The Return of the King
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Summary
Special clothbound collector’s hardback edition of the final part of J。R。R。 Tolkien’s epic masterpiece， The Lord of the Rings。 This edition features the complete story with a unique cover design and the iconic maps appearing in red and black as endpapers。
The Companions of the Ring have become involved in separate adventures as the quest continues。 Aragorn， revealed as the hidden heir of the ancient Kings of the West， joined with the Riders of Rohan against the forces of Isengard， and took part in the desperate victory of the Hornburg。 Merry and Pippin， captured by orcs， escaped into Fangorn Forest and there encountered the Ents。
Gandalf returned， miraculously， and defeated the evil wizard， Saruman。 Meanwhile， Sam and Frodo progressed towards Mordor to destroy the Ring， accompanied by Sméagol – Gollum， still obsessed by his ‘preciouss’。 After a battle with the giant spider， Shelob， Sam left his master for dead; but Frodo is still alive – in the hands of the orcs。 And all the time the armies of the Dark Lord are massing。
The Companions of the Ring have become involved in separate adventures as the quest continues。 Aragorn， revealed as the hidden heir of the ancient Kings of the West， joined with the Riders of Rohan against the forces of Isengard， and took part in the desperate victory of the Hornburg。 Merry and Pippin， captured by orcs， escaped into Fangorn Forest and there encountered the Ents。
Gandalf returned， miraculously， and defeated the evil wizard， Saruman。 Meanwhile， Sam and Frodo progressed towards Mordor to destroy the Ring， accompanied by Sméagol – Gollum， still obsessed by his ‘preciouss’。 After a battle with the giant spider， Shelob， Sam left his master for dead; but Frodo is still alive – in the hands of the orcs。 And all the time the armies of the Dark Lord are massing。
Reviews
Etta （Chonky Books Review）
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The Return of the King is the final novel in the Lord of the Rings series。 As I have loved Andy Serkis as the narrator， so far， I had high expectations that were definitely met with this installment。 There is a lot happening at this point in the trilogy， yet Tolkien continues to keep the pace fairly steady throughout the chapters。 There are ups and downs as each battle and obstacle takes place while slowing a little to focus on how far each of the characters has come since they first introduced。 The Return of the King is the final novel in the Lord of the Rings series。 As I have loved Andy Serkis as the narrator， so far， I had high expectations that were definitely met with this installment。 There is a lot happening at this point in the trilogy， yet Tolkien continues to keep the pace fairly steady throughout the chapters。 There are ups and downs as each battle and obstacle takes place while slowing a little to focus on how far each of the characters has come since they first introduced。In this novel， Sauron’s massive hoard has been unleashed from Mordor and has set its sights on Minas Tirith in Gondor。 While this is where one of the major battles takes place， the evil forces have spread across Middle Earth， including the Shire。 This is where events expand beyond the movies where some readers enjoy the battle in the Shire and others prefer Jackson’s version that omitted it。 For me， there are a few moments where this part of the story is drawn out， but it matches Tolkien’s style in the rest of the series， so the wording/page length was expected。As for the characters， King Théoden of Rohan assembles allies to aid Gondor。 While I love multiple parts about this series， I love Théoden’s journey and how he swallows his pride for the greater good and steps up to defeat Sauron’s forces。 In Gondor， Faramir has opportunities to prove his worth as he shows that men are not as weak as they seem。 Aragon is continuing his path to becoming king with Legolas and Gimli at his side。 Merry and Pippin also further demonstrate how far they’ve come on their journey as Sam and Frodo navigate Mordor to reach Mt。 Doom。All the characters go through their own emotional journeys in this trilogy and it’s amazing to see how far they’ve come from the characters introduced in the first novel。 Friendships were formed and the Fellowship truly bonded them together。 Symbolism can be found everywhere in the novels， which can be found in multiple interpretations all around the world。 This is one of the amazing elements that I love about the series as each reader can take away something different from the story。 They could take it all at face value or they can analyze it to find more within the pages。 Overall， I continue to love this series and Serkis did a great job， for me， narrating it。 I really hope that Serkis continues to narrate this universe and does The Silmarillion soon！ 。。。more
Jack Green
