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Full disclosure: I am a life-long Tolkien geek. Mock me, and I'll cuss you out in Elvish. And then I'll breathe a bit of fire at you.
This is the prequel to The Lord of the Rings. I actually read LOTR first when I was 9 years old (back when dinosaurs walked the earth...) and it was rough going, so I highly recommend reading The Hobbit first. It explains a lot of things that are important to the trilogy. Also, unlike LOTR, this is a children's book. It's not just for children, by any means, but it ...more
This is the prequel to The Lord of the Rings. I actually read LOTR first when I was 9 years old (back when dinosaurs walked the earth...) and it was rough going, so I highly recommend reading The Hobbit first. It explains a lot of things that are important to the trilogy. Also, unlike LOTR, this is a children's book. It's not just for children, by any means, but it ...more
Read it to read it; liked it enough to eventually read the ring books.
Lexile 1000L
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 16.0
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 16.0
Jun 01, 2009
Jules
rated it
it was amazing
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May 26, 2012
Jenifer
rated it
really liked it
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modern-classic,
fantasy
Jul 08, 2012
chunwui
marked it as to-read
Apr 15, 2013
Sam
rated it
really liked it
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