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Summary: The End to the Best Fantasy Saga Ever Written
Review: "The Return of the King" is the end to the fantasy epic, "The Lord of the Rings." It finishes off the trilogy in such a beautiful way that you'll be craving to get more of Tolien's Middle Earth. With adventure, comedy, love, and wonderful writing, "The Return of the King" leaves you with such a nice, warm feeling within you that you'll want to re-read it again. In this book of the epic trilogy, we are finally intoduced to places that have been mentioned throughout the book various times such as Minas Tirith. In this novel you will find out about each member of the fellowship and their doings. More adventure that you have seen in the other two novels is present and the suspense building up to the dramatic and wonderful conclusion is great. "The Return of the King" should not be read unless you have read "The Fellowship of the Ring" and "The Two Towers" before this. This book is the end to J.R.R. Tolkien's gorgeous trilogy and you'll savor every word of it. This is wonderful reading and will be loved by most fans of the fantasy genre. If you haven't read this book yet you must read it. If you have read it go and read it again. This is a beautiful work and I strongly recommend it. This is one of the most popular fantasy novels of our time and should not be missed. Happy Reading!
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Summary: Hobbits arise!
Review: The evil in this book scarcely bothers to present itself as anything OTHER than evil. It is in this respect different from evil in the real world. ... Tolkien insists in his introduction to the second edition of "The Lord of the Rings" that the work is not allegory; it nevertheless NECESSARILY bears some relation to reality, and though "The Return of the King" is fine of itself, it is better if you try to learn something from it.
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Summary: A Fitting and Fateful End to a Supreme Legend.
Review: The following review is for people who wouldn't want the reviewer give away the big spoilers -- particularly regarding a certain Ringbearer you well-know and love. But as you can imagine, the fates of the Fellowship of the Ring, Saruman, and Sauron are finally played out in this third and last installment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. *** Aragorn faces his royal legacy, the hobbits serve valiantly in the battle against the Sauron, and the Quest of the Ring to Mount Doom is given a fitting conclusion. *** Tolkien's trilogy wraps up in a somewhat unusual manner. Many will find the latter part of "The Return of the King" to be superfluous and lacking the fire of the earlier action. But thoughtful readers will appreciate what Tolkien has to say. *** The Lord of the Rings adventure is immense and life-changing to its players -- particularly for the hobbits who never imagined themselves so far away from home and so instrumental to the forces of the world. Tolkien's final chapters are about coming home again and realizing that you have a responsibility, wisdom, and talent to bring to everyday life. For what is great war without a home to return to?
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Summary: Great author, great book!
Review: Tolkien is an excellent author, and if any book is needed to convince you, this is the book. I am not an avid reader, and I was suprised at how much I enjoyed reading this book. Even more suprising was how much I thought about the book when I wasn't reading it. "The Hobbit" was the first of Tolkien's books that I ever read, and it instantly became my favorite. After reading "The Return of The King" I can honestly say, I have a new favorite! No other book has such a great story, with all the friendship, drama, suspense, and action you could ask for. The only thing better than the story itself is the great ending!
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Summary: The End of This Tale.
Review: In this life, all good things must come to an end and so must all journeys. THE RETURN OF THE KING is the third and final part of THE LORD OF THE RINGS. This final climatic chapter in Tolkien's masterpiece brings not only the War of the Ring to a close, but it tells of the final days of Middle Earth as well and the beginning of the Fourth Age, the Age of Man. Sam is left to rescue Frodo from the Dark Tower while Merry, Pippin, and Gandalf wage war in defense of Gondor. Meanwhile Aragorn has gone with a small host, including Gimli and Legolas, to fufill a prophecy and pay an old debt. The days were never darker and Sauron's power grows even admist the victories of light. Still all have a role to play (even Gollum) and things aren't always what they seem. THE RETURN OF THE KING ends bittersweetly as one parts with the companions they have traveled with so long. Yet, life goes on and so must we all. Though this journey ends, there is another waiting to begin just around the corner.
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Summary: The final battle.
Review: This is the final book in the lord of the rings series. I personally would not say it was the best book but you have to read it to know if the ring has been destroyed or not. The fellowship is now even more scattered. Frodo has been captured and all gollums fault. Sam has the ring, luckily, and it is up to him to destroy it. Is he to faithful to his master not to destroy the ring but to go into the mist of danger and save Frodo? But trouble is brewing in the land of Gondor and Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas have been separated again from the hobbits. They are off to the dangerous Paths of the Dead. It is the fear Aragorn must face to save the ever brewing trouble in the middle earth. Merry is off with King Theoden to Gondor also but will he sneak into battle against his masters will? Will more of the fellowship perish in the end of this series? Find out by reading the conclusion to the lord of the rings series. The only problem with this book was that J.R.R. Tolkien really stretched the book out a little too far. Otherwise it was a fantastic conclusion of this devastating series.
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Summary: Wonderful, wonderful
Review: One might well worry that such an epic as The Lord of The Rings, such a universe as Middle Earth, such a wonderful series of books, could not possibly come to a satisfying conclusion. You need not be worried. The Return of The King is a masterpiece, as is the series as a whole. It brings the epic series to a grand, satisfying finale. You will not be disappointed. The prose is so immaculate; it's almost like you're reading poetry. I find that Tolkien is alone with this gift in modern literature. It is one of the many tenents that makes The Lord of The Rings one of the unarguable masterpieces of recent literature. This will be around as long as any book of fiction. The ending is bittersweet, and yet touching. It's perfect. There's simply nothing like this series. It's immaculate literature. It's wonderous writing. It's the best high fantasy ever written, period. I reccommend that you start with The Hobbit, and then definately read the first two books in the series, before reading this one. It's the only logical way to do it; you definately don't want to jump right into this one without reading those, as it will not make any sense to you. Read this masterpiece in chronological order. This is one of the greatest testaments to imagination ever published in any form, and The Return of The King is the series's essential grand finale. Also, very interesting to the LOTR fanatic, it contains a wealth of appendices and indexes of characters and place names. Such chronicles as the events preceding and following the series are included, as are a history of the kings, several dissertations on the various languages of Middle Earth (you can actually learn to write in, say, Elvish.) This shows just what an amazing and almost unbelievably large and complex complete universe Tolkien created with the series. It's a deserved ackwnoledged masterpiece. A must read for anybody, without a doubt. Long after countless other books of the 20th century fictional canon are forgotten, The Lord of The Rings will remain. Mark my words. You owe it to yourself to read this masterpiece of literature.
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Summary: "Drive away bad air and darkness with bright iron!"
Review: Someone who has read and been enthralled by the first two volumes of "The Lord of the Rings" might fear that J.R.R. Tolkien could not possibly have written an ending for his great fantasy epic that measures up to what has preceded it. Such a fear would be groundless. "The Return of the King" is a nearly perfect, fully satisfying conclusion to one of the best-loved stories of the twentieth century. Tolkien has been accused by some of not being good at character development, and yet by the time the reader reaches the opening chapters of "The Return of the King" he or she loves all the main characters of Tolkien's story and knows them as well as old friends. In my opinion, the explanation of this paradox is that Tolkien, in his presentation of his characters, is the antithesis of a writer like Charles Dickens (whose works I also love). The hobbits, Legolas, Gimli, Aragorn, and the rest of Tolkien's cast of characters do not burst with exaggerated personality the instant we meet them, as do Pecksniff, Scrooge and Micawber. Their personalities are revealed to us slowly and steadily as they experience their adventures, so that we come to know them gradually, as we would come to know real people. A reader glancing at almost any individual page in "The Lord of the Rings" might think Tolkien's characters are not very distinctive or strongly characterized, yet the cumulative effect of the whole long story is to fix an indelible impression of each character in our minds. This process is completed in "The Return of the King," in which the characters -- especially the hobbits -- reveal new levels of heroism and wisdom previously unguessed-at. All the themes that Tolkien has raised in the first two installments of "The Lord of the Rings" -- the horror of war balanced against the necessity of just war, the dilemma of capital punishment, the senselessness of environmental destruction, the reality of both evil and good, cruelty and heroism -- are resolved and clarified in "The Return of the King" in a profound, often heartbreaking, and entirely satisfying way. The marvelous, complicated plot of this epic story is resolved in a powerful, surprising and yet logical climax. This climax is followed by several concluding chapters containing some more surprises -- both pleasant and unpleasant -- and some of the most beautiful writing you'll ever read. Indeed, the final chapter of all, which brings the story to an unforgettably bittersweet conclusion, is so perfectly written that one would not wish to change a single sentence or word. "The Lord of the Rings" is undoubtedly one of the best novels in any genre ever written by anyone, and Peter Jackson's adaptation of it into a movie trilogy is to be commended for attracting many new readers to Tolkien's book.
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Summary: A Wonderful, Breathtaking Ending...
Review: This book was the best of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. I loved the battle scenes and heroic importance the hobbits had and their big part in winning the War of the Ring. Meriadoc and Peregrin were the greatest; it touched me to see the friendship between the two, and the cheerfulness and ignorance of Pippin, who did nothing but ask questions. My favorite part, though, was the second part, which followed poor Samwise and Frodo as they entered Mordor. Sam's love and loyalty to his master amazed me, and without his hope and strength, the Quest would never even had a chance.As the made their painful journey, Sam helped dying Frodo with his will and physical strength as well. When they traveled to Mount Doom, I almost felt as if I was there, the depression, hopelessness, thirst,hunger,fatigue....It seemed so real, I couldn't put the book down. The ending saddended me, when the four hobbits came home to nothing they expected, and Frodo struggles with the remberance and cost of being the Ring-bearer. This book is my favorite, and I defintely think anyone could read this book and be satisfied.... Before reading this bbok though, you might want to read first the Hobbit, and then the rest of the LOTR trilogy (it makes it alot more easier to understand...)
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Summary: Finally, the end
Review: Having read all the Lord of the Rings series, we have now come to the end of the road where the destinies of our lead characters are revealed. The battle of Gondor is vividly narrated & you feel the fear, pain & sadness of each character. Likewise, you witness Frodo & Sam's difficulties & sacrifices away from the battle field but fighting their greatest battle inside the tower where the evil Sauron resides. All stories come to an end & it is expected to be of a happy ending. However, successful as they may be in their quest, the story does not end there. Instead, their lives has just begun for a new age. I am certain, after having read this book, you cannot stop thinking what would happen next to Frodo Baggins while the rest of the hobbits are happily residing in the Shire. All I can do is wish him the best on his next journey.
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