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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
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December 1, 2012
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December 31, 2012

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Reading _The Hobbit_ is the mental equivalent for me of curling up in a warm blanket. Even though it has been years since I've last read it, the language still rings familiar and true.

When I was younger, I was focused on the adventure. On this reading, it was the humbleness and homeyness of the tale that stood out to me. Tolkien does a marvelous job of mixing heroics with daily life, fantasy with the familiar, and moralizing with humor. It makes for an enjoyable and substantial book that remain
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