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miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Blood
gbeene'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
3.75
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Trafficking, War, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Gore
bearystarry'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
4.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Grief, Colonisation, Animal cruelty, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, War, Violence, and Confinement
Moderate: Racism and Misogyny
woweewhoa's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: War and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Slavery
fox_at_the_circus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Just as the first book, this story and its themes is still so current and so many quotes from the book hit home for me.
I was surprised to see, that the book, unlike the movie, is split in two parts, with the first following Merry and Pippin and the trio of hunters and the second part telling Frodo's and Sam's story. At first I was a bit sceptic, if I wouldn't get a bit bored of just following Frodo and Sam for 200ish pages, but I think, I actually prefer it this way. In the book the relationship between Frodo and Sam and the love between them is so much more clear and more explored. I also really enjoyed Gollum as a character, who is really quite funny in some scenes.
In general, with this book even more than part 1, you spend so much more time with the characters than the movies do and can, and I just loved reading the small scenes between the different memebrs of the fellowship, but also seeing other characters like Faramir more fleshed out.
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, and War
lorriss's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, Stalking, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief
Moderate: War, Gore, Murder, Bullying, and Blood
Minor: Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Alcohol, and Slavery
manu_k'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? It's complicated
4.5
Special shoutout to Sam, who is so gloriously in love, and is honestly one of the more intelligent characters in the story.
Graphic: Death, Violence, War, Kidnapping, and Confinement
Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Animal death
achingallover'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
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Violence
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: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, War, Blood, and Death
Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, Racism, Antisemitism, and Torture
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
I love Sam and Frodo and how their relationship continues to develop as well as Legolas and Gimli. Mary and Pippin have a bigger role in this book and they do a fabulous job.
Graphic: Blood, Death, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Stalking, War, and Violence
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