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Summary: Makes a long car trip bearable
Review: The Hobbit is a book that can be re-read multiple times, like any good classic. That's why it's worth the investment to get the CD and enjoy the story again and again while traveling in your car. I find driving long distances boring, but listening to a good book makes the time pass quickly. This edition is the entire book, unabridged. You already like the story, so you just want to know if it is well-read. The answer is that Rob Inglis does a superb job of reading the story, just as you might read it to your kids. He is easy to understand and varies his voice to represent the characters. More importantly, he makes the characters sound much like I had already imagined them.
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Summary: Great!!
Review: The Hobbit' is a lightly-written fairy-tale of Hobbit Bilbo Baggins' journey to the Dwarven home. It includes elves, a wizard, and wonderfully odd characters such as Tom Bombadil and the River's Daughter. Bilbo is caught up in a strange adventure with a troupe of dwarves and a wizard. The tone of 'The Hobbit' is very different from the rest of the series; it is an adult story written as a children's story. Bilbo awakens one morning to an old man blowing smoke rings outside of his 'hole in the ground'. This old man rested on a staff and wore a pointed blue hat, and his beard hung nearly to his waist. It seems the old wizard, Gandalf, has chosen Bilbo as the fourteenth man to accompany a troup of thirteen dwarves. Thirteen is an unlucky number, and in any case they needed a good burglar. That Bilbo never considered himself a burglar, and in fact had never burgled, bothered the wizard not in the slightest.I think that part of the success of 'The Hobbit' can be attributed to its 'moral' about war (which I can't explain further until you've read the book, and then you won't need me to). But it is also an engaging story of a middle-aged nobody's coming-of-age. Bilbo passes through fire, literally, and emerges, if not a hero, than at least a story-teller. Overall I think this is a great book and I recommend it to anyone who is interested in a good read. Other good books are Paul Omeziri's Descent into Illusion and L ARon Hubbard's Battleship Earth.
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Summary: Wow! What an Adventure
Review: "The Hobbit" to me was one of the best books I have ever read. It is one of the most exciting and interesting books I have seen. You start off in a hobbits little hole. The only thing about this hobbit is that he is very organized and likes things his way. But with an unusual visit he is set off on the biggest adventure of his life. He sees dwarfs, dragons, elves and many other things out of the ordinary. And I think it is a great introduction into the life-thrilling books of the "Lord of the Rings!" I would say that if anyone likes adventure, surprises, and excitement they should read this book. I think they would soon jump into the great excitement and feel the same way as I do!
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Summary: Visit the beginning
Review: J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is the beginning of the stories of that race of halflings which is continued in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. It begins when Galdalf the Grey visits Bilbo Baggins' home, Bag End, followed within minutes by a company of dwarves. Surprised to find that they have come to include him in their trek to the lair of Smaug, a dangerous dragon, Bilbo at first declines the honor. After all, Hobbits never go on adventures. However, Gandalf has chosen well. Bilbo at last agrees to accompany the dwarves, in itself a most unusual circumstance. But it is not an easy trek they have chosen to undertake. Thirst, starvation, capture, and death await them at every turn. The most dangerous item encountered, however, is a simple gold ring which has not seen the light of day for many years. What will be the price if Bilbo liberates the ring? With The Lord of the Rings movies now being released, this is a wonderful time to revisit the beginning of the Baggins family adventures. For those who have never read Tolkien, his style may be difficult at first. The difficulty of the names may seem daunting. But once readers begin, these will not seem to be barriers. And, like most of those who have read and loved the Hobbits, they will return again and again. All fantasy readers should enjoy both The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, as they were the stories on which much modern fantasy is based. There are also numerous books, such as bestiaries and encyclopedias, which add to the experience.
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Summary: Collector or not
Review: This item is both for collector and non collectors of JRR Tolkien's pieces. It's a valuable addition to all my JRR pieces
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Summary: J.R.R. Tolkien: Literary Genius
Review: In my opinion, there is only one other book that surpasses The Hobbit, and that is The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (which Tolkien originally wrote as one book). J.R.R. Tolkien was without a doubt a true literary genius. The Hobbit sets the stage for the magnificent trilogy which follows, but it is a fine work which stands on its own. Tolkien's vivid imagination transports one to a land whose inhabitants include dwarfs, elves, trolls, dragons and other familiar fairy tale creatures, but these are not the elves and dwarfs of Grimm and Hans Christian Anderson. These are REAL beings which are believable. No tiny elves that flit about here; these are the ancient ones, the healers, the wise ones of Middle Earth, the immortals. They are tall, elegant and powerful beings to respect, and indeed sometimes fear.
As for the wizards...Gandalf the Grey is no mere human, but a powerful being sent from above to help the inhabitants of Middle Earth, in this case a Hobbit, an unusual creature one cannot help but love from the start. Hobbits love life; they love to eat, love companionship and a warm hearth. They are the kind of folk one is drawn to, and relates to...a homey kind of people who till the soil and tend their gardens. One can almost smell the hot bread steaming fresh from the ovens. I found the Hobbit back in the mid-sixties and have been an avid Tolkien fan ever since. I highly recommend it to anyone who likes adventure, suspense, wit and humor. It is no mere childs tale...this one is for all ages to enjoy!
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Summary: J.R.R Tolkien's best right here!
Review: If you want an action packed ride then take a trip into the mind of J.R R. Tolkien and the land of Middle Earth but beware of evil like orcs, dragons, goblins, and Belroc a demon from another world. Not only are these things deadly but the land itself can also be filled with traps and other twists and turns. But fear not, for there are people who try to defend Middle Earth from such things, such as the elves of Elrond, dwarves of Morlia and other men of Middle Earth. Take the trip with a little hobbit name Bilbo Baggins and read about all this and more adventures in The Hobbit by J.R Tolkien.
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Summary: the best book ever!!!!!!!!!
Review: If you like action and adventure then get ready to jump into the world of middle earth, (but middle earth is infested with evil things) like,orcs,dragons,goblins,and Belroc a demon from the anchint world. But not just the creatures are dangourus the land can be deadly also. filled with traps and other twists and turns to make you lost in the dark. But there are good things to who defend the people of evil like the elves of elrond the dwarves of morlia and the men of middle earth.
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Summary: The Hobbit
Review: I really did not like this book. There wasn't much interest in it and I did not enjoy this kind of book. There was only one part that was actually good. That was when 13 dwarves came to the service of
Bilbo Baggins. Then they tell him he needs to go on an adventure. In this adventure he will face a fierce dragon. He then sees goblins but I can't tell you all of the book so you will have to read it.
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Summary: A geat story
Review: A prelude to "The Lord of The Rings". Although this book is geared towards younger readers, people of any age would enjoy this one. The tale of how the One Ring came into the possession of the Hobbits. Bilbo's first encounter with Dragons, Dwarves, Gandalf and Gollum. It's an enjoyable journey from beginning to end.
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