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Summary: Enchanting, fun, playful yet meaningful
Review: According to the reviews on this book, everyone loves this book--EXCEPT for those who are under 15 and were FORCED to read it in school. To those who are young and find it too long, too confusing, too dumb, etc., perhaps you should just stick with Stephen King until you mature a little. Ironic that this book, which was originally intended to be a "kids" book, misses with so many kids...Anyway, I'm 30 and I have been meaning to read Tolkein for years; I'm not a fantasy fanatic (at least not yet) and picked this up a week ago, and I loved it! It's so original (considering it was the first, after all), and I've had wonderful dreams of hobbits, wizards, etc. all week. Thank you J.R.R.'s spirit!!
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Summary: A great book for evryone!, Almost.
Review: I loved The Hobbit. I found the fantasy land in which it takes place, Middle Earth, to be extremely well developed. The history of this land was so detailed that it was almost as if you were reading a non-fiction book, except that it was extremely exciting. There have even been a number of atlases published on Middle Earth that, I believe, can be found on Amazon.com. The characters in The Hobbit were very well put together. The only problem I had with this book, at the time that I read it for the first time, was that the characters in some of the parts seemed to all have the same name. You couldn't tell which one was which! Upon reading it a second time, I found that it was much easier to understand. This book was made for children, unlike its sequel, The Lord of the Rings. I loved the suspenseful parts of The Hobbit, such as when Bilbo enters a secret door in The Lonely Mountain to confront Smog for the first time. I really am a fantasy nut, so this review may be a bit of an exaggeration. If you don't like fantasy books, you should look at another review to get a different perspective.
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Summary: To those who attack the book...
Review: you will simply never understand. I first read The Hobbit when I was eight years old, and have read the book seven or eight times since. This book is not as powerfull as the trilogy that it preceeds, but is far better in its own way. As is well known the book was written for children, because of this alot of people try to insult the writers style. Like I said, they just don't understand. That is what attracts me to the book. The drifting, whimsical style that makes you feel like a child every time you read it. Some of the other reviews said that it was poorly written, that could not be farther from the truth. It takes an exeptional writer to tell a tale in such a captivating manner, and someone with at least minimal intelligence to recognize and enjoy it.
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Summary: You will read this book. You will like it.
Review: J.R.R. Tolkien here, ho ho ho. You thought I was dead, didn't you? Well, I have been brought back to life by an evil necromancer. Now I'd like to tell you this book is great and you all must read it for I spent so many weeks writing this that you can sacrifice a few hours to show your respect to my work. Well, gotta get back to the Abyss..
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Summary: A very nice suprise
Review: i first heard about the hobbit long ago in my adolescence when, like so many other classical titles, it was impressed upon me that it was something i ought to read. but, i'm not a fan of fantasy. and being a student much of my reading material of late is dominated by textbooks. when i finally picked up the hobbit a few weeks ago- this was shortly after reading the narnia chronicles- i was in the mood (so to speak)for the genre. i was suprised to read how funny and charming it was. i found myself laughing out loud at tolkin's description of bilbo's quiet shire home disrupted by hungry dwarves bent on glory and adventure.i was impressed by the scope of the narrative and the imagination of the creator of middle-earth. this is a wonder-filled tale and should be shared. i highly recommend it.
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Summary: THE BEST BOOK EVER WRITTEN
Review: This book was so entertaining. I couldn't put it down. The topics were so interesting and I loved when all 14 of them came to Beorn. The most interesting parts were when they were fighting the goblins while Poor Bilbo was facing Gollum in a riddle contest.
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Summary: a wonder of fantasy storytelling
Review: I received the Hobbit as a gift when I was very young. Reading it then, I was enthralled by the adventure and the action and the strange creatures. I couldn't help but wish I had a magical ring too as a child.I'm older now, and enjoy the Hobbit for the messages and the characters, as well as the excitement and fantasy. And, much to my surprise, I find it a much faster read than the Lord of the Rings. Like a magical fable, it simply flows from chapter to chapter until it reaches a magical completion. The Hobbit is much more lighthearted than its successor trilogy, and well-suited to children of all ages. All that is required is a love of fantasy and escape that's missing in today's world. And I can think of no better world to escape to than the realm of Middle-Earth.
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Summary: You may not like this book....if your on crack!
Review: Although LoTR is better I love The Hobbit more. It is my favorite book of all time.My father first read it to me when I was 4, so I don't see how people get off calling it "too complicated". The writing is stunning and this and LoTR and The Silmarilion are the peaks of fantasy writing. Nothing writen will ever equal it in scope of imagination. If you also love this book I would recommend the illustrated micheal Hague edition and the audio adaption from The Mind's Eye.
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Summary: It was all right, but I wasn't too fond of it.
Review: I did not like it too much. It was a book I could handle. It was kind of hard to understand. I didn't find gnomes fighting a dragon too interesting, but it was written well. That is why I gave it 2 stars.
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Summary: GREAT BOOK
Review: This book was the best book I've ever read. At the beginning I thought it was boring but once I got past it, I couldn't put the book down. I stopped everything else I did to read and ordinarily I don't like reading. I recommend this book to everyone.
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