The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

4.46 AVERAGE

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jessibri's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious relaxing 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: No
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skinny_pipo's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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: Yes

oshrouder's review against another edition

5.0
SECOND READ: Still a masterpiece, still one of my favourite books of all time. Unbelievable, flawed, foundational - it’s rare to find a book so brimming with creativity

FIRST READ: This book is one of those few books truly deserving of all of its accolades- I genuinely don’t think we can get on if you haven’t enjoyed Middle Earth at this point.
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me_yah's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious 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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berebo's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful inspiring 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: Complicated

itsmarmaladeday's review against another edition

Treebeard
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odetokeons's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous emotional hopeful 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: Complicated

p_patel's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous challenging funny hopeful lighthearted tense 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: No

rgkeogh's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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
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rossco108's review against another edition

4.0
It'd been thirteen years since I'd first read The Lord of the Rings. This time around, I focused on Tolkien's language - it's rich and elegant and fits his ideas like a tailored suit.

Still, I can't help but think that the Hobbits' return to the Shire drags. I lost steam thirteen years ago and I lost steam now.