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J.R.R. Tolkien

4.31 AVERAGE

robooklist's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring sad tense medium-paced

hanna7's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging reflective tense medium-paced

isabellegrace06's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

art_books_chemistry's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous 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

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This is a multi-reread for me but the first time of the Andy Serkis edition. He does a really good job but there are some parts like some of the songs that are a little weird. It's hard though since I've listened to the Rob Inglis ones so many times. 

tessladapanda's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional 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: No

capricorn_books's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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"The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater."

Oh Tolkien, what a literary genius you are. I loved everything about this book, even the long-ass Council scenes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence

waitdont_tellme's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

tomlawton001's review against another edition

4.0

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Perfect peak fantasy! Was a cozy warm read then in walks Sauron

jellyybeann's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring 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

beatrice_t's review against another edition

4.0

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PATIKO.

Reikėjo man anksčiau perskaityti šitą knygą (visą seriją), tai yra, imti po Game of Thrones sukeltos traumos. Nežinau, kas galėtų neigiamai vertint ,,Žiedų valdovą". Haters gonna hate, bet man tai patiko.

Viskas čia buvo labai neblogai: ir veikėjai įdomūs (gal tik per daug skirtingais vardais, bet užtenka atsiminti pagrindinius), ir elfų, hobitų, orkų ir kitų būtybių pasaulis sukurtas vaizdžiai ir įtaigiai. Atskirų plojimų vertas ir Tapino vertimas - puikus.

Labiausiai vargino vietovardžių gausa. Visokios upės, kalnai, takai ir miškai mandrais pavadinimais, kuriuos norint ištarti dar liežuvį reik gerai palaužyti. Žemėlapis kitoje viršelio pusėje labai pagelbėjo orientuojantis, kur čia kas. Vėlgi, gal ir nereikia visko 100 proc. atsiminti, svarbu esmines lokacijas žinoti.

Bendrai - patiko, suskaičiau labai skaniai. BET. Tolkienas ne Martinas ir čia ne Sostų karai. Čia nebuvo nei kraujo upių įnirtingose kovose, nei aistringų meilės dramų tarp brolių ir seserų. Nu kam nepatinka biški telemundo?

Aišku, neverta lyginti skirtingų pasaulių, kuriuos kuria skirtingi rašytojai savitu stiliumi, tad nesivelsiu į palyginimus. Jie abu savaip nuostabūs ir turės po atskirą vietą mano širdyje.*

*Tikiuos Tolkienas nesudaužys jos kaip Martinas.