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Finally saw the magic of Tolkien’s written word in this: the descriptions of the black riders， the deaths of Theoden and Denethor， and the character of ‘the mouth of Sauron’ （how did that not make it into the film？！？） are gripping。
IlContediMontecristo
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Cosa posso dire su un opera così immensa。。。Meraviglioso epilogo della saga fantasy per eccellenza。。。 è stato un lungo， epico viaggio ma ne vale la pena， per chiunque ami il genere。。。 i film rendono molto l'idea， ma il libro， come spesso accade， ti dà quei dettagli in più che ti entrano dentro。 Grazie maestro JRR Tolkien Cosa posso dire su un opera così immensa。。。Meraviglioso epilogo della saga fantasy per eccellenza。。。 è stato un lungo， epico viaggio ma ne vale la pena， per chiunque ami il genere。。。 i film rendono molto l'idea， ma il libro， come spesso accade， ti dà quei dettagli in più che ti entrano dentro。 Grazie maestro JRR Tolkien 。。。more
Andy
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What an adventure。I tend to think of the three books as one， so these are my final thoughts on “The Lord of the Rings” as a whole:Still one of my favourites。 Sure， its long。 It can be boring at times。 I really don’t know why the Eagles didn’t just help them from the start。 There are many ups and downs。 I certainly don’t think it’s perfect。 But I think that’s why it’s so great even after so many years since being published and being re-read。 It mirrors the ups and the downs and the boring and the What an adventure。I tend to think of the three books as one， so these are my final thoughts on “The Lord of the Rings” as a whole:Still one of my favourites。 Sure， its long。 It can be boring at times。 I really don’t know why the Eagles didn’t just help them from the start。 There are many ups and downs。 I certainly don’t think it’s perfect。 But I think that’s why it’s so great even after so many years since being published and being re-read。 It mirrors the ups and the downs and the boring and the unexplainable in life。Things that stood out to me this time:The barrow downs was crazy cool and intense！ What a spooky exciting part of the book that isn’t in the movies！Holy shit is Eowyn badass or what。 The whole moment when she slays the witch king is just amazing。And man， I still love how the books end with the scourging of the Shire。 Seeing how the four Hobbits are transformed from their journeys is important and not something you see very often， I think。 It inspired me to reflect how I’ve grown and face life now given all my experiences。 。。。more
sare
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Insane to rate Tolkein but truly the masterpiece of the genre。 People who fell asleep reading--wrong！
Matthew Young
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It has taken 2 and a half months to complete the LOTR trilogy but I think this final book only took me around 10 days。 As a great finale should it answered more questions than created and kept the lack of hope they had right up until the end。 Unfortunately I've watched the movies multiple times so couldn't get the same satisfaction from the ending but Book 6， Chapter 8 isn't included in the movies and the suspense was incredible。 The increase in action and reduction in meandering made this book It has taken 2 and a half months to complete the LOTR trilogy but I think this final book only took me around 10 days。 As a great finale should it answered more questions than created and kept the lack of hope they had right up until the end。 Unfortunately I've watched the movies multiple times so couldn't get the same satisfaction from the ending but Book 6， Chapter 8 isn't included in the movies and the suspense was incredible。 The increase in action and reduction in meandering made this book the most enjoyable read in the series。 It's safe to say that the pacing of the series is extremely slow but without that the big moments wouldn't feel as earned as they do because each time you know the struggle they went through to get there。 Safe to say after completing the series and watching the extended edition of the movies I've got a huge void in my life。 。。。more
Dominika Havrilová Kravcová
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Kniha dočítaná a som plná emócií。 Musím povedať， že druhá polovica knihy Dve veže mi trochu pokazila chuť， no táto kniha to oveľa zlepšila。 Tak krásne napísané a premyslené príbehy a postavy je niečo， čo čitateľa chytí za srdce。 Z knihy si odnášam nádej a vedomie o tom， že každý sa musí snažiť v rámci svojich možností a veriť， že ľuďom po sebe zanechá lepší svet。 Ďalej z knihy čerpám nádej， že sa podobne ako Faramir vyrovnám s osudom， pričom zároveň budem dúfať v to najlepšie。 Dodatky ku knihe s Kniha dočítaná a som plná emócií。 Musím povedať， že druhá polovica knihy Dve veže mi trochu pokazila chuť， no táto kniha to oveľa zlepšila。 Tak krásne napísané a premyslené príbehy a postavy je niečo， čo čitateľa chytí za srdce。 Z knihy si odnášam nádej a vedomie o tom， že každý sa musí snažiť v rámci svojich možností a veriť， že ľuďom po sebe zanechá lepší svet。 Ďalej z knihy čerpám nádej， že sa podobne ako Faramir vyrovnám s osudom， pričom zároveň budem dúfať v to najlepšie。 Dodatky ku knihe sú super， pri príbehu o Aragornovi a Arwen mi dokonca vyšla aj slza。"Možno nám ostáva iba zopár dní， kým padne na nás svet tma， a ak príde， dúfam， že jej budem čeliť vyrovane。" - Faramir 。。。more
