This would be 4.5 for me. The Two Towers has always been this filler book for me, the one I enjoyed least of all books in the story. I did however really enjoy it this time round.

I would have preferred a similar structure to the movie when it comes to the narrative, so it would not have been Gandalf&Co and then Frodo&Sam for 300 pages each.

I recently watched the extended versions of all the movies, and so I am still noticing all the differences between books and movies. Most striking for the Two Towers: Faramir is really noble and kind in the book, very unlike Boromir, whereas in the movie he's kind of an asshole who captures Frodo and wants to use the ring to please his father. Not sure why he got such a bad spin in the movie.

Looking forward to concluding the saga once again now.