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This was the first time I read the Return of the King (again, via audiobook). I am floored. This book is so good! I always loved this story and had seen the movies previously. The book obviously contains more story than the films, but I am amazed at how much more story there was. Aragorn's story is greatly added to in the book and hearing his full story made me love him all the more. I also give a great deal of value to all that there is to Frodo and Sam's journey. That journey was long and very hard and you don't really understand that until you read it in the book. Sam is such a hero!

This story is a long one with a ton of backstory and detail, but if you appreciate lore and incredibly designed characters, you have to check it out.

wallycay's review

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring medium-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? Yes

4.0

wickedplutoswickedreading's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

I dragged my feet a bit on this one. At first, it was because things felt a bit slow. Later, it was becuase I kinda didn't want the book to end.
But at the same time I desperately wanted to reach the end of the series because, holy crap Tolkien could you expound upon legends and lore. Also, why do so many character have SO. MANY. NAMES.
jesus

This probably sounds like a lot of complaining. And yeah I have a little bit about the length of things.....or the words spent (the amount of songs I basically ignored is significant).
But the characters.....were the driving force in getting me through this series.
I wanted to see more of the badassery and wisdom of Aragorn (and catch more than just a glimpse of Arwen).
I wanted to see what an absolute bamf Eowyn is.
I wanted more of the absolute joy that Legolas and Gimli's friendship brought me (did I cry when looking at the appendices timeline for them? maybe)
I wanted to see the absolute character growth of Merry and Pippin from kinda comic relief to forces to be reckoned with.
I wanted more of kind and brave Faramir, who now is near the tippy top of book bf land for me.
And I wanted a hella lot more of the friendship (and I still argue, bit of love) of Sam and Frodo.

This was long. Some parts were more intense than others. But the last couple chapters had me especially on the edge of my seat.

I can't believe I actually finished this series. And I freaking loved it.

curiiously's review

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adventurous hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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