jdstadler 's review for:

The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien

5.0

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Everything came together so satisfyingly in this conclusion. I get why this has stuck around as the most iconic fantasy series of all time. And it’s easy to forgot just how much these characters go through throughout the trilogy until the hobbits return to the shire and seem completely out of place there. Like damn all that really happened in 1 year?? The appendices at the end were insane as well. As if I wasn’t already impressed with the lore of the world, we started getting into the family tree of horses?? Thank god Tolkien didn’t have a life because these books are great. Will probably reread in like 20 years. Now for the extended films!!