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THE HOBBITA novel by J.R.R. Tolkien(1991, Harper Collins) [original copyright: 1937, George Allen & Unwin] |
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A reluctant adventurer goes in search of a dragon's gold, rescuing his Dwarven friends and getting his hands on a magic ring along the way. |
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OTHER J.R.R. TOLKIEN BOOK REVIEWS ON THIS SITE POEMS AND STORIES ** Feb/00 THE SILMARILLION ***** Aug/93 THE SILMARILLION (AUDIOBOOK) ***** Sep/11 THE HOBBIT *** Jul/19 THE HOBBIT GRAPHIC NOVEL **** Jul/01 THE LORD OF THE RINGS 1. FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING ***** Sep/20 2. THE TWO TOWERS ***** Nov/21 3. RETURN OF THE KING ***** Jul/22 PROLOGUE AND APPENDICES *** Jul/22 MORE... MORE TOLKIEN IN THE HISTORY OF MIDDLE EARTH MORE TOLKIEN IN THE MIDDLE-EARTH UNIVERSE |
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Once again, I was reading this book out loud to a young listener, as my kids come of age for this sort of story. Despite the breaking of the fourth wall, it’s great as an introduction to fantasy, as its point of reference is an innocent character who gets dragged into an uncomfortable situation. By the time we get to the battle with the dragon and the goblins at the end, the reader has had a lot of experience with events getting less comfortable and more dangerous. Not only that, but Bilbo goes from being completely out of place and a burden to the hero, several times. His annoyance at the lack of gratitude by the dwarves, or the finicky nature of it, was hilarious. |
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The book is a classic, and has a lot of
amazing elements. It introduced us to Hobbits and Middle-Earth, grew
into something so much better than it was. Unfortunately, the book
suffers from condescension of an adult talking down to a child so often
that it is distracting to the point of being annoying.
It would be easy
to be biased toward this book, because weeks after reading it all the elements
that made it annoying while reading it disappear into the background, and I only really
remember the good parts, the heroism of Bilbo, the mysteries that are
Gandalf, Gollum, elves and everything that are new to the reader, and
which set the stage for The Lord of the Rings, and its connection to
The Silmarillion. |
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