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A review by paperbackchlo
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Well... There is a lot to unpack.
Unfortunately I just don't see the hype with this book. I understand the hype from the movies - and very rarely (if at all) do I feel the movie did it better than the book, but in this case, the movies are phenomenal!
What I couldn't get on board with:
- Dialogue too long and my goodness, pointless.
- Character building was bad.
- Too many characters, not enough background.
- Tom Bombadil
- The "Council of Elrond" was the longest and worst dialogue written chapter and almost made me give up.
Enjoyable Chapters:
- Chapter "A Long-Expected Party"
- Chapter "The Bridge of Khazad-Dum"
- Chapter "The Choices of Master Samwise"
- Chapter "The Seige of Gondor"
- Chapter "Mount Doom"
Best Quotes:
"I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve". P.30
"Fly, you fools!". P.331
"His love for Frodo rose above all other thoughts, and forgetting his peril he cried aloud: "I'm coming, Mr.Frodo!" P.899
I appreciate the amount of effort and depth that went into creating Lord of the Rings, the language, maps, scenes and more but I just didn't read or translate to how the films did.
All I can say is, thank god for the films!
Unfortunately I just don't see the hype with this book. I understand the hype from the movies - and very rarely (if at all) do I feel the movie did it better than the book, but in this case, the movies are phenomenal!
What I couldn't get on board with:
- Dialogue too long and my goodness, pointless.
- Character building was bad.
- Too many characters, not enough background.
- Tom Bombadil
- The "Council of Elrond" was the longest and worst dialogue written chapter and almost made me give up.
Enjoyable Chapters:
- Chapter "A Long-Expected Party"
- Chapter "The Bridge of Khazad-Dum"
- Chapter "The Choices of Master Samwise"
- Chapter "The Seige of Gondor"
- Chapter "Mount Doom"
Best Quotes:
"I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve". P.30
"Fly, you fools!". P.331
"His love for Frodo rose above all other thoughts, and forgetting his peril he cried aloud: "I'm coming, Mr.Frodo!" P.899
I appreciate the amount of effort and depth that went into creating Lord of the Rings, the language, maps, scenes and more but I just didn't read or translate to how the films did.
All I can say is, thank god for the films!