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dylangbar's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
medium-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? It's complicated
4.25
Short little traipse of a book
sofiarhidalgo's review against another edition
A Sociedade do Anel
Livro I✅ 03 Maio 2020
Livro II✅ 11 Maio 2020
As Duas Torres
Livro III✅ 15 Junho 2020
Livro IV✅ 19 Junho 2020
O Retorno do Rei
Livro V✅ 14 Julho 2020
Livro VI✅ 19 Julho 2020
Livro I✅ 03 Maio 2020
Livro II✅ 11 Maio 2020
As Duas Torres
Livro III✅ 15 Junho 2020
Livro IV✅ 19 Junho 2020
O Retorno do Rei
Livro V✅ 14 Julho 2020
Livro VI✅ 19 Julho 2020
caitlinjrchurch's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
nikkit_nzl's review against another edition
5.0
Fantastic fantasy - a wonderful tale and easy to read. Loved the series, would read again.
michaelwinstonclark's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
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? No
5.0
illyanadallas222's review against another edition
4.0
I kind of took the plunge and kicked of 2022 reading with reading LOTR…
Full disclosure: I have expressly and tacitly avoided LOTR because readers and fellow authors constantly referencing it an overbearing shadow burden in the fantasy realm. Following the same logic as thinking of Star Wars when thinking of wars happening in space; a complete saturation that cannot be avoided.
And I finally do in fact agree! But now if anything, i bow to the authors that attempt at all in fantasy and deviate from Tolkien-esk ways, because it’s damn well hard!
In terms of the technicalities in the book, it reads like a Dickinson novel. Which, i anticipated, but can understand when people state it to be boring at times, given peoples perception of fantastical things to be palpable and almost video-game like. The pacing was alright, and was surprised at how domestic it was at times! My only criticism really is the lack of women. Like… at all. The few that were mentioned were secondary characters to the secondary characters and didn’t rouse any internal spark in me whatsoever. I am not about to jump on a soap box mind you but i found him inadvertently feministic. And the book wasn’t published in the Middle Ages for crying out loud it was published in the late 40s.
But back to the positive and evaluating the source material alone, the cast of main characters were all loveable (even Aragorn hehe). I will def be checking out some more world building books in Middle Earth, as that was the driving factor in me giving it a 4 star review.
Full disclosure: I have expressly and tacitly avoided LOTR because readers and fellow authors constantly referencing it an overbearing shadow burden in the fantasy realm. Following the same logic as thinking of Star Wars when thinking of wars happening in space; a complete saturation that cannot be avoided.
And I finally do in fact agree! But now if anything, i bow to the authors that attempt at all in fantasy and deviate from Tolkien-esk ways, because it’s damn well hard!
In terms of the technicalities in the book, it reads like a Dickinson novel. Which, i anticipated, but can understand when people state it to be boring at times, given peoples perception of fantastical things to be palpable and almost video-game like. The pacing was alright, and was surprised at how domestic it was at times! My only criticism really is the lack of women. Like… at all. The few that were mentioned were secondary characters to the secondary characters and didn’t rouse any internal spark in me whatsoever. I am not about to jump on a soap box mind you but i found him inadvertently feministic. And the book wasn’t published in the Middle Ages for crying out loud it was published in the late 40s.
But back to the positive and evaluating the source material alone, the cast of main characters were all loveable (even Aragorn hehe). I will def be checking out some more world building books in Middle Earth, as that was the driving factor in me giving it a 4 star review.
ultranurd's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
slow-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
5.0
wojevan's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
4.5
Monumental high fantasy book for plenty of good reasons. Great character writing and development, who all contribute to the overarching grand heroic underdog tale of the hobbits. Worthwhile read, but lengthy and the medieval-esque writing style may take some time.
kayzo's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0