A review by andrewgardner
The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien

5.0

🔥 💍 Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King by JRR Tolkien💍 🔥 

Well, I did it! I read all of LotR for the first time in less than a year! 

I’ve loved this story for years, since the movies came out as a kid, but always found the books daunting. I read “The Hobbit” with a student a few years ago and loved it and have loved these books every time I picked them up. 

Tolkien’s world is so rich with lore and majesty that it is so easy to think of it as real. This is something I often find difficult to overcome when reading fantasy. This third and final installment does that even more so and may be my favorite in the trilogy. 

I know because of Tolkien documentaries I’ve seen that he infused a lot of commentary on war in this story and I truly saw that allegory more in this book than the other two. The action was amazing but also just the characters inner monologues of dealing with the worst evils in the world. I loved every minute. 

I can’t wait to read more about Tolkien and his world. There is so much still being published that I’m excited that I don’t have to leave Middle Earth just yet. Outside of LotR, which Tolkien stories do you like most?

5/5 ⭐️