Review: The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2) by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The Two Towers
2022-11-25 -> 2022-02-02
This book starts directly from where the first book in the trilogy start - and I mean directly! It's more like the trilogy is a single book, split in three volumes. There is no preface or explanation or recap - the first chapter feels like it's just the next chapter from the first book.

This book has a lot more description, a lot more filler material, and more worldbuilding, which can be good and/or bad. But it also has a lot more action, and initially, things seem to speed up somewhat - it's a lot more of what you expect from a fantasy book. However, it gets to feel a bit like a slog towards the middle, with a lot of travelling, not a lot of plot. There is some excitement towards the end, in the last chapters in book, when there is a pretty surprising fight (I am not going to say more to avoid spoilers).

The narration by Andy Serkis continues to be superb.


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