The Hobbit

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Summary: What a fantasy
Review: I could never seem to get into this book; why? It is a tale of 'Bilbo Baggins' and his journey with Gandalf and the dwarves to find treasure, and defeat the 'evil dragon', Smaug. It seems pointless; adventure after adventure, many characters, and no main theme. It was a childish and boring book (as well a series).

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Summary: I REMEMBER THE HOBBIT!
Review: I remember watching the cartoon on television when I was a little boy. I was devastatingly terrified of the frog. I remember he bit someone's finger off for a ring he was wearing. I was thinking, "He is going to die! He killed himself for the ring!" I remember watching the frog descend into the pit with a devilish grin on his face. I can remember not wanting to see that part, but I always watched it anyway. Now that I am older, and an avid reader, I think I will read these books because I am sure that I will like the full story. Peace!

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Summary: It is an excellent book.
Review: It is an excellent book

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Summary: Gets better as the years roll on!
Review: Twenty-five years after being introduced to Bilbo Baggins and company my wife and I decided to splurge on the hardcover edition with illustrations by Alan Lee. Over protests from our 13 year old and indifference from our 9 year old, I began to tell the tale anew, in the evenings after supper. We are half way through the book, and fresh installments are requested almost every night. The audience is already inquiring about future adventures. The bottom line - this tale teaches lessons about integrity, trust, faithfulness and bravery in a way that children and adults alike can enjoy and appreciate. Lee's excellent illustrations seem to capture the essence of the character or situation. Tolkein set a standard quite early on that few have ever been able to match. Other authors that I also enjoy in this genre? My favorite is Stephen R. Lawhead.

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Summary: Itay Shahar
Review: The Hobbit is surelly one of the best books ever. If you will tell someone the name : "tolkien" the first thing he will say is Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, I think that the Lord of the Rings is far much better that The Hobbit, much more good and highlly writen, but The Hobbit is right after. Take a look on the Graphic Novel of it illustraited by David Wenzel, it is so good !

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Summary: I think this book is superb and thrilling.
Review: The Hobbit is a great book to read on your free time. When you start reading you can't stop. The charecters are really realistic. It really seems like there are some little people called Hobbit's live in little dens. It is very adventoruous and action packed. I could read that book again and again. This book has so many details it will blow your mind away. J.R.R Tolkein is a great aouthor and I would like to read more of his books! I just like to say thank-you to J.R.R Tolkein for writing this wonderful book the Hobbit. You shoould read it for yourself and find out the majