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mikavon 's review for:
The Lord of the Rings
by J.R.R. Tolkien
I read a lot of fantasy, so I figured I should read LotR at some point... it's practically where the genre began, after all.
Honestly, the movies were surprisingly accurate to the books. Some big things, like that super random Tom Bombadill dude in the beginning, and the whole Scouring of the Shire at the end (...which still feels weirdly "extra", like the author was reluctant to let his story end). Oh, and the movies had a lot less singing. SERIOUSLY, this book has way too much singing. No one breaks into song that often. It was incredibly annoying.
But, yeah. I've seen the movies more times than I realized because every scene played out in my head as the movie scene. It really was practically one-to-one. I'm not sure I really needed to read the books, to be honest, they didn't really add anything to the story...I still dislike Frodo, I still love the dynamic between Legolas and Gimli. Sam stood out more in the books, I think... Honestly, a better ending would have been if Frodo had died from the spider and Sam had to go on in his place and be the hero no one expected him to be. But, nope...
Anyway. I'm not a huge fan of LotR, and these books didn't really change that, but I'm glad I read them I guess.
Though, I can't tell how this story is split into 3 books, the audiobook was pretty seamless, I can't imagine where the breaks would be...
Honestly, the movies were surprisingly accurate to the books. Some big things, like that super random Tom Bombadill dude in the beginning, and the whole Scouring of the Shire at the end (...which still feels weirdly "extra", like the author was reluctant to let his story end). Oh, and the movies had a lot less singing. SERIOUSLY, this book has way too much singing. No one breaks into song that often. It was incredibly annoying.
But, yeah. I've seen the movies more times than I realized because every scene played out in my head as the movie scene. It really was practically one-to-one. I'm not sure I really needed to read the books, to be honest, they didn't really add anything to the story...I still dislike Frodo, I still love the dynamic between Legolas and Gimli. Sam stood out more in the books, I think... Honestly, a better ending would have been if Frodo had died from the spider and Sam had to go on in his place and be the hero no one expected him to be. But, nope...
Anyway. I'm not a huge fan of LotR, and these books didn't really change that, but I'm glad I read them I guess.
Though, I can't tell how this story is split into 3 books, the audiobook was pretty seamless, I can't imagine where the breaks would be...