The Return of the King

, #3

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J.R.R. Tolkien: The Return of the King (Paperback, 1976, Ballantine Books)

Mass Market Paperback, 385 pages

English language

Published Jan. 1, 1976 by Ballantine Books.

ISBN:
0345253450195
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5 stars (1 review)

In the third volume of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, the good and evil forces join battle, and we see that the triumph of good is not absolute. The Third Age of Middle-earth ends, and the Age of the Dominion of Men begins.

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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, …

Subjects

  • Fiction
  • Fantasy