Raquel
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Um dos melhores livros que já li。 O último da trilogia é， sem dúvida， o melhor。 Tem de tudo e a acção é uma constante。
Benjamin Robinson
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When I think of The Lord of the Rings， I think of a war for Middle Earth。 However， it's not the epic battles that make me love this series。 I love LotR for the intimate conversations。 The relationships。 The love of a quiet life， of nature， and of a healthy community。 Personally， I find reading about battles rather tedious - especially if you get waist deep into military maneuvers （blech！）。LotR is not without it's faults - the description of good/bad characters is achingly racist， the book is ree When I think of The Lord of the Rings， I think of a war for Middle Earth。 However， it's not the epic battles that make me love this series。 I love LotR for the intimate conversations。 The relationships。 The love of a quiet life， of nature， and of a healthy community。 Personally， I find reading about battles rather tedious - especially if you get waist deep into military maneuvers （blech！）。LotR is not without it's faults - the description of good/bad characters is achingly racist， the book is reeking with classism， etc。 Yet I still fell in love with it for the small， beautiful things found within。 。。。more
Claire
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I have read this twice before but I'm waiting to rate and review it until I get around to listening to the Andy Serkis audiobook。 I have read this twice before but I'm waiting to rate and review it until I get around to listening to the Andy Serkis audiobook。 。。。more
Asa
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I can’t think of enough good things to say about this book。 It truly was a masterpiece。
Jacob Mahaffey
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A satisfying conclusion。 The appendices are perhaps tedious at times， but aren’t meant to be read in the same way as the main narrative
Bob Newby
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I’m sorry but this book does not hold up。 As much as I love the movie and what this book has inspired it just isn’t very good。
Kelly Stanley
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The battle scenes in JRR Tolkien’s books are the best that I have ever read。 They are so detailed it felt like I was watching it unfold。 And it didn’t just give snippets， it explained so much of what was happening。 I liked the events for Frodo and Sam that weren’t included in the movies， I felt like it gave more dimension to their relationship and the struggle to get the ring into Mordor。 I also liked learning more about how things changed after the final battle and that it wasn’t just that ever The battle scenes in JRR Tolkien’s books are the best that I have ever read。 They are so detailed it felt like I was watching it unfold。 And it didn’t just give snippets， it explained so much of what was happening。 I liked the events for Frodo and Sam that weren’t included in the movies， I felt like it gave more dimension to their relationship and the struggle to get the ring into Mordor。 I also liked learning more about how things changed after the final battle and that it wasn’t just that everything went back to normal immediately。 It made it more realistic！ 。。。more
vincentasusual
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One of the stories that make me crave for more。 I believe this series will maintain as a classic for centuries to come。 Let the end be the start of a journey， let the feelings be forever in memories。
Sean
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Tolkien's epic trilogy concludes， with this story of the fight against the Dark Lord of Mordor and how several hobbits played a pivotal role in the ultimate destruction of the one ring。 It wouldn't be possible to read the first two books in the series and skip this one。 Tolkien has long been used as the example of the ideal fantasy novel。 While the books still hold up， modern readers will notice that many segments read a bit more like history books than gripping narrative。 This is merely a resul Tolkien's epic trilogy concludes， with this story of the fight against the Dark Lord of Mordor and how several hobbits played a pivotal role in the ultimate destruction of the one ring。 It wouldn't be possible to read the first two books in the series and skip this one。 Tolkien has long been used as the example of the ideal fantasy novel。 While the books still hold up， modern readers will notice that many segments read a bit more like history books than gripping narrative。 This is merely a result of Tolkien's attention to detail， rather than anything else。 At the heart of the books is a wonderful story about how the smallest people can sometimes effect huge changes。 。。。more
