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The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

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dewugging's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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i_write_on_occasion's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging hopeful mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
  • 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

4.5

A very enjoyable read. A fun, classic, adventure. There is quite a bit of info-dumping and the reading is dense, but the overall experience is great
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brogancha's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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mnatale100's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing slow-paced
  • 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

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heather667's review against another edition

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adventurous slow-paced
  • 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

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squinnittowinit's review

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adventurous dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Andy Serkis is a great narrator, he strikes a good balance between dramatic and conversational, making the audiobook a more compelling read than just the text alone.

In my opinion, this is the way these books were meant to be experienced: read aloud in dramatic fashion, just as Bilbo did at his birthday party in the movie.
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parenthesis_enjoyer's review

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adventurous emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

not much to say about Fellowship that hasn't already been said, but as for this edition: Actually it was really quite good! Serkis does great character voices as expected and has a lovely storytelling cadence. I just wish he'd done all the songs justice. Some of them he does render beautifully but it's uneven, with others (especially Tom Bombadil's) being extremely grating
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sarahweyand's review against another edition

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adventurous 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

3.0

 I feel like such a literature fraud when I say that I didn't really enjoy this book. I won't go so far as to say that this series isn't good or well-written, because that's blatantly not true. Tolkien's writing style and my reading preferences just didn't jive, and I am so disappointed to say that. 

At the end of the day, the pacing was just too off for me to find the plot enjoyable. I felt like Tolkien would too often grind the plot to a halt to jam excessive worldbuilding that ultimately did little to bolster my enjoyment of the novel. I acknowledge that he's a master worldbuilder; I just don't like how it was introduced in the narrative.

That's my big gripe. The characters are lovable (though apparently it would kill Tolkien to add in a single woman or person of color, but okay), and the audiobook I listened to was a superb soundscape I found on Spotify that I could not recommend enough. Overall, just not my cup of tea; I'll stick to the movies. 

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fox_at_the_circus's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I am a big fan of the movies and rewatch them almost yearly, so I felt it was time to finally read the books. Obviously, I already knew I like the stories and characters, but it was really interesting to now meet the full story.
And it really is beautifully written prose, too, and way funnier than I expected.  Also the themes of not losing hope and friendship stand out even much clearer.
I was disappointed to realise, that Arwen being a badass good girl and saving Frodo from the ringwraiths is a movie only thing, though..
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emmagreenwood's review

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adventurous mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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