A review by arrk33
The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien

3.0

It is done. The return of the king movie has always been my least favorite and, unfortunately, the same is true for the book. The last half-ish is kinda just “blah blah blah” and wrapping things up that I didn’t particularly care to see wrapped up. I did somewhat enjoy the battle for the shore at the end but since the major stakes were already much higher and fully resolved, it just didn’t pack as big an emotional punch as it could’ve.

I love seeing where “modern” fantasy started and how many authors I love, as well as the creators of D&D, were inspired by this world and I’m very glad to have finally read them.

Time to go back and reread the hobbit, then find a new world to explore that’s hopefully closer to my tastes!