Chúa tể những chiếc nhẫn

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J.R.R. Tolkien: Chúa tể những chiếc nhẫn (Vietnamese language, 2014, Nhà xuất bản Văn Học)

505 pages

Vietnamese language

Published Jan. 14, 2014 by Nhà xuất bản Văn Học.

OCLC Number:
882256613

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5 stars (1 review)

The Return of the King is the third and final volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, following The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers. It was published in 1955. The story begins in the kingdom of Gondor, which is soon to be attacked by the Dark Lord Sauron.

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, …

Subjects

  • Middle Earth (Imaginary place)
  • Battles
  • Fiction