The Return Of The King

Title: The Return of the King
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Series: Lord of the Rings #3
Genre: Classic, Fantasy
Format: Kindle
Pages: 432
Reason Read: Buddy Read
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Also in this series: The Two Towers

My Thoughts

I’ve finally finished The Lord of the Rings. It was such a fun journey to experience reading this for the first time. I’m so glad to finally have read this series.

THE RETURN OF THE KING was such a great ending to the series. Even having seen the movies, I was still on the edge of my seat, wondering how things would end. I was surprised by the amount of things that were different than the movie, especially the whole part with the Shire.

Just like with THE TWO TOWERS, I didn’t like the way the book was split. I wanted the chapters to be interspersed. But, I was glad that the “fellowship” did get back together in the end for a few chapters. It’s interesting to me that only one member of the fellowship perished. I actually really liked that once the ring was destroyed, there was still a lot to do and wrap up. There was a real ending and not just a 20-page epilogue.

I really liked how everything wrapped up. It seemed that all the characters got what they deserved in the end, good or bad. I got teary-eyed at the end because I was saying goodbye to characters I had grown attached to. It was just a fantastic epic tale from beginning to end.