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Jessica
I last read THE HOBBIT maybe 30 years ago? I remember finding it silly, but enjoyable, and much of that still holds true. I can say for certain this book did not need to be a film trilogy; Peter Jackson managed to drag out a tale that was already slow.

Jemima Catlin’s illustrations are charming and enhance the story of Bilbo Baggins, the home-loving Hobbit who finds himself on an adventure. He joins (is coerced?) a group of Dwarves and is tasked with stealing [back] treasure from Smaug the Dragon
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