3.75

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bearystarry's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

Frodo and Sam πŸ’•πŸ’–πŸ’šπŸ’ I would love for these types of relationships to make their way back into fiction please!! Adventure is nothing without your friends and companions.
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woweewhoa's review against another edition

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adventurous slow-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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fox_at_the_circus's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring slow-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? No

4.0

Tolkien really is a master of words and storytelling. There were sentences, that just described the landscape or a sunrise that made me stop reading for a moment and just be in awe of how beautifully written they are. 
Just as the first book, this story and its themes is still so current and so many quotes from the book hit home for me.
I was surprised to see, that the book, unlike the movie, is split in two parts, with the first following Merry and Pippin and the trio of hunters and the second part telling Frodo's and Sam's story. At first I was a bit sceptic, if I wouldn't get a bit bored of just following Frodo and Sam for 200ish pages, but I think, I actually prefer it this way. In the book the relationship between Frodo and Sam and the love between them is so much more clear and more explored. I also really enjoyed Gollum as a character, who is really quite funny in some scenes. 
In general, with this book even more than part 1, you spend so much more time with the characters than the movies do and can, and I just loved reading the small scenes between the different memebrs of the fellowship, but also seeing other characters like Faramir more fleshed out.
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lorriss's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

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manu_k's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

Amazingly written, and beautifully immersive. So much better than the first one, where I was constantly frustrated with Frodo. Finally everyone is using their braincells, and the story is moving faster. Love that this book gives more dimension to the 'side-characters' and shows us how every person has something to contribute.

Special shoutout to Sam, who is so gloriously in love, and is honestly one of the more intelligent characters in the story.
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achingallover's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny tense 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

3.5

there's a definite dip in the middle of this one, and the racism/classism is more overt, but... faramir <3 <3 <3 treebeard!!! and sam's decision and internal monologue in andy serkis' voice is a++
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orchidlilly's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective sad tense 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? No

4.0

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strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny 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

5.0

The books just get better the more I read them. I was nervous to read this one because of Shelob and I’m an arachnophobe, but it was much better than aragog in Harry Potter. However, I don’t think her scene was really important beyond including peril. 

I love Sam and Frodo and how their relationship continues to develop as well as Legolas and Gimli. Mary and Pippin have a bigger role in this book and they do a fabulous job. 
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