The armies of the Dark Lord are massing as his evil shadow spreads even wider. Men, Dwarves, Elves and Ents unite forces to do battle against the Dark. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam struggle further into Mordor in their heroic quest to destroy the One Ring (Goodreads).
Although it is the third installment in his fantasy epic, Tolkien's world building expertise shines again as he introduces new places, people, and history that makes one feel as if they have been immersed for much longer than they actually have. As the suspense builds towards the climax, readers are torn between wanting to stay surrounded by Tolkien's beautiful, borderline verbose, diction and discovering the penultimate ending. The author switches between different points of view seamlessly, and the many layers of plots and subplots add to an incredible experience. Having Frodo and Sam's journey as a completely separate section of the book has its pros and cons, a pro being able to stay involved with each character more thoroughly, a con being repeated reminders of what is taking place at which time. Nevertheless, Tolkien's fantastic, and by now legendary storytelling abilities more than make up for it, stupendously finishing the saga. 8.8/10
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