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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
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What Members Thought

Gaijinmama
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
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Meredith
Oct 29, 2025 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: j-r-r-tolkien
This was a very good book. I found the audiobook easier to read than the ebook.
Catsalive
Jun 16, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: pre-bc
A great book.
Hans
Apr 24, 2008 marked it as to-read
Willy
May 05, 2008 rated it really liked it
Megan
May 08, 2008 rated it liked it
Kathy
Jun 26, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Jennifer
Jul 09, 2008 rated it really liked it
Shelves: science-fiction
Annet
Jul 16, 2008 rated it really liked it
Shelves: favorite-author
Sarah
Aug 13, 2008 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Netanella
Oct 11, 2008 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Amanda Ko
Nov 14, 2008 rated it liked it
rachel
Apr 09, 2009 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: classics, fantasy
John
Apr 11, 2009 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: novel, mythology
Geri
Jun 23, 2009 rated it it was amazing
Monique
Jul 12, 2011 rated it really liked it
Carrie Smith
Sep 08, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Diane
Jan 02, 2013 rated it really liked it
Mickey
Feb 13, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Mai
Apr 05, 2015 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fantasy