bawling my eyes out; for not all tears are an evil

Speechless and crying

Oh...kay.So this was the last book in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. That second book tricked me into thinking this last one was going to be, I don't know, fast-paced & action-y?Not so much. It was actually quite long. In fact, I didn't think it was ever going to end. And then once it did end and that ring got dumped off into a volcano, and they beat Sauron back?It kept going. I shit you not, there is an entire fake history lesson written into the back of the book.Alright. The best way I can...

"Arise, arise, Riders of Théoden!Fell deeds awake: fire and slaughter!spear shall be shaken, shield be splintered,a sword-day, a red day, ere the sun rises!Ride now, ride now! Ride to Gondor!"Pride would be folly that disdained help and counsel at need;"Sometimes, When one starts reading a book of a series, there's always this urge read through the whole thing as fast as possible. Then, when we're done with all of the series, it's very hard not to wish that it doesn't end here - but will go on f...

The Return of the King is, along with The Children of Húrin, mу favorite work of Tolkien. It's one of mу comfort reads. No one wrote about friendship and love quite like the late professor. Sam and Frodo. Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli. Merrу and Pippin. Bilbo and Gandalf. Frodo and Gandalf. All of those friendships hold a special place in mу heart.This world maу be imaginarу, but its characters feel verу real. Most of us aspire to be as pure as Frodo, brave as Sam and Aragorn, cool as Legolas, ...

4.5/5 stars “For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.” It’s over. I have finally finished reading The Return of the King, the third and final part of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien; This means that I am officially done with Tolkien’s main novels in The Middle-Earth universe, and I’m proud of myself for it. I’ve read plenty of epic fantasy...

I´ll just wear the ring one more, last, short time, and then really go to rehab Letting the established storylines collide in an epic culminationThat´s what most fantasy, no matter if high, science, or dark, series keep doing, no matter if it are 3, 5, or 10 parts. Tolkien accelerates the story engine towards an end that has already been prepared and enabled in the first 2 parts of the series, letting it feel like one, big piece. Another genre milestone that escalates to ridiculous lengths and p...

"The review was only a small and passing thing: there were likes and comments forever beyond its reach.” With Isengard defeated, Middle Earth bought a brief respite; but the war is hardly over, as the endless hordes of the dark lord Sauron encircles Minas Tirith, last bastion of hope of the Realm of Men. The broken remains of the Fellowship trying to reach it, before it’s reduced to rubble; and at the helm, Aragorn, last descendant of a lineage of kings long forgotten, and massively outnumbere...

Tolkien is the master of world building. With his writing comes generations of detailed history and lore. Middle Earth did not simply spring up overnight. Instead it is firmly established with the most thorough groundwork that is simply unmatched. And here his epic trilogy comes to an end. I’ve read it many times over the years, and reviewing it is no easy task. So, like my reviews of the first two books, I’ve picked out ten things I really love about the book. Spoilers ahead. 1.The blade that w...

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥a rousing climax to the most ravishing love story of the modern age. tempestuous, tormented Frodo at long last learns to accept the love of his lifemate - the loyal and submissive Samwise Gamgee, bottom-extraordinaire. this is truly a tale of love's labour hard-won, and at such a cost! but love conquers all in the end, and even bitter, militantly hetero villain Sauron cannot stand in the heart's path for too long. in this third book of the torrid trilogy, Frodo's love-hate relationship ...