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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
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What Members Thought

Stacey's All Booked
3.5 stars. obviously the movie was loosely based on this book. If they stuck to the actual plot lines the movie would have only been one part. This book is like an appetizer to the meal that is LOTR. so much was missing for it to be an entree in itself. I think I would have loved it more if I hadn't already read the Lotr trilogy. My expectations were set too high and this very good book suffered for it. I still recommend this to anyone interested in high fantasy or young adult fiction. My son en ...more
Savi
I actually didn’t enjoy this as much now as I did when I first read it as a kid. It was still a nice blast from the past so there’s that.
Catsalive
Jun 16, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: pre-bc
A great book.
Kiki
Jun 08, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Anne
Jun 11, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Angela Holt
Jun 25, 2008 rated it really liked it
Anastasia
Jul 01, 2008 rated it it was ok
Jennifer
Jul 09, 2008 rated it really liked it
Shelves: science-fiction
Edward
Jul 10, 2008 rated it really liked it
Annet
Jul 16, 2008 rated it really liked it
Shelves: favorite-author
Meredith
Sep 02, 2008 is currently reading it
Shelves: j-r-r-tolkien
Michael
Oct 08, 2008 rated it really liked it
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
Kimberley ❤️
Sep 12, 2009 rated it liked it
Shelves: bookclub
Carrie Smith
Sep 08, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Michael
Nov 29, 2012 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Kathy
Feb 10, 2014 marked it as to-read
Enid S.
Oct 01, 2020 marked it as to-read
Christin
Jan 02, 2021 marked it as to-read