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The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien

49 reviews

hannah_hall's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Suicide, and Violence

mnstarr's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and War

judassilver's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Death, Genocide, Grief, Misogyny, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Confinement, Racial slurs, Emotional abuse, and Gore

Minor: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Death of parent, and Fatphobia

squinnittowinit's review against another edition

adventurous reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

My least favorite of the three parts. The main story ends less than halfway through, and what should be an epilogue takes up the rest. I didn't find anything they did particularly interesting compared to the movie version.

Tolkien's writing continues to provide very little emotion or depth, so Andy Serkis as the narrator does a lot of heavy lifting with his voice acting. But it was not enough to make this book enjoyable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Confinement, War, Racism, and Violence

parenthesis_enjoyer's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, War, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Xenophobia, Sexism, Mental illness, and Classism

Minor: Alcohol

parenthesis_enjoyer's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

this was a perfect conclusion to the trilogy

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Xenophobia, Grief, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Misogyny, Abandonment, and Sexism

Minor: Alcohol and Classism

rakkaussipsi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

Moderate: Racism and Xenophobia

bexi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? No

4.25

This is probably the best book from the trilogly (yes I know it's technically one book, please don't come for me Tolkein stans). 

Might bump this up to 4.5 stars later, I still can't make up my mind 😅

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Violence, Suicide, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death and Slavery

turtledonut's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War and Violence

Minor: Cannibalism

strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

5.0

Such a great end to a fantastic trilogy. Lotr has been so daunting to read, but after doing it I don’t know what I was scared of. (Yes I do, the size). I listened on audiobook the Robert Ingles version and thoroughly enjoyed myself. 

Frodo and Sam’s endings make perfect sense for their characters and how they developed along the way. I could honestly say that about every single character. I will always love Merry and Pippin and SURPRISE they aren’t twins but they are cousins. 

The writing of Gandalf as a mentor is so good I understand now why people love him so much. It is annoying at time when he leaves because as the reader you are like “bro! You are leaving at the most random times!” However, it is all in pursuit of the other characters growing and learning. 

Favorite Quotes: 
“Dead men are not friends to living men and give them no gifts 

Wild men are wild, free but not children

And she spoke as one who did not like what was said

The houses of the dead are no place for the living 

I will not say, do not weep, for not all tears are an evil.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, War, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Confinement, Death, Grief, Suicide, Murder, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Blood