Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

23 reviews

moiragibson's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious medium-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

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I'm giving it a strongly biased 5 stars, because I really do love the Middle Earth universe and Andy Serkis does an absolutely outstanding job narrating. He's a master of voices, and he's able to capture so many characters so distinctly that, even without the character name cues, I can often guess correctly at who's speaking already. I'm looking forward to listening to him narrate the Lord of the Rings books as well. I've read all of them (and The Hobbit) already, but it's been a while, and I can't wait to relive those too with him narrating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Confinement, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Slavery

chitanda's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-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: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Violence, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, Classism

meganpbennett's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The epic fantasy adventure that started it all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Racism, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War

nicnem's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny hopeful 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Animal death, Drug use, Slavery, War

Minor: Grief

peachmoni's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Violence, War

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping

peachmoni's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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5 stars for Serkis' narration. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, War

Moderate: Animal death, Violence, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death, Fatphobia, Blood, Kidnapping

sarahmore_books's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I only wish I knew how all the songs sounded! It got a bit slow in the Mirkwood forest, and then some parts felt skipped over, but overall it was a lovely story I can’t wait to read to/with my future children! I giggled at times like a child myself :3

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Fire/Fire injury

emmagreenwood's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging funny inspiring reflective tense 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail

avah1313's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

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Content Warnings

Minor: Kidnapping, Alcohol

hjb_128's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War