The Hobbit

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Summary: MUST-READ!
Review: Tolkien...that man was a genius. I have read this book 11 times, and I am not some sort of weirdo--really. That sort of testimonial should be enough to persuade anyone to read this truly wonderful gem of a book! If you haven't yet read _The Hobbit_, please, please do so now. Read it to your kids, too. Then read it again, and again, and again....you won't be able to help yourself, I guarantee.

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Summary: A good fantasy...
Review: the HOBBIT was an enjoyable fantasy written early this century by a man who is now dead. I can't understand why so many people are calling it the worst book, or over rated. When reading THE HOBBIT, you must remember at least 2 very important things: 1) it's a fantasy...there aren't many popular fantaies these days, especially among teen agers, so please keep an open mind when reading this book. 2) it was written for children. when Tolkein first wrote this book, it was a child's fantasy book. the next 3 that followed, the popular LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy, were intended for older audiences. I recomend that people crtisizing Tolkein's writing style please remember this very important fact.

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Summary: Enchanting
Review: i read the Hobbit for the first time my senior year in high school, and from the first chapter, i was completely captivated by the story and it's characters. ever since, i've found myself reading the rest of the series non-stop, dreaming of it's characters, and just wishing i could have written something as beautiful as Tolkien has. to the people who have said it to be over-rated and horrible--i do believe you just didn't understand it and were too lazy to pull out a dictionary and look up all those words you didn't know.

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Summary: My All-Time Favorite Book
Review: Tolkien has created a fantastic magical world filled with elves, dwarves, and of course hobbits. This book is my favorite because of the many details put into it. My favorite character was Gandalf. The Lord of the Rings serves as a fitting prequel to this must-read novel.

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Summary: The best fantasy book by the best fantasy author ever!
Review: The main character in the book The Hobbit is a hobbit named Bilbo Baggins. A Hobbit is a short dwarf-like creature that really is not very capable of action. Bilbo was one of these exceptions, since he was born from a very famous family of Hobbit who were always getting into trouble. Bilbo's personality changes throughout the story. It starts like a regular Hobbit who doesn't want a adventure, but he eventually becomes sort of a leader and slays a huge dragon. The story The Hobbit didn't have any real defined point in history, but it did take place around fantasy times around spring. In the beginning of the story, Bilbo was in his little Hobbit hole when a group of travelers stop by to rest. It turns out they were on a voyage with a great wizard named, Gandalf. Through some means, Bilbo comes with them and meets their first challenge with a bunch of giants. The giants desperately needed food, and were happy to see these travelers until they all got away. The travelers faced a few more problems like goblins, until they were separated in a cave. Bilbo went downwards where he found this strange ring and met a strange monster. Bilbo discovered his ring made him invisible, and decided to make a deal with the creature. The creature was hungry, so Bilbo said that if he lost at a competition, the creature could eat him. If Bilbo won though, the creature would show him the way out. They decided to tell riddles, and by slightly cheating, Bilbo won and escaped. After Bilbo was reunited with his team, they voyages on, fighting more goblins and giant spiders until the final showdown with Smog the dragon. Everyone was too scared to face him except Bilbo. The dragon was so large he couldn't beat it alone, but he didn't have too. The dragon flew out of the cave and attacked a small town nearby. One townsman shot the dragon and killed it, ending the tragedy and the adventure. The real reason on how the dragon was killed was because of Bilbo. When he was in the cave, he saw a small place where the dragon armor didn't cover the flesh. It was conveniently located near the heart. It was a tough shot, but a young archer in the town had a good arrow. One shot and the dragon plunged into the ocean, killing it forever.

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Summary: It is a book about hobbits and other things.
Review: I think it is a really interesting book about a hobbit that goes on an adventure to the Lonely Mountain with his dwarf friends. They get into lots of weird problems, like when they get strung up by some spiders. My favorite character is Gandalf the Wizard. He helps them sometimes. It was a very good book.

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Summary: Excellent Book, Made Even Better Through Illustration!
Review: The Hobbit is the best fantasy book of all time. My wife and I have just completed reading this classic to our two children; ages 7 and 9. They loved it and will remember reading this book together with their parents for a lifetime. The illustrations by Alan Lee added greatly to our children's enjoyment of this great classic.

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Summary: The hobbit is a cleverly crafed story.
Review: The Hobbit is a uniqe story that that takes you on a great quest through middle earth . Its written so well on the locations and history of middle earth making it a very great fantsy story.

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Summary: An all-around wonderful novel, but should be read young.
Review: The Hobbit, which is the prelude to the Lord of the Rings trilogy, is an extremely entertaining book for something written so early in the twentieth century, and always gives the reader the impression of belonging to a larger world that is only hinted at in this first novel. Somewhat naive and innocent compared to the immense dark forces displayed in the rest of the trilogy, but if you plan on reading the other books, you absolutely must read The Hobbit.

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Summary: The "prequel" to the most famous trilogy in fantasy.
Review: This fantasy tale is actually a prequel or predecessor to Tolkein's famous epic, the Lord of the Rings trilogy. It is required reading for any serious student of fantasy or speculative fiction and I recommend it enthusiastically. J. R. R. Tolkein (1892-1973) was a noted philologist who was Merton Professor of English Language and Literature at Oxford University as well as a close friend of C. S. Lewis. "The Hobbit," originally a story written for children, is a tale of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, and how he helps a wizard named Gandalf and a group of dwarves in their quest when traveling through a land known as Middle-Earth. Hobbits are little people who are smaller than dwarves, don't have beards, live in holes in the ground, and don't wear shoes. They have hairy feet which have leathery soles. One day, Bilbo is visited by Gandalf and his adventures began. The following day a group of thirteen dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield, visited Bilbo with Gandalf. They planned to travel to the Lonely Mountain to recover a treasure that had been stolen by the dragon Smaug many years earlier and they have decided to enlist the aid of Bilbo. In the travels of this troup, they overcome some trolls, find two ancient swords, meet friendly elves, and discover a secret message on their treasure map. They are captured by goblins and rescued by Gandalf. However, Bilbo is separated from the rest and finds himself alone in a dark cave where he meets the creature Gollum. After a contest of riddles, Bilbo escapes Gollum with the aid of a magical ring that he had found in the cave. Upon rejoining Gandalf and the dwarves, the travelers continue their trek but are soon attacked by Wargs (evil wolves). They are rescued once again, this time by giant eagles who fly them to safety. Their adventures continue until the quest is finally completed.