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Gregory asked this question about The Hobbit, or There and Back Again:
do you need to read the hobbit before lord of the rings ?
Samantha You can, it will give you tiny bit of background for some of the characters in the Lord of the Rings, but you really don't have to. Nothing happens in…moreYou can, it will give you tiny bit of background for some of the characters in the Lord of the Rings, but you really don't have to. Nothing happens in the Hobbit that effects the plot of Lord of the Rings in any meaningful way.(less)
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
by J.R.R. Tolkien
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