Tolkien drew on his experiences of WWI and it really shows in the relations between Samwise and Frodo, but also in the scouring of the shire. That, yes you may have survived, but the effects will follow you for the rest of time. That coming home, doesn’t mean it’s the home you remember. Everytime we go to war, the world changes.
Comment on Discussion Thread ☕ Sunday 1 February 2026
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 16 hours ago
Just finished my Lord of the Rings listen. It’s been YEARS since I read the books and the audiobooks are so good. Coming back to it as an adult I see so much more subtlety - as a kid I never understood why there’s half a book of stuff after they destroy the ring. But now I do, so many war books never deal with coming home and what that does to people.
But now I am a bit sad 😢
Anyway 5 out of five hobbits. Stay tuned for more cutting edge early reviews 🤣
StudChud@aussie.zone 16 hours ago
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 16 hours ago
Yeah I keep realising how much of my life philosophy was grounded in stuff like LOTR even if I didn’t fully understand why. Pretty sure the Ents radicallised me! I think I was more upset by the scouring of the shire than anything else this time. Hit different at 50 then it did at 10.
StudChud@aussie.zone 16 hours ago
100% with our adult brains, the state of the world now and in the past, the story makes so much more sense. It’s beautiful and tragic, but ultimately hopeful which is the most important part imo
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 16 hours ago
The books are just so emotional, I find myself crying all the time, now I’m crying again ( it’s that ptsd again, fuck terrorists )
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 15 hours ago
🫂
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 14 hours ago
🫂