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Rob Inglis Audiobooks's 2011:
My favorite part remains the same from The Hobbit -- anytime Rob Inglis sings. Which meant Tom Bombadill's chapter was the one least remembered from my teens, and Rob sang like every thirty seconds which had me gleeing like a child.
I didn't remember the forest before Riverdale, which takes up like one third of the book. I still love Glorfindal's arrival on scene, and remember how mad I was at the movie for changing that to Arwen. Also, on the accounts of Arwen & Ar ...more
My favorite part remains the same from The Hobbit -- anytime Rob Inglis sings. Which meant Tom Bombadill's chapter was the one least remembered from my teens, and Rob sang like every thirty seconds which had me gleeing like a child.
I didn't remember the forest before Riverdale, which takes up like one third of the book. I still love Glorfindal's arrival on scene, and remember how mad I was at the movie for changing that to Arwen. Also, on the accounts of Arwen & Ar ...more
I tried to like this book, I really did. I listened to 13 of the 15 disks and just had to quit. I just didn't care what happened to the little group of hobbits, elves and dwarves. Maybe there is something wrong with me, but I did try. I'm going to watch the movie and perhaps that will reveal the magic which I'm clearly missing.
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The first time I read this book (and series) was just after the first movie and I loved it so much that it took me weeks to leave the world Tolkien created. Now I'm going back to reread everything and find myself still enjoying it just as much. I only wish I had more time to devote to reading.
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