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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
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September 3, 2012
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September 30, 2012
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Iulia
Aug 16, 2014 rated it it was amazing
This was a well-written, old-fashioned kind of fantasy book. I read LotR in my own language and was surprised to find a really beautiful narrative voice in The Hobbit, which I read in English. My favourite parts were the beginning and the end. I just can't resist the exciting moment when a journey is begun and the magic, bitersweet moment when it comes to an end. I was sort of happy that Tolkien omitted the battle itself, and then introduced Bilbo's POV. I always get so bored by long description ...more
Melina
Jul 27, 2012 rated it liked it
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Pianogirl
Sep 12, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: 1001-books, classics
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Jun 29, 2013 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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