The Two Towers

I think by universal standards of writing this book is a 5/5

I think by the standard set by The Fellowship of the Ring, this book is probably a 3.5/5. It has shining moments, of course, but they are strung together much less elegantly than The Fellowship of The Ring. The time spent with Aragorn and co. felt a lot less fantastical and magical (for lack of better terms) than the time spent with Frodo and the time with Frodo in this book wasn't quite as good as it was in Fellowship. Perhaps its because Frodo knows not much more than the reader on a first read, while the others know much more?

Again, amazing book by the standards of other works, but by the standard Tolkien set in Fellowship I was a bit let down. Hopefully I'll enjoy Return of the King more after I take a break to read some other stuff on my tbr