Kaleb Millan’s Reviews > The Return of the King > Status Update

Today I finished the story part of this volume (appendices next)

The Lord of the Rings is the best fiction story ive come across. This volume specifically is my favorite volume, largely due to the various battles and speeches that everything has led up to. This whole thing was a journey indeed, and I look forward to enjoying this over and over again throughout my life. On to Bilbo's Last Song and the Silmarillion!

Many partings.

I’m glad that Tolkien didn’t end the book at the defeat of Sauron. His lingering in the peace of middle earth after the war is well earned by the reader! A new age comes! I’m sad to read that this is likely the last time the surviving fellowship all meets again, but it makes me value the times they spent together. Im sure they all cherish the memories. One of the best chapters in LOTR.

The Fields of Cormallen

This chapter has to be the happiest thing ever written. I love that even now Frodo and Sam are still inseparable and are honored together before the new King of Gondor. It feels like they died in Mordor, and are before Christ at the throne of glory receiving their crowns for fighting the good fight. I love the reunion between the members of the Company. Really missing Boromir now!

The Battle of the Pelennor Fields.

The best chapter I think in the whole of LOTR so far. Theoden King! Theoden King!

I had to pause before Theodens war cry knowing I was about to read peak fantasy. The ride of the Rohirrim was so fun to read I caught my self whispering yells with a smile across my face at the end of it.

Gandalf facing off with Angmar the King of Nazgûl was so sick. And the appearance of Rohan in the Nick of time was just the best way to end the chapter of the Siege of Rohan.

Denethor! What are you doing man!!