4.48 AVERAGE

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes
adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

It lived up to the hype! Truly an incredible tale. As long winded as it can be at times, I loved every bit of it!
medium-paced
adventurous hopeful slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous emotional hopeful slow-paced

Now that I have decided to read all the works of Tolkien I am indeed over-whelmed with the amount of books that make up The Legendarium of Tolkien's Middle Earth and the many other tales that he wrote. When I read the Lord of the Rings about 10 years ago I made the mistake of not only reading the books at a quick pace but also did not read the Appendix that was at the back of the book. Reading the books with a fresh eye while listening to the Audible version is immensely helpful as the narrator's voice put a definite thrill to the battle scenes, etc. The only part that was grueling to get through was Frodo and Sam on their quest as the nearer they got to Mount Doom.
adventurous challenging mysterious 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
adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Wonderful

I understand why people read this series over and over again. They are wonderful books filled with lovable characters and a rich story