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Summary: A Great Read
Review: Brilliant. Awe-inspiring. Masterfully written.J.R.R. Tolkien creates another world--indeed, another culture and language--in what many consider the greatest novel of the 20th Century, "The Lord of the Rings." A sweeping, all-encompassing tale of a make-believe world, LOTR is the product of an imagination that may never be equalled again. THE RETURN OF THE KING, being the third and final installment of this novel, takes the reader on a magical journey as the Third Age of Middle-earth comes to its dramatic conclusion, as the Fellowship of the Ring confronts for the final time the Dark Lord and his evil minions. The battle is waged on the Pelennor Fields outside of Minas Tirith in Gondor--a battle that is costly, harrowing, intense. . .exhilarating. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam continue their journey into the heart of Darkness itself--the inhospitable, deadly land of Mordor--to continue Frodo's quest to destroy the One Ring in the blazing inferno of Mt. Doom. And as Tolkien pulls all of the wonderful components of his epic story together, one man steps forward to claim the throne of Gondor. . .to bring healing to the war-ravaged lands of Middle-earth. THE RETURN OF THE KING is the pinnacle of storytelling, but in my opinion is the weakest of the trilogy, as Tolkien creates a powerful climax then lingers for almost one hundred pages wrapping up his story. This is augmented by the actions of Frodo, Samwise, Merry, and Pippin upon their return to the Shire; the sudden "machismo" of these Hobbits as they confront the corruption of their homeland is inconsistent with the inherent vulnerability of the characters as depicted through the books. Despite my slight misgivings, THE RETURN OF THE KING is a marvelous book--an exceptional read. Having read this epic several times, it's always a bit sad to come to the end, to say goodbye to such wonderful characters. Highly recommended.
--D. Mikels
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Summary: The Return of the Kings, the war continues
Review: The Return of the Kings, the third book in the series, is a follow up of The Fellowship of the Ring, and The Two Towers. In this book, Aragorn must reveal his real identity. Legolas deals with his longing to go across the Sea to the Undying Lands, and Frodo must continue his journey to destroy the ring, with Sam's help. Arwen, Elrond's daughter, must decide between a mortal or immortal life. This book, I thought, had a sad ending, but, I still liked it. One reason I like this book, is because Tolkien makes up his own languages, and his own earth, and they seem almost real.
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Summary: A wonderful ending to an epic tale
Review: This third installment in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy is a worthy successor to the previous two books. Tolkien wraps up all the loose ends with a wonderful, almost poetic, style. Saruman has been defeated, and now the armies of good must race to the city of Minas Tirith to stave off the assault of Sauron's forces. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam must continue their quest through Mordor to destroy the Ring. Battles rage and wills are tested as the forces of evil bring seemingly overwhelming force to bear on the defenders of Middle-Earth. It is in this fury that Tolkien allows his characters to become their true selves: majestic personalities of great strength and courage. Even the small hobbits rise to great things. Frodo's struggle with the Ring continues, while Sam first fights to save him, and then fights to keep him moving on his quest. As the quest comes to an end, the reader gets to see most of the characters from the previous books one more time, and watch as the hobbits return to the Shire, discovering the effect the conflict has had on their home. Tolkien truly wrote a great story in this book. He not only has a great skill for description of situations, but also for human personality and emotion. This is evident first at the battle for Minas Tirith, where varying personalities shape the conflict, and then with Frodo and Sam in Mordor, which makes for the most compelling reading in the book. Sam's concern for his master and Frodo's struggle with his burden are detailed masterfully. This book is a great ending to this wonderful trilogy. It really is a quick read, and lacks some of the slower parts of the previous two books. The whole trilogy is great, and this final installment makes the time spent reading the trilogy more than worth the effort. This is just a fantastic ending to a great story of strength, courage, love and loyalty.
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Summary: desperate for more
Review: Upon rereading 'The Return of the King' 15 years later the book offered a few suprising plot twists, but more importantly recreates and fills out the magical world that Tolkien created. By the time the company reached the Grey Havens, i found myself frantically wondering what i would read next that wouldn't be a total letdown. I dug into the appendices, which i remembered from my childhood as dry and hard to get through, and found them wonderful. They flesh out the beautiful characters of Middle Earth that we've learned so little about in just three books and make me want to start all of the secondary literature that Tolkien and his sons have created (Silmarillion, Lost Tales, Adventures of Tom Bombadil, etc).
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Summary: The destruction of the Ring
Review: The Lord of the Ring:
The Return of the King
By: J.R.R. Tolkien The Return of the King is the third book in a three book Series. The Return of the King is a exhilarating conclusion of Frodo Baggins and his Fellowship of eight that accompany him across Middle Earth to Mordor to destroy the one ring. The story starts out with the fellowship separated. Frodo and Sam are at Shelob's lair. Sam thinks that Frodo is dead and leaves him, he takes the ring and sets out to mordor alone. Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli are setting out to Gondor to reveal that Aragorn as the heir to the throne of Gondor. Find out more you have to read this book I ensure you that you will love it!
This book is my absolute favorite. The characters were so Belivable that it felt like they was real. I was very emotionally involved with this book and always wanted to read it. The book didn't say any thing important but was still very good. The plot kept me interested the whole time and was always Exciting. At a rating of 1 to 4 I would give this book a 4! I loved this book sooooo much !!! The book reminded me of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien because of all of the adventure and also because it is the prelude to the Lord of the Ring. I felt excitement every time I read the book and I would recommend this book to anyone who likes fantasy, adventures. A book like this only comes out once in a life time so you should definitely read this book!!!
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Summary: The Conclusion
Review: This part is the worst for me. Especially with Many Partings and The Grey Havens. Many causes this serious emotional breakdown.
1. They are Parting. Years they faced the great obstacles together then they part. Isn't that sad?
2. I'm Parting with the Book. Very difficult it is to part when tou're with them for two weeks. Day and night.
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Summary: Lord of the Rings- Return of the king
Review: RETURN OF THE KING WAS AN EXCELLENT FINISH IN J.R.R. TOLKIEN'S TRILIGY. TOLKIEN TIES UP ALL THE LOSE ENDS IN THIS BOOK WITH TELLING EACH CHARACTER'S LEGACY EACH STEP OF THE WAY. ALTHOUGH ALL OF THE CHARACTERS ARE SPLIT IN THEIR SEPERATE STORIES THROUGH OUT THE BOOK I FEEL THAT IT ADDED TO THE SUSPENCE. AS A READER I HAD A HARD TIME PULLING MYSELF AWAY. ONCE YOU LEFT ONE OF THE CHARACTERS YOU REALIZE YOU DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE THEIR STORY BUT THEN YOU GET SUCK RIGHT UP IN THE OTHER ONE. ALSO I LOVE THE WAY TOLKIEN BLENDED ALL THE SEPERATE STORIES SO WELL TO CREATE THE BEST STORY I HAVE EVER READ.
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Summary: 3rd part fo the Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King
Review: "My lord, you called me. I come. What does the king command?" This is when everyone finds out the question of the book's title, who really is the King. "The Return of the King" is a fictional fantasy where there are orcs, black riders, and many more mystical creatures of evil and good. Most of the story you will be traveling with the cunning and funny little hobbits that the men call Halflings.
The story takes place in Middle Earth at an unknown time. The quest is for Froto to destroy the ring by throwing it into the Mountain of Doom, but then he is tricked and Sam must take the quest of the ring upon himself. Aragorn goes with his rangers, Gimli, and Legolas to the paths of the dead to fulfill a long forgotten tale that will lead to be the only hope in the war against the Dark Lord. However, the rest I cannot tell for I have told too much already.
"The Return of the King" is a great book. It is funny, has lots of adventure, and excitement. There is so much suspense that you won't want to put the book down for hours. So if you like humor, tension, quests, and thrill you will love this book. I would also recommend it for the casual reader.
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Summary: The Lord of The Rings Books.
Review: I have not finished reading the 3rd book yet. But reading the 1st two books i can say that i really enjoy them. I find it sometimes difficult to understand what is going on in the books because they are full of so much details, but that makes it more intersting. I enjoy reading the books and finding out what each of the characters are getting up to in each book. My favourite characters has to be Legolas and Frodo.The reasons why I pick these characters is because I think they have the most intersting roles in the books and give the book at lot of character.
Even though I haven't finished reading the 3rd book I found that the Appendix's were really good, it gave you alot of information about how J.R.R. Tolkein created the elvish language, the days of the months and the ages of the characters. I find Lord Of The Rings a really great set of books to read. If anybody was thinking should I read them or not, I would say that you should read the books because they are such a good read and very intersting.
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Summary: MW's Rave Review
Review: In The Return of the King, Frodo and Sam continue their perilous journey to destroy the Ring of Power in the fires of Mt. Doom. Throughout the book there are many exciting battles and scenes, and the end of the book is worth reading all of the books just to see how it ends. I have seen and loved the first two movies, and this book is far better than both of those. I strongly recommend reading The Return of the King.
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