Der Herr der Ringe

Dritter Teil: Die Rückkehr des Königs

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J.R.R. Tolkien: Der Herr der Ringe (Hardcover, German language, 2002, Klett-Cotta)

hardcover, dust jacket, 482 pages

German language

Published Jan. 14, 2002 by Klett-Cotta.

ISBN:
978-3-608-95538-5
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OCLC Number:
635029240

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5 stars (1 review)

Gedichtübertragungen von E.-M. von Freymann

76 editions

reviewed The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien (The Lord of the Rings, #3)

Still captivating

5 stars

Yes, I liked it. It was really great to revisit the Lord of the Rings books after reading them 20+ years ago.

So, which book is the best. Hmm, I see it as a whole so every book, every volume has its ups and downs - definitely more ups than downs.

I think I liked volume 1 - the beginning - the best. With Volume 3 I thought it would've been perfectly ok to end it with Chapter 4 of Book 6. But it went on and even though I didn't like chapter 8 I think chapter 9 was beautifully written and a very superb ending to an amazing series.

The appendix is absoluetely fascinating, even though I only skimmed it. I had to return the book to the library. The next reader was already waiting.

And where should I go from here? To quote Theoden "This journey is over, …