Clare B。
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 A really great book。 Again， I enjoyed Sam and Frodo's journey more than the others。 However， the fighting was exciting and I liked learning more about Faramir and Eowyn's relationship that wasn't shown in the Peter Jackson movies。 Though， the most fascinating of the book and the part I most enjoyed was the appendices。 I loved learning so much more about the culture and languages of the different races。 It was really fun and exciting。 Overall， I really liked it but there were times when it lagged A really great book。 Again， I enjoyed Sam and Frodo's journey more than the others。 However， the fighting was exciting and I liked learning more about Faramir and Eowyn's relationship that wasn't shown in the Peter Jackson movies。 Though， the most fascinating of the book and the part I most enjoyed was the appendices。 I loved learning so much more about the culture and languages of the different races。 It was really fun and exciting。 Overall， I really liked it but there were times when it lagged for me。 But I loved the ending and seeing more of the Shire and the Hobbits' war valor。 。。。more
Lucas
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It doesn't get any better than this。 Loved this even more than the first time I read this many years ago。 I appreciate it much more this time for what it has done for the genre which is still an amazing story on its own。 It doesn't get any better than this。 Loved this even more than the first time I read this many years ago。 I appreciate it much more this time for what it has done for the genre which is still an amazing story on its own。 。。。more
Mitchell Wilson
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kind of a letdown， sorry but don’t like the scouring of the shire
Ryan Grace
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The last installment of The Lord of the Rings trilogy was a splendid read。 While The Fellowship of the Ring will always be my favorite， Return of the King showcases this cast of characters in ways that it predecessors did not。 It’s filled with detailed battles and enjoyable commentary。 Some places had me giggling while taking the dog to walk， others had me tearing up while brushing my teeth。 Extremely well written and fantastically conceived。
Annie Finnegan
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I felt very satisfied finishing this trilogy。 There wasn't a stone left unturned and no plotlines left unfinished。 I felt very satisfied finishing this trilogy。 There wasn't a stone left unturned and no plotlines left unfinished。 。。。more
Andy
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Diese Rezension bezieht sich ausschließlich auf das von Andy Serkis gelesene Hörbuch。 Mir gefiel seine lebendige Art die Geschichte vorzutragen ausgesprochen gut。 Die Figuren erhalten durch ihn Charaktere。 Das im HdR viel gesungen wird， ist nicht seine Schuld aber zumindest macht er das Beste daraus。 Er hat auch keine Sätze vernuschelt oder erging sich in Dialekten， die nicht vorhanden waren， so dass man das Buch hätte parallel zum Hörbuch hätte lesen müssen。
Valynn Lobo
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Finally， it's over。 I have finished reading The Return of the King， the third and final part of the LOTR series。 That means I'm officially done with Tolkien's main novels， The Middle-Earth Universe and I'm very proud of myself。 The final part is the stellar conclusion of this epic fantasy triology。 The ending is just so PERFECT。 There is not a single word in all of this which I'd change。 An unparalleled epic story about bravery， friendship， love and hope。 I have heard Tolkein is the Godfather of Finally， it's over。 I have finished reading The Return of the King， the third and final part of the LOTR series。 That means I'm officially done with Tolkien's main novels， The Middle-Earth Universe and I'm very proud of myself。 The final part is the stellar conclusion of this epic fantasy triology。 The ending is just so PERFECT。 There is not a single word in all of this which I'd change。 An unparalleled epic story about bravery， friendship， love and hope。 I have heard Tolkein is the Godfather of fantasy and now I've finally witnessed it。 This trilogy is one of the best works ever and those who have read it will agree with me that's this series is a rare gem of the literary realm。 。。。more
London
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i would die for samwise gamgee
