The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Book Reviews of The Hobbit
Book Review: The Hobbit
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the greatest juvenile fiction I've ever read.
Tolkien's expertise with language makes the book an easy yet marvelous read, and he's a masterful storyteller. The book jacket illustration, the maps, and the drawings and paintings with which the story is interspersed remind me of the legendary craftsmanship of the story's dwarves.
The one drawback is that there are no female characters to speak of.
But isn't there something right with the world that these stories continue to be so popular?
Book Review: Adventure begins
Summary: 5 Stars
Not the first tale Tolkien wrote about Middle-Earth, but The Hobbit was the first to be published. Because of this, it is often a first introduction to Tolkien's world. It is, of course, the story of Bilbo Baggins, the hobbit who dwells in that hole. With both respectable Baggins blood and more adventurous, unpredictable Took blood running through his veins, he has lived a quiet fifty years in his hole under the Hill but when adventure comes knocking on his door in the form of Gandolf, the wizard.Book Review: There and back
Summary: 5 Stars
An easy but adventurous read! Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit, has led a pretty quiet life so far but it's all about to change. Gandalf, the wizard, on the other hand did not have a very good reputation with the hobbits but he's who saw the potential adventurous spirit in Bilbo and recommended him to the dwarves as the lucky member of their group. So begins Bilbo's adventure. Bilbo left home, was caught by trolls, met elves, fought goblins and wargs, and saw in part the battle of the five armies.
Book Review: Beautiful book with gorgeous jacket!
Summary: 5 Stars
I usually rip jackets off of my books because I hate the way they feel and look. I was so happy to get this book and see the beautiful jacket that covers it! It feels soft and the image is just stunning! There are a few pictures in the book of very good print quality... and over all I am really pleased with the quality of this book. I am so excited to sit down in my hammock and reread this classic in the form of my new gorgeous edition! :)Book Review: timeless classic
Summary: 5 Stars
I decided to FINALLY read this book after nearly 40 years of resisting. They say that "life is about the journey, not the destination." I beleive what makes this book such a timeless classic is Tolken's ability to pain the specifics of the journey in this book. The part of winning the treasure at the end is almost an after thought by the time it comes, but the experiences Little Bilbo and his friends go through are quite entertaining....