mes91 's review for:

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

5.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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I read this for the first time at around 12 years old, being obsessed with the movies when they were released. I found them difficult at the time and remember struggling with them.

This time round however after 20 years of reading I did not have that problem, I was surprised how readable I found them and instantly knew why The Lord of the Rings is still considered a classic today.

Though I read them in one large volume, I broke up the novels with other books in between hense the time taken to complete.

I can say without hesitation that The Fellowship of the Ring, like the film, was my clear favourite and undoubtedly a 5 star read. However I was surprised how much I enjoyed the Two Towers which is usually ranked third but was also a 5. Parts of The Return of the King dropped to a 4.5 as my interest dipped in a few of the travelling sequences. 
However overall this was an easy 5 stars and I would highly recommend this. I would definitely read it again, perhaps in another 20 years.