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orpheia's review against another edition
Moderate: War
Minor: Misogyny
judassilver's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death, Grief, Violence, and War
Moderate: Xenophobia and Torture
Minor: Animal death
squinnittowinit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
2.5 stars mostly because the writing is so unengaging. Plus, it's racist and sexist, as can be expected of its time. The rating would have been lower if not for Andy Serkis, he's that good of a narrator.
Graphic: Violence, Racism, and War
Moderate: Stalking, Kidnapping, Confinement, Grief, and Death
Minor: Cannibalism and Sexism
Starvation, giant spiders, paralysis, fallingitsreirei's review against another edition
4.0
The characters also be like "let me tell you my life story" whenever they interact with another living being...plus they must erupt in a song whenever possible! There's a verse in their pocketsses for every occasion, fear not!
Graphic: Xenophobia, Violence, War, Murder, and Racism
parenthesis_enjoyer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: War and Violence
Moderate: Xenophobia, Grief, Animal death, and Death
Minor: Torture and Alcohol
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
parenthesis_enjoyer's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: War and Violence
Moderate: Grief, Xenophobia, and Death
Minor: Alcohol and Torture
pearicareads'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
4.25
Moderate: War
Minor: War, Death, Kidnapping, and Torture
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
studiomikarts's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Before I comment on the audiobook in particular, which was my format this time, I also want to mention that The Two Towers is so much better in its original format (book or audiobook), versus the 2000s live-action movie adaptation. Sam, my favorite character of all, is still nasty to Gollum, but not in the despicable way shown in the movie. His unkindness in the original is much more justified, and he's more shrewd than his movie counterpart, keeping his mouth shut when it's prudent, watching and waiting, looking before he leaps. I found this to be the case for many characters, actually. Faramir is more reasonable and less meatheaded, "wizard-like" as Sam puts it, and even the orcs are more relatable thanks to their long dialogues that give glimpses into their lifestyles and culture.
As for this audiobook, narrated by Andy Serkis, I feel there's not much more praise I can add to what I've already sung in my reviews of his readings of The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring 😅 It is simply excellent. I have no complaints whatsoever, and although I feel it might be nice to listen to my old CD and cassette tape versions of the Middle Earth books someday, I might just be too addicted to Serkis's masterful delivery to listen to anything else!
Minor: Violence and War