The Hobbit

[Sikhandi, Founder]

The capitalization says it all :P.. The book that started it all (sorta..im being dramatic so bear with me). This is the book that brought on the lord of the rings series but lets not talk about that right now . What did you think of the Hobbit and did you think the movies matched the book?
Bilbo Baggins ..enough said :D

[Perlite, Mod #2]

Hobbit is u knw amazeball!...But yes Bilbo Baggins (in the movie obvi) says everything & u should add Lord of The Rings trilogy!! Even though I hadn't read it who the hell cares?

[Sikhandi, Founder]

i did check

[Renee]

Loved the book (it took me twice to get through the whole thing the first time tho). And the first two movies were impressive although I don't think three movies were necessary.

[Sikhandi, Founder]

Renspill wrote: "Loved the book (it took me twice to get through the whole thing the first time tho). And the first two movies were impressive although I don't think three movies were necessary."

There's a third??? I thought desolation of smaug was the last ?

[Renee]

They already made two hobbit movies and the third is coming out in the next year I believe

[Sikhandi, Founder]

oh right

[Leah]

Ye. I never really got into The Lord of the Rings trilogy. I'm determined to read them all but so far I've never really been that interested.

[Sikhandi, Founder]

Leah wrote: "Ye. I never really got into The Lord of the Rings trilogy. I'm determined to read them all but so far I've never really been that interested."

Honestly ive just read the Hobbit .. i havent read the lord of the rings books ..ever since i was small i had this weird fear of the characters in it.. the darkness overwhelmed me :P

[Rafael]

Leah wrote: "Ye. I never really got into The Lord of the Rings trilogy. I'm determined to read them all but so far I've never really been that interested."

You should start with the Hobbit! It's much lighter and hearthly than Lord of the Rings, being a breeze to read and and amazing and very entertaining story, as most of the times, better than the movies too :)

Give it a go and tell me what you think!

[Leah]

Thanks! Will do. I've started the hobbit many times and never really got it. Oh and why does the dragon talk?? That's so stupid!!

[Sikhandi, Founder]

I'm gonna read it after the mortal instruments

[Rafael]

Leah wrote: "Thanks! Will do. I've started the hobbit many times and never really got it. Oh and why does the dragon talk?? That's so stupid!!"

usually most dragons talk :( at least in a sense, some actually have verbal speech, other talk through the mind or even some cases of body control, hardly you´ll see a dragon that doesn´t communicate.

they´re supposed to be one of the most ancient and powerfull races in most "worlds"

[Leah]

I think it woulda been better if it communicated through the mind.

[Lissa]

Also, "the Hobbit" was written for children and talking dragons does sound like something that would be included in a children's book

[Kris]

I have an interesting connection to this book. My 7th grade English teacher suggested we read it. It was the year "The Fellowship of the Ring" came out in theaters. So I decided to try it a year later. I wanted to see if I would understand the story before I started reading the series. When I did read it, the second movie was about to come out in theaters. Rumor was that our next theater production at school that year was "The Hobbit". I went out for it and got the part of Gollum. My dad and a few of my friends had read the books already (I got sidetracked and still have to read the third book) so I saw the movies with them. I was one of the few girls in the whole theater! I saw the second one twice: once with my dad just after the performance, and once with my sister (who I had to explain the entire series to) before the show. I've since attempted to finish reading the series and have seen all (and own all on DVD) movies except the most recent "Hobbit" movie. From what I can tell, the movies are fairly close to the books. I can't say how close as I haven't read all the books yet.

[Leah]

My Year 8 English teacher has recommended two books (one book one series) to me and I don't know how she knows me so well, they have both occurred on my favourites list!! And Top 10!! How?? She just recommends book and I fall in love with them!! It's a bit creepy and I don't know how she does it.

[Sanjna]

Are spoilers allowed in these discussions? Sorry, I am new to the group...

[Sikhandi, Founder]

Yeah they are :)

[J]

Loved the hobbit!!!! Book was better then the movie as always. Definitely a have to read, I actually just recently read this. I really enjoyed it

[Valerie]

Is there a fandom name for this series?

[Sikhandi, Founder]

I think it falls under the LOTR fandom

[Emma]

Should you read the hobbit before LOTR or is there no special order?

[s.shadereads]

Emma wrote: "Should you read the hobbit before LOTR or is there no special order?"

Technically you don't need to read it first because they are both standalone's but by reading the Hobbit first it definitely gives you a little more insight into LOTR.

[Emma]

Ah thank you so much!

[Lyra]

HOBBIT is one of the best books I've read. It is PERFECT and LOVELY and I don't think I'll ever get tired of reading it!! <3 I love the book so much!

[[deleted user]]

I love the hobbit so much :-) I read it when I was ten, then watched the films when they came out then I read the lord of the rings and I'm halfway through the Silmarillion. They're hard to read but worth it, I'm 14 and managed the lord of the rings in 6 weeks so everyone should try to get through it and at least past Tom Bombadill

[charlotte_reads_reviews]

has anyone read the Silmarillion
also noticed Legolas and Tauriel aren't in the book ;( and no TaurielxKili as well

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I love the book and the movies!! The Hobbit is my favorite book of all time and I really enjoyed the movies, I cry so much on the third movie though 🥲