Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien

16 reviews

natashalg's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional slow-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

2.0

During the first book, I didn't understand why people found the storyline boring...now I get it. I feel like most of the book is the characters walking/traveling somewhere and instead of focusing on the characters themselves, the book mainly focuses on explanations and descriptions. I wound up skimming the last half of the book and only fully reading the conversational parts. I'm hoping the last book is more exciting and this was just more of a "Second Book" experience (i.e. squeals are normally not great)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Violence

Moderate: War

miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Blood

woweewhoa's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Slavery

lorriss's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Stalking, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

Moderate: War, Gore, Murder, Bullying, and Blood

Minor: Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Alcohol, and Slavery

manu_k's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, War, Kidnapping, and Confinement

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Animal death

masucolmusings's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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

4.0

second half of the book really hooked me in, i just LOVE sam and frodo's relationship and how it develops. the series takes a darker and more despondent tone since it's unknown if the battle between good and evil will turn out well for the world and the characters in the book. i did like the first half, but the second half is what's *chefs kiss* and why i love the series.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Gore, Violence, and War

achingallover's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Violence

orchidlilly's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, War, Blood, and Death

Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, Racism, Antisemitism, and Torture

strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Stalking, War, and Violence

Arachnid

claudiamacpherson's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, War, and Grief

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Murder, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Blood