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There's no need to restate what's been said by a multitude of other Tolkien lovers, so here are my favorite things:
1) Tolkien's conversational style made me giggle in places. When he says things like, "You will remember this..." or "There's no need to tell you this..." to the reader I love it. He's the only writer who can take such liberties and remain in my good graces. With anyone else that would be annoying.
2) The characterization of Bilbo Baggins is genius. I related to him so strongly! He w ...more
1) Tolkien's conversational style made me giggle in places. When he says things like, "You will remember this..." or "There's no need to tell you this..." to the reader I love it. He's the only writer who can take such liberties and remain in my good graces. With anyone else that would be annoying.
2) The characterization of Bilbo Baggins is genius. I related to him so strongly! He w ...more
I started this back in September and read 3 chapters and then just stopped. Today I finally picked up and got sucked into it and read the rest of it in one day. Of course, this is not the first time I read the Hobbit. It is my favorite of Tolkien’s works and a great adventure. And I love all of the awesome bits that the annotated version has.
Jul 24, 2010
Amy Richard
marked it as to-read
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M
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Jenny
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Dec 30, 2014
Kate
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