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hyperdontiia 's review for:
The Return of the King
by J.R.R. Tolkien
[52/166]
Tolkien defines a genre, here, even though the four-star evidence is my personal testament to how far fantasy has come since. That is, Tolkien's worldbuilding is superb, but some of the characters do ring a little flat to me, and the pacing is... hm. Let's just say I was less than fond of the massive ending plotline about bandits and sheriffs in Hobbiton. Because we just dealt with the end of the world. I liked that bit. Can we go back there? The men of Tolkien's stories are, if not as individuals, incredibly compelling in aggregate-- the nobility of his world, the easy grace with which it turns, and the freedom the characters (especially male characters) have to express emotion and devotion to each other is touching. It's a world worth saving, which we are watching at the end of an age. Harsh, but fair. I believe Tolkien gives it a wonderful send-off.
Tolkien defines a genre, here, even though the four-star evidence is my personal testament to how far fantasy has come since. That is, Tolkien's worldbuilding is superb, but some of the characters do ring a little flat to me, and the pacing is... hm. Let's just say I was less than fond of the massive ending plotline about bandits and sheriffs in Hobbiton. Because we just dealt with the end of the world. I liked that bit. Can we go back there? The men of Tolkien's stories are, if not as individuals, incredibly compelling in aggregate-- the nobility of his world, the easy grace with which it turns, and the freedom the characters (especially male characters) have to express emotion and devotion to each other is touching. It's a world worth saving, which we are watching at the end of an age. Harsh, but fair. I believe Tolkien gives it a wonderful send-off.