Reviews - The Lord of the Rings

3.1k reviews for:

The Lord of the Rings

J.R.R. Tolkien

4.46 AVERAGE

berniethewordsmith's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ssr052162's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

black_swan2000's review against another edition

5.0

Готови ли сте за битка, защото ако посягате към “Властелинът на пръстените” трябва да сте!

А аз мога само да ви пожелая приятно странстване в магичната Средна земя и невероятното въображение на най- големият авторитет във фентъзи литературата - Дж. Р. Р. Толкин.

kenneth's review against another edition

5.0

I love Lord of The Rings.

Shocker.

I managed to make it through The Council of Elrond with little issue, but almost got bogged down to the point of quitting come the 100pg slog of "Describing how little there is on the way to Mordor, ft. Sam and Frodo"

LoTR is unparalleled for a reason, and that reason is the depth and width of it's fantastic worldbuilding and emotional depth. There are pointed moments of beautiful prose and speeches that make you feel like your heart is in a blender, Christ allegories to make you weep, and a fantastic burning core of goodness and hope. Maranatha.

It's perfect, as long as you can make it through all the hiking descriptions. (There is SO. MUCH. HIKING.)

Sing now, ye people of the Tower of Anor,
for the Realm of Sauron is ended for ever,
and the Dark Tower is thrown down.

Sing and rejoice, ye people of the Tower of Guard,
for your watch hath not been in vain,
and the Black Gate is broken,
and your King hath passed through,
and he is victorious.

Sing and be glad, all ye children of the West,
for your King shall come again,
and he shall dwell among you
all the days of your life.

And the Tree that was withered shall be renewed,
and he shall plant it in the high places,
and the City shall be blessed.

Sing all ye people!

cinnamonowl's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous hopeful inspiring sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

pk1's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 29%

I'm DNF'ing this for now at page 342. It's putting me in a slump. Y'all, this is so BORING. I don't understand why this is so praised. There are aspects I do like, such as Frodo and Sam's relationship, but otherwise this is not a very engaging story. It's bogged down with too much detail. I don't understand why songs are included. I get that this is "classic high fantasy that inspired the genre as we know it today," blah, blah, but that is not enough to redeem it for me. I hope I return to this one day.