Reviews with content warning for Murder - The Two Towers

Tolkien reeeeeally wants you to know where the characters are and what the surroundings look like....
The characters also be like "let me tell you my life story" whenever they interact with another living being...plus they must erupt in a song whenever possible! There's a verse in their pocketsses for every occasion, fear not!

One thing I certainly preferred in the book was Faramir: I liked him and his arc in the small amount of time we saw him in the movie but in the book...so much better. We don't really know if he's an ally, is he going to try to seize the ring and mess up the mission, what's he gonna do? Alas no, he's a proper gentlemen, I loved his demeanor, his actions, his take on the war, ahh! Also, in the movie they made it seem like they f*cked Smeagol up hence why he reverts back to Gollum but nah, Gollum was just a shithead all along, sry

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lorriss's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious

Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

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achingallover's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

there's a definite dip in the middle of this one, and the racism/classism is more overt, but... faramir <3 <3 <3 treebeard!!! and sam's decision and internal monologue in andy serkis' voice is a++

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claudiamacpherson's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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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amanda_mh's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

So I finished it yay! I love the world I really do, the characters are great. The way the story is constructed not my favourite in how we followed the fellowship and then never Frodo until the very end, but I enjoyed it. It took a while to get me into it but I do really enjoy the journey. So I will be finishing the series whether that be sooner or later

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linnylionheart's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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aconfundityofcrows's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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