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The Hobbit

J.R.R. Tolkien

Start date: October 1, 2014

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Mar 11, 2012 L rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: j-r-r-tolkien

The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien may have been origionally written with the target audience being that of children but regardless of whatever intentions it may have had Tolkien could not of predicted how this would change in so becoming a book that was and is still read and loved by not just children but teenagers and adults alike, becoming a universal publication that so many have enjoyed and delighted in. JRR Tolkien's creation of The Hobbit is a small piece in the jigsaw that is his outstanding crea The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien may have been origionally written with the target audience being that of children but regardless of whatever intentions it may have had Tolkien could not of predicted how this would change in so becoming a book that was and is still read and loved by not just children but teenagers and adults alike, becoming a universal publication that so many have enjoyed and delighted in. JRR Tolkien's creation of The Hobbit is a small piece in the jigsaw that is his outstanding creation of middle earth on which he spent his entire life designing and compiling, which had made him not only a literary genious by miles but someone whom had attempted and achived the impossible, that which most authors of today would not even begin to attempt or go into such detail. It was the fact that Tolkien went into so much background detail and history even with parts that are not necessarily seen within the novels (such as the hobbit, silmarillion and Lord of the Rings), that made his creation so utterly believable, realistic and hence why it will continue to be very much present for so many years to come. Not only am i truely astounded by the history and how not only middle earth came into being as well as fitting (and being structured) within history's timeline of events that of the real world hear and now, but how all of the themes and topics within the novels are so relevant to all society regardless of if it is the 1900's or 2012 we can all empathise and connect to the writing. The Hobbit is such a fabulous masterpiece that has been one of the most infulential books of our generation, as it covers all human emotion and meaning within life that touches ones very soul. The characters are utterly brilliant, destinctive and loveable and one cannot help but get wisked away into a whorlwind of dragons, elves, trolls and talking eagles that will delight and spark so much creativity within a childs imagination. Tolkien set out to achieve the blindingly impossible and he did not fail but triumphed spectacularly in his endeavours to create a legacy behind him of literary works of fiction, that which will be remembered for so many generations to come. ...more

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May 19, 2012 Arok rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This is not a review, it is simply an endorsement. I'm re-reading "The Hobbit" (for the umpteenth time) for three reasons:

1) the movie (or the first half, anyway) will be out this Christmas, and I want the book fresh in my mind, and

2) I just purchased an e-reader and needed to start with something sacred (just like when Tolkien, upon first encountering a tape recorder, recited the Lord's Prayer into it ... in Gothic).

3) Needless to say, I believe this to be one of the best stories ever written a ...more

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Dec 28, 2011 Kate McKinstry rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: own

I love this book as much as I love Tolkien's other works. Although it wasn't meant to be, I wish it was much longer in order to fill in many of the tantalizing detail and history I've come to love in LOTR. Luckily, Tolkien wrote many histories, so my complaint is really moot. I love this story for its simplicity, images, and characters. ...more

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Sep 18, 2011 Cori rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: aaa-top-favorites, classic-novels, read-multiple-times, tolkien

Call me a nerd. I've read this series multiple times. LOVE IT!
...I just read it again, December 11, 2012, in time for the upcoming film release. ...It is still as enchanting as it was when first I read it! ...more

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