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The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

25 reviews

michaelmac316's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful inspiring mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

If like me you put off reading this for years, do yourself a favour and pick it up. It's just as good as you've heard it is. :) 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Alcohol

theintrovertsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Violence

Minor: Kidnapping, War, Drug use, Death of parent, Blood, Alcohol, Torture, Stalking, Murder, Death, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

bree_h_reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

4.25

Once again, Andy Serkis does an amazing job narrating. He does really capture the characters and I feel like he kind of channels the performance of the other actors from the movies. His overall way of narrating also conveys the wonder and whimsy and magic of Tolkien's world and descriptions. It's just fun to listen to.

The book is wonderful outside of Serkis' performance of course. Tolkien was an amazing writer. I feel like the way he carries the narrative from description to world building flows so well. While time felt a bit loose and things would just happen, it matched the way the story was told. Like I was reading the old stories of myths and legends and folklore. It was genuinely a very well written, wonderful story.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Kidnapping, Alcohol, Confinement, and Drug use

shorelinepages's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Violence, and Death

Moderate: War

Minor: Gore, Alcohol, and Drug use

madamenovelist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Graphic: Murder, Grief, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Racism, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, and Xenophobia

Minor: War, Torture, and Alcohol

dewugging's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, War, and Death

Minor: Alcohol

i_write_on_occasion's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.5

A very enjoyable read. A fun, classic, adventure. There is quite a bit of info-dumping and the reading is dense, but the overall experience is great

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Alcohol

mnatale100's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Mental illness, and Xenophobia

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Alcohol

heather667's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Drug use, Alcohol, Torture, and Murder

Minor: Genocide, Death of parent, Slavery, War, and Colonisation

parenthesis_enjoyer's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

not much to say about Fellowship that hasn't already been said, but as for this edition: Actually it was really quite good! Serkis does great character voices as expected and has a lovely storytelling cadence. I just wish he'd done all the songs justice. Some of them he does render beautifully but it's uneven, with others (especially Tom Bombadil's) being extremely grating

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Animal death and War

Minor: Alcohol, Xenophobia, and Blood