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4.31 AVERAGE
4.31 AVERAGE
Ich war am Anfang sehr skeptisch. Wird mir die Welt in dem Buch gefallen? Sind die Charaktere nach meinem Geschmack?
Jaaa! Ich finde an einigen Stellen zieht sich zwar das Buch, aber man ist immer mitten drin. Es hat sich so angefühlt, als wäre ich eine 10 Person, von der noch nicht die Rede war. Das Buch hat mich zum Lachen und zum Weinen gebracht. Zum Schluss gibt es nur noch zu sagen "nimmt euch in acht vor den Orks" freu mich auf Teil 2.
Jaaa! Ich finde an einigen Stellen zieht sich zwar das Buch, aber man ist immer mitten drin. Es hat sich so angefühlt, als wäre ich eine 10 Person, von der noch nicht die Rede war. Das Buch hat mich zum Lachen und zum Weinen gebracht. Zum Schluss gibt es nur noch zu sagen "nimmt euch in acht vor den Orks" freu mich auf Teil 2.
Not as good as I expected. The world and characters, of course, are probably 6 stars if that'd be possible. But the entire book is basically just walking and talking and "the hill had lots of grass that seemed very hydrated by the rain that just was, and at the bottom of this hill there were trees of all kinds blablabla," stuff that just felt like it went on forever and felt unnecessary. Pretty good nonetheless.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
It took me literal months to listen to this be ah I'm not an audiobook person but I listened to the version read by Andy Serkis and it was a masterpiece. Would 10/10 recommend listening to this and going on a nature walk 🐛
adventurous
dark
inspiring
slow-paced
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
tense
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:
Yes
Andy Serkis really makes this story feel more ALIVE than it already is. Can’t wait to hear Gollem again in Two Towers
Overall: My friends hyped it a lot, and I finally caved to read the cult classic. However, expectations were too high for any book to realistically be able to deliver on. Much as I want to give it more stars, this read-through was unfortunately disappointing.
Pacing: If I had known ahead of time that the trilogy was one story published in three volumes (versus three novels), I would have had better expectations for the pacing. Because I didn’t know this, I expected climactic action when really the whole book is exposition.
Characters: The Company disbands at the end, and I was only sad about leaving one or two of them - which tells me that the character development was lacking, since I didn’t emotionally connect with them.
Also, in a continuation of the style of The Hobbit, each species/race basically has one “character” which all members of that species inhabits. I couldn’t tell you the difference between one Wood Elf and another, for example. Perhaps this is too modern of a take for the publish date of the book, but I prefer more character trait nuance between the various members of a species/race. “All elves are good, all trolls are bad” (which is admittedly an oversimplification of Tolkien’s portrayal) contributes to a deeply unhelpful worldview.
Genre: This narrative read so much like a history book at times that I was distracted and annoyed. “Will these characters/places be plot-relevant later?” was answered in the negative more often than I liked (read: nearly always). I had the included map out next to me while reading and was constantly referencing it. This made it feel more like research or homework than pleasure reading.
I’m also unused to reading epics, with such large casts of characters, and so many side characters who appear for an episode then minimally, if ever, again. I got attached to characters who never showed up again (though now I wouldn’t be able to tell you their names, because of the aforementioned large cast of characters).
Redeeming qualities: There were a handful of quotes that spoke beautifully to deeply human, relatable traits like friendship or courage.
The artwork included in the edition I read, done by the author, beautifully illustrates (pun intended) both the world and the author’s breadth of artistic talent.
Pacing: If I had known ahead of time that the trilogy was one story published in three volumes (versus three novels), I would have had better expectations for the pacing. Because I didn’t know this, I expected climactic action when really the whole book is exposition.
Characters: The Company disbands at the end, and I was only sad about leaving one or two of them - which tells me that the character development was lacking, since I didn’t emotionally connect with them.
Also, in a continuation of the style of The Hobbit, each species/race basically has one “character” which all members of that species inhabits. I couldn’t tell you the difference between one Wood Elf and another, for example. Perhaps this is too modern of a take for the publish date of the book, but I prefer more character trait nuance between the various members of a species/race. “All elves are good, all trolls are bad” (which is admittedly an oversimplification of Tolkien’s portrayal) contributes to a deeply unhelpful worldview.
Genre: This narrative read so much like a history book at times that I was distracted and annoyed. “Will these characters/places be plot-relevant later?” was answered in the negative more often than I liked (read: nearly always). I had the included map out next to me while reading and was constantly referencing it. This made it feel more like research or homework than pleasure reading.
I’m also unused to reading epics, with such large casts of characters, and so many side characters who appear for an episode then minimally, if ever, again. I got attached to characters who never showed up again (though now I wouldn’t be able to tell you their names, because of the aforementioned large cast of characters).
Redeeming qualities: There were a handful of quotes that spoke beautifully to deeply human, relatable traits like friendship or courage.
The artwork included in the edition I read, done by the author, beautifully illustrates (pun intended) both the world and the author’s breadth of artistic talent.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
