Plus, y’know, Gandalf is resurrected (or never died?) so that’s kind of a big deal. I’m not coming without my brave FRIEND, Gimli, for whom I would DIE.” I live for it. And anytime another character’s prejudice keeps them from inviting Gimli to their homes, Legolas is like, “Oh, nuh-uh. The bromance between the Elf and Dwarf takes flight, culminating in the battle at Helm’s Deep, where every time they find each other again, they compare kill counts (a little dark, sure) and support one another like no one’s business. Legolas already served as my primary source of comedic relief with his prancing all over snow mounds and confusion with the slow progress of his group. And he’s a talented composer of songs and poems alike?! Is there anything he can’t do? ![]() Aragorn’s like, “See that single broken blade of grass in a huge trampled field? Yeah, the Orcs went that way and they carried two hobbits.” I mean, this guy could actually find a needle in a haystack. ![]() I know Gandalf is always saying Aragorn is the best tracker ever, but this book really proves it. Hear me out! Literally everyone else is so much more interesting (yeah, yeah, that’s probably the point or something). What I’ve come to realize is that I don’t like Frodo. Book Three picks up with the fellowship companions that Frodo and Sam abandoned at the end of The Fellowship of the Ring while Book Four again resumes the journey with Frodo and Sam. That said, I drastically preferred the first half (Book Three) over the second (Book Four). I can also confirm the second book moves along much more quickly than the first with plenty of exciting plot points. So I ordered The Two Towers, thinking I’d probably do better with a physical copy over an ebook. I stand by my initial critiques - too much world-building (see: way too many names of things and people) + poor pacing (see: the first three chapters - the movie does this better) - but I was still curious about the goings-on of Middle-earth and could begrudgingly admit the journey is the destination, or however that quote goes. ![]() At the end of each chapter, I felt frustrated with how little had happened.īut then, days and weeks after I finished, I kept thinking about the characters and their journey. I found The Fellowship unnecessarily long, slow-moving, and incredibly hard to get through. After reading The Fellowship of the Ring, I didn’t think I’d stick with this series despite its indelible mark on the fantasy genre and literature in general.
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