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Where "The Lord of the Rings" began, this is a romp through Middle Earth that introduces the major types who will star in that great epic. Bilbo Baggins, an unassuming hobbit, joins a group of 13 dwarves on a quest to kill a dragon and reclaim a treasure-filled fortress. It's a great, light adventure, with Bilbo discovering his courage, the dwarves discovering the danger of the lure of gold, and the introduction of several awesome characters like the cranky and kind wizard Gandalf, ambivalent bu ...more
Melissa
Mar 28, 2013 rated it it was amazing
one of the most brilliant books ever written :)
it talks about a journey undertaken by bilbo baggins a hobbit with a bunch of dwarves and a wizard to regain the dwarf kingdom of erebor
the writings of JRR tolkien are amazing i especially link the songs and poems everything rhymes and the word used are simple so no need to be an english professor to understand
but while reading the book when the dwarves at the beginning needed a thief i was like why do you need a thief to transport a huge treasure
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Majuchan
Apr 23, 2013 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
What a GREAT journey!

I was not in rush reading this before. However, after reading The Children of Húrin by J.R.R. Tolkien ... I was so excited to read more of Tolkien's works. I didn't regret it. I was more than satisfied after reading it.

aaah. Life

It is more than a novel. This is an EPIC adventure. It follows the adventure of a Hobbit named Bilbo. He had some wits, as well as luck and a magic ring- and all three are very useful possessions.

The manner of telling the story with slight hints on what would happen next made reading it more int
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Sep 22, 2012 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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