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I now have 3 different editions of The Hobbit. The first is the standard edition of it, the second is an excellent illustrated one, and finally, I have an audiobook version of it which I finally finished. The narrator was fantastic and it was really nice to actually hear Tolkien's songs rather than just reading them as poetry. There's still parts of the book I have problems with (most notably the beginning with Gandalf and Bilbo's unexpected guests), but the rest of the book more than makes up f
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Best book i have read so far. It puts the reader on whole new world.
Another Hobbit book - although this one has the Runic cover art, but cannot find the exact edition by ISBN and publisher. Might have to add it in later. Quite a large hardcover book. Lots of hand-drawn art inside, and tons of notes.
Read this many years ago a thoroughly enjoyed it. If you've never heard of it please climb out of the rock you are under and read this and the Lord of the Rings series.
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it was amazing
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