Jesse Atkinson reviewed The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Originally published from 1954 through 1956, J.R.R. Tolkien's richly complex series ushered in a new …
Review of 'The Lord of the Rings' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Incredible world building. Incredible story overall. Tolkien needs an editor and needs to take much less inspiration from the KJV Bible. The bad guys in this entire series are two dimensional. The end bit with Saurumon is silly. Sauron remains a mystical almost satanic figure. I knew we didn’t meet him because I’ve seen the movies. But still disappointed.
LotR is great. But very flawed.