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

5.0

This was the first time I read the Return of the King (again, via audiobook). I am floored. This book is so good! I always loved this story and had seen the movies previously. The book obviously contains more story than the films, but I am amazed at how much more story there was. Aragorn's story is greatly added to in the book and hearing his full story made me love him all the more. I also give a great deal of value to all that there is to Frodo and Sam's journey. That journey was long and very hard and you don't really understand that until you read it in the book. Sam is such a hero!

This story is a long one with a ton of backstory and detail, but if you appreciate lore and incredibly designed characters, you have to check it out.