Shauna
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"I can't carry it for you， but I can carry you and it as well。""It must often be so， Sam， when things are in danger: someone has to give them up， lose them， so that others may keep them。"😭 "I can't carry it for you， but I can carry you and it as well。""It must often be so， Sam， when things are in danger: someone has to give them up， lose them， so that others may keep them。"😭 。。。more
Rohan Thanedar
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GOATed must read 3/3
Will Nguyễn
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Here， Tolkien narrated everything in a different structure than “The Two Towers”。 The first part follows what happened to Pippin Took， Gandalf， Merry Brandybuck， Aragorn， Legolas， and Gimli， after they went to Isengard， all the way to when the troops of Middle Earth faced off against the forces of Sauron for the last big climactic battle for the fate of Middle Earth。The second part feels like it was broken down into several subsections。 It first narrated what happened to Sam Gamgee and Frodo Bag Here， Tolkien narrated everything in a different structure than “The Two Towers”。 The first part follows what happened to Pippin Took， Gandalf， Merry Brandybuck， Aragorn， Legolas， and Gimli， after they went to Isengard， all the way to when the troops of Middle Earth faced off against the forces of Sauron for the last big climactic battle for the fate of Middle Earth。The second part feels like it was broken down into several subsections。 It first narrated what happened to Sam Gamgee and Frodo Baggins， all the way until their journey to Mount Doom; then the second part narrated what happened to the troops facing Sauron’s army; then the next part talked about what happened to Eowyn and Faramir while all the battles were raging， and their own little love story; the next part then talked about the joyous days that happened after the battles， and after the ascension of Aragorn to the throne; then the battle for the Shire was narrated; and finally， it was narrated as to how Frodo met Bilbo again and together with Galadriel， Gandalf， Elrond and the other elves， left Middle Earth for the Grey Havens。However， the book doesn’t really end there as Tolkien put several appendices at the end of the book。 These appendices held information about some of the history of Middle Earth and its races; it had the entire timeline of the history of Middle Earth， including information on what happened to all the members of the Fellowship after all the battles ended; it included some tales of old and the love story of Aragorn and Arwen Undomiel; it had family trees; and it also had detailed explanations about the language and the writing systems of both the Elves and the Dwarves。 All of these are wonderful supplements to the main story， and reading it honestly makes you wish to read more about Middle Earth。While “The Fellowship of the Ring” was mostly a light-hearted adventure quest kind of book， and “The Two Towers” had the bulk of the expansion of the world of Middle Earth to the readers and was action packed， “The Return of the King” was an action packed conclusion that gave a satisfying conclusion to the members of the Fellowship and was also quite romantic in a sense。The action came in with all the battles that happened， everything that happened to Sam and Frodo as they made their way to Mount Doom， and with everything that happened when they liberated the Shire from the clutches of Saruman。The romance here can be found in different ways。 First， there’s all the actual romantic relationships found in this book。 There’s Aragorn and Arwen， Faramir and Eowyn， and Rosie and Sam。 Aragorn and Arwen’s relationship has been there since the first book， and it is given a satisfying conclusion here。 We are actually able to pause for a moment from the battles， and witness Faramir and Eowyn falling in love with each other; and finally， we see the wonderful， comforting， and very natural relationship that Rosie and Sam have with each other。 There’s also a lot of bromance in the book， and this can plainly be seen with the friendship that the four hobbits have with each other （in particular， with Merry and Pippin， and also with Frodo and Sam）; the love that the guard named Beregond has for his captain， Faramir; and of course， the bromance between Gimli and Legolas。Lastly， I thought that this book was romantic in the medieval sense of the word， where you had stories of noble knights and kings who stood for everything that was good in the world and made everything right again。 This is seen in Aragorn， Faramir， Eomer， and even in the hobbits， when they returned back to the Shire and made things right again。Tolkien was able to masterfully weave all of this together seamlessly in the conclusion to his tale， so much so， that this book was an easy read for me， and has now become my favorite book in the trilogy， over “The Fellowship of the Ring”。There are many interesting moments in this book which I do believe that many will find interesting。 Aside from everything I have just mentioned， special consideration， I think， has to be given to the trials Sam faced while he was Ring-bearer， even if it was only for a little while; and to how the Ring ultimately was destroyed。I love the fact that Sam’s own temptations had him see himself as a mighty warrior and gardener， and I love the fact that in the end， his devotion to Frodo and his own hardy hobbit sense won out in the end。 Because of this， and because of everything he has done throughout the entire trilogy until he， according to tradition， also went to the Grey Havens， many think of Sam as the actual true hero of the story。Now， in the end， Frodo did succumb to the wiles of the Ring， and the Ring was destroyed thanks to Gollum。 However， I do not think any less of Frodo as he had truly tried his best to stay strong throughout the entire journey。 I also liked the fact that Gollum， in the end， was the one who caused the Ring to be destroyed， and in so doing， he accidentally redeemed himself。Redemption was also a strong theme in this story。 All of the characters， and even the secondary ones do offer mercy and redemption to their enemies， regardless of whether it is received or not。 But in the case of Gollum， Bilbo Baggins， Frodo and even Sam at the very end， took pity on him， and because of that， Gollum was able to play his part in the destruction of the Ring。I also love the fact that the entire story started out in the Shire， and ended in the Shire。There were also some interesting parallels with how the book compared and contrasted King Theoden and Lord Steward Denethor。 Here， it shows Theoden as a kind， almost grandfatherly sort of figure; while Denethor is a noble， proud and stubborn old man who has lost almost all hope。 There is also a difference in how they rule and how they treat their kinsmen and soldiers as well， but still following the same pattern。All in all， I did enjoy re-reading “The Lord of the Rings” Trilogy。 Not only did my rereading make me remember some things that I had forgotten， I like the fact that when I read it， it was like I was reading it for the very first time。 It also made me aware of the fact that Sam had slowly but surely became my favorite character in the entire series both in the films and in the book。 Because of this， I think that I’ll re-read this series every year， and I think that I’ll be re-reading my favorite Tolkien book， “The Hobbit”， on Bilbo and Frodo’s birthday （September 22）， every year starting this year。In the end， “The Return of the King” gave readers a satisfying conclusion to the “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy， that masterfully wove action， adventure and romance together。 This book， in the trilogy， was also the one that seemed more like an epic romantic tale from the Middle Ages。However， it has to be said that “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy， with its three books， are great pieces of literature and of the fantasy genre itself。 Tolkien was a master in this field， and used everything he knew in order to create an epic tale that is now considered as the grandfather of modern fantasy literature， and none yet has come close to it since。 。。。more
Jimmy Joyce
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FORTH EORLINGAS
Kartik Verma
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If fantasy is ever defined， this is what it should be！ Tolkien is a laureate who has written every word to perfection。 He doesn’t force any philosophical idea on you but lets you choose whatever you want to pick up from it。 I think it is easy to write about ambiguous characters but it takes a lot of skill to write simply and clearly about anything。 There are no words but pictures that you see throughout when you read about it。 Everything ends and the only sad thing here is that it does too！ هرگز If fantasy is ever defined， this is what it should be！ Tolkien is a laureate who has written every word to perfection。 He doesn’t force any philosophical idea on you but lets you choose whatever you want to pick up from it。 I think it is easy to write about ambiguous characters but it takes a lot of skill to write simply and clearly about anything。 There are no words but pictures that you see throughout when you read about it。 Everything ends and the only sad thing here is that it does too！ هرگز نمیرد آن که دلش زنده شد به عشقثبت است بر جریدهٔ عالم دوا-حافظPeople who write as beautifully as Tolkien would always be remembered。 。。。more
Naomi
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Once again， if you want to have a great time I HIGHLY suggest the Phil Dagrash soundscape audiobooks for full immersion into this story （sound effects and score included！）
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