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celery's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Racism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
seapotatohowisitalrtaken's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Murder, Toxic friendship, and War
theintrovertsbooks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Moderate: Violence and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Death, Drug use, Genocide, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
michelles_book_nook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Fatphobia, Murder, and War
madamenovelist's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation
Minor: Torture, Alcohol, and War
mnatale100's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Mental illness, Violence, and Xenophobia
Minor: Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
heather667's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Drug use, Torture, Murder, and Alcohol
Minor: Genocide, Slavery, Death of parent, Colonisation, and War
manu_k's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Frodo is a frustrating protagonist, not because he is afraid of his Quest (which is natural), but because he lacks the charisma his uncle Bilbo had in The Hobbit, and is also unfortunately not very good at picking things up on the fly and adapting like Bilbo. He repeatedly takes action contrary to what Gandalf and Elrond have advised.
That is not to say that Frodo is a bad protagonist. In some instances, his cleverness and quick thinking do benefit his companions, and he (most of the time) has the good sense to follow Aragorn or Gandalf when he himself is in doubt. He respects and listens to the opinions and advise of creatures much older and experienced than him, but still has the common sense to not take their words as gospel. He has good friends who are willing to follow him into death on his Quest.
Its an amazing book, deserving of its title of 'Classic', but maybe not exactly my cup of tea.
Graphic: Violence, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Gore, Mental illness, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
aisabel'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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, and War
Moderate: Drug use, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Torture, Stalking, Alcohol, and Classism
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? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Racism, Torture, Stalking, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and War