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jj2000's review against another edition
4.75
Uppläsningen var irriterande då bakgrundsljud var ibland för högt och uppläsaren var ibland för låg.
unfilteredxlu's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
softcalico's review against another edition
5.0
4.5 stars
I love the movies so much and am hesitant to give it anything less than 5 stars but I had to deduct for how damn hard it is to read.
Amazing story (of course) and I love the affection that Sam and Frodo show each other, whether you interpret it platonically or romantically. It does kind of seem like Sam is bullied more by himself as well as Frodo and Gollum than the movies. I know I keep comparing it to the movies, but they are a big part of my life. I don't think I would have made it through this book if I hadn't watched them.
Over all, it is a tough read but an amazing story. Onto Return of the King!
I love the movies so much and am hesitant to give it anything less than 5 stars but I had to deduct for how damn hard it is to read.
Amazing story (of course) and I love the affection that Sam and Frodo show each other, whether you interpret it platonically or romantically. It does kind of seem like Sam is bullied more by himself as well as Frodo and Gollum than the movies. I know I keep comparing it to the movies, but they are a big part of my life. I don't think I would have made it through this book if I hadn't watched them.
Over all, it is a tough read but an amazing story. Onto Return of the King!
mitskacir's review against another edition
4.0
My favorite parts of LotR are the hobbit parts, particularly the happy hobbit parts... so I'm unfortunately slightly disappointed by anything other than the first few chapters of the Fellowship haha. And therefore I find the first half of this book quite the slog, except the few Merry/Pippin interludes and I don't get really into it until we join up with Sam and Frodo again (and Gollum!). But Sam and Gollum have some truly marvelous petty antagonistic banter (who doesn't love the rabbit stew scene?) and Sam's loving loyalty to Frodo really begins to emerge (so many tender moments!). Unfortunately, this is the book where JRRT's racism really comes fully into the light, so there's that too.
mayagraci's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
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? Yes
4.0
sunflowerduck's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
lindsayreads21's review against another edition
adventurous
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
4.0
hirvimaki's review against another edition
5.0
"And that's the way of a real tale. Take any one that you're fond of. You may know, or guess, what kind of a tale it is, happy-ending or sad-ending, but the people in it don't know. And you don't want them to."
My ↑ reread of the LOTR. I used to read it every year but have not picked it up in a while. This reread has reminded me that I need to read Tolkien. It is good for my soul.
My love for Middle Earth runs deep and is significantly personal. The Hobbit and LOTR are the first books I remember my mother reading to me. We would sit on our ugly orange 70s couch in our living room and she would read, her voice like a magic spell as Tolkien's words, like peering through an open door, revealed the world of Hobbits and Tom Bombadil (one of the most interesting and enigmatic characters in all of Tolkien's writings yet sadly dismissed in most derivatives of his work (if you don't include Bombadil you are missing the point)), the horses of the Rohirrim, the long grief of the Ents, the might of Gondor, the wickedness of Mordor. Many ideas were kindled in my young mind: that it is small hands that change the world while the great and mighty look elsewhere; that destroying a thing in the name of knowledge is not the way to wisdom; that charity, valor, and mercy are not the sole differentia of the strong and powerful; and that sorrow can be beautiful. Tolkien built a vast universe - not just a world, but a universe, from the moment of creation forward - and filled it with the most amazing characters, creatures, and landscapes, then set against that a pervasive, universal theme of self-sacrifice and of giving up power, rather than consolidating it.
My ↑ reread of the LOTR. I used to read it every year but have not picked it up in a while. This reread has reminded me that I need to read Tolkien. It is good for my soul.
My love for Middle Earth runs deep and is significantly personal. The Hobbit and LOTR are the first books I remember my mother reading to me. We would sit on our ugly orange 70s couch in our living room and she would read, her voice like a magic spell as Tolkien's words, like peering through an open door, revealed the world of Hobbits and Tom Bombadil (one of the most interesting and enigmatic characters in all of Tolkien's writings yet sadly dismissed in most derivatives of his work (if you don't include Bombadil you are missing the point)), the horses of the Rohirrim, the long grief of the Ents, the might of Gondor, the wickedness of Mordor. Many ideas were kindled in my young mind: that it is small hands that change the world while the great and mighty look elsewhere; that destroying a thing in the name of knowledge is not the way to wisdom; that charity, valor, and mercy are not the sole differentia of the strong and powerful; and that sorrow can be beautiful. Tolkien built a vast universe - not just a world, but a universe, from the moment of creation forward - and filled it with the most amazing characters, creatures, and landscapes, then set against that a pervasive, universal theme of self-sacrifice and of giving up power, rather than consolidating it.
samwyse_'s review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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
5.0