4.46 AVERAGE

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous challenging inspiring reflective 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: Yes
adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-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

ellie_loves's review

5.0

Loved it and Tolkien set the standards that authors today truly try to emulate and often times fail.

The Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit have been a part of my life since I was very young—The Hobbit is the first book I recall ever being read to me and I was obsessed with the animated films and other renderings of the world—but I'd never read the entirety of it before. What an incredible piece of literature!

Having finished, I must say that the most glaring omission from the Jackson films was The Scouring of the Shire. At this time, as Americans struggle against the corruption of our home, it felt like an especially poignant chapte
adventurous challenging inspiring mysterious tense fast-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: Complicated
adventurous funny sad slow-paced
adventurous dark hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense slow-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: N/A
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious relaxing sad tense medium-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: Complicated

Definitely one of my favorites that I could read again and again

Its been such a long long time since I read these books.... I just remember a hazy feeling of high adventure, and being caught up in something so much bigger than me. Epic.