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Arrows of the Queen by Mercedes Lackey - September 2024
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The Hobbit (The Lord of the Rings #0) by J.R.R. Tolkien - March 2023
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Ah, I still remember the first time I read this one, back when I was twelve or so -- it and The Lord of the Rings in one frantic weekend. It was a good weekend.
Lost count of how many times I've read it since, though it's no longer the all-consuming reading marathon. But still a delight, even if an imp was comparing it to the other Middle Earth works -- Middle Earth not being entirely consistent.
Bilbo Baggins, a contended, well-to-do hobbit, is sitting on his threshold, smoking and blowing smoke ...more
Lost count of how many times I've read it since, though it's no longer the all-consuming reading marathon. But still a delight, even if an imp was comparing it to the other Middle Earth works -- Middle Earth not being entirely consistent.
Bilbo Baggins, a contended, well-to-do hobbit, is sitting on his threshold, smoking and blowing smoke ...more
What a GREAT journey!
I was not in rush reading this before. However, after reading
... I was so excited to read more of Tolkien's works. I didn't regret it. I was more than satisfied after reading it.
It is more than a novel. This is an EPIC adventure. It follows the adventure of a Hobbit named Bilbo. He had some wits, as well as luck and a magic ring- and all three are very useful possessions.
The manner of telling the story with slight hints on what would happen next made reading it more int ...more
I was not in rush reading this before. However, after reading
... I was so excited to read more of Tolkien's works. I didn't regret it. I was more than satisfied after reading it.It is more than a novel. This is an EPIC adventure. It follows the adventure of a Hobbit named Bilbo. He had some wits, as well as luck and a magic ring- and all three are very useful possessions.
The manner of telling the story with slight hints on what would happen next made reading it more int ...more
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