The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein - ★★★★

[John]

I feel as if I have revisited an old friend after a 5o years absence, which is probably how long since I last read The Hobbit and accompanied Bilbo Baggins, twelve dwarfs, and the white wizard, Gandalf over the hills and dales of Middle-Earth. Bilbo Baggins, the novel's protagonist and very domestic resident of his hillside domicile, Bag End, in Hobbiton, is a reluctant recruit as a burglar to accompany the dwarves and Gandalf on an adventure to regain the dwarves' ancestral mountain home from the great dragon Smaug. Although it isn't an allegory like C.S. Lewis's Narnia Chronicles, The Hobbit does contain Christian themes such as purpose, morality and Providence. If you have watched Peter Jackson's movies and believe that you don't need to read the novel, think again! Jackson look significant creative license by adding material that doesn't exist in the book.

[Joanne]

One of my top ten all time favorites! Nice you re-visited ;)