Der Herr der Ringe - Die Rückkehr des Königs (1955)

Finishing my first re-read of LotR in 25 years I am pretty much blown away. As a kid I found the denoument to be long-winded but at this point it honestly gave me chills. Lives up to the hype, glad I finally got back to it. ( )

This is an excellent ending to a great adventure, and well written by the author. I loved all the familiar characters lovingly depicted in the movie of the same name. ( )

It was good. The ending is weird. I might need to read it again. ( )

The Return of the King - Tolkien
Audio performance by Andy Serkis
5 stars

I’ll say it again. Andy Serkis nailed the Gollum voice. I can still hear that last scream…Precious! It’s well worth having this audio version for that alone. But, I still did not listen to the whole book. I’d rather read the many songs than listen to Serkis or Rob Inglis ( the other audiobook edition) try to sing them. I understand why Serkis would give Treebeard a deep, very slow voice, but I didn’t think slowing Aragorn and Legolas added anything to the text.

I’m being unreasonably picky. I’m grateful that these new recordings brought me back to these books for yet another reread.

I want to be a hobbit in my next life. ( )

Pán Prsteňov je rozprávkovou históriou Vojny o Prsteň, rozprávaním o boji slobodných národov Stredozeme proti Tieňu a o putovaní Hobita Froda, ktorý sa vyberie zachrániť svet. Po rozbití Spoločenstva Prsteňa a príchode Veľkej tmy začína Vojna o Prsteň, ktorá má rozhodnúť o všetkom... ( )