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emmagreenwood's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Kidnapping, Grief, War, Violence, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Stalking
gbeene's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Moderate: War, Violence, and Death of parent
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
bearystarry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Animal death, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Violence, Grief, Death, War, Physical abuse, and Confinement
Moderate: Stalking, Racism, and Slavery
Minor: Fatphobia and Sexism
astrangewind's review against another edition
- 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
As with The Two Towers, the first half (roughly) of the book concern the war, while the second half is what continues the quest of Frodo and Sam. I tend to be less interested in war, even in fantasy settings, so I found it quite difficult to get through this section of the book. (The rest of it I devoured much more quickly.) Despite this difficulty, Tolkien's writing aligns both halves of the book in time, so that a deeper understanding of both storylines is gained upon reading.
One thing I struggled with is that nearly every female character who interacts with the main company ends up being reduced to nothing.
My one last gripe with this book is really a gripe with the editions of all three books. Occasionally, there are footnotes in the book that read something like, "Appendix F, page 1107." However, being three separate books, there is no page 1107, so the reader is left to either read the entire appendices (which are roughly 150 pages long in total and at the end of the third book), or compute what the page number actually should be. With this edition, I feel like these footnotes could have been rewritten to indicate the actual page number of the appendix. But, of course, this isn't an issue with Tolkien's story - only this edition.
Graphic: War
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Violence, Torture, Slavery, and Colonisation
Minor: Grief, Xenophobia, and Injury/Injury detail
judassilver's review against another edition
- 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
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
parenthesis_enjoyer's review against another edition
- 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
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
- 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
Graphic: War, Xenophobia, Grief, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Death of parent, Misogyny, Abandonment, and Sexism
Minor: Alcohol and Classism
strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition
- 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
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.”
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
aisabel's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Death, Violence, War, and Death of parent
Moderate: Slavery and Suicidal thoughts
orchidlilly's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Death, and War
Minor: Abandonment, Sexism, Animal death, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Racism, and Classism