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

4.0

It makes absolute sense that the films didn't include the battle of the Shire, but their inclusion in the novels give the trilogy a wonderfully complete quality, the hero's journey circle full--the traveling hobbits are able to return home, upgraded, made ready and capable of giving back to their community in a way they couldn't have before.

A wonderful tale warning against centralized power, over industriousness, and intolerance.