Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

15 reviews

annapox's review against another edition

adventurous medium-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Alcohol, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug use, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Death, Xenophobia, Abandonment, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and War

thealmightykatt's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Minor: Grief, Alcohol, Animal death, and Death

bearystarry's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Torture

Moderate: Mental illness, Fatphobia, Animal death, Body shaming, and Alcohol

parenthesis_enjoyer's review against another edition

I was a child

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Grief and Fatphobia

Minor: Xenophobia and Alcohol

parenthesis_enjoyer's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Fatphobia

Minor: Alcohol and Xenophobia

parenthesis_enjoyer's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Grief, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Fatphobia

Minor: Alcohol and Xenophobia

m4rtt4's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Such a heart-warming story with an important lesson about greed, happiness and what's important in life. Tragic and sad at times, but overall a cozy experience despite the violence :D

but what did poor Bombur do to be treated like that, other than he was just bigger than everyone else? I felt bad for him :(

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Fatphobia, and Confinement

aisabel's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Death

strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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? No

5.0

I listened to it on audio and read it between the second and third Lord of the Rings. 

I remember being in 6th grade and my friends had to read this for their book group and they all said it was boring. I guess if you are a 6th grader I could see it, but I was scared ever since of reading it. Now that I have, I have determined my classmates were crazy. This book is great and I recommend it. 

Quotes:
“What do you mean? Do you wish me a good morning, or mean that it is a good morning whether I want it or not, or that you feel good this morning, or that it is a morning to be good on?” -Gandalf 

Wizards after all are wizards

Then there was a gorgeous row

It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him. 

May your beard grow ever longer

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, War, Murder, Violence, and Animal death

Moderate: Alcohol

finnfork's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-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

4.5

I really loved this book, I loved the adventure and I loved all 13 of the dwarves. Although the characters weren't very built and all kind of blended together, I did enjoy them all the same and I found myself relating to Bilbo in multiple instances. I think the story and the world-building was very well-done and the only thing i found myself wishing for was more character development and

more greif over the death at the end. although Thorin's death did make me sad, it didn't impact me as much as I wished it would. I saw these movies in theatres when they first came out and the death of Thorin, Fili, and Kili still makes me cry because they were a lot more dramatic in the film than it was in the book and i just found myself wishing i felt closer to the characters 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Death

Minor: Death of parent, Animal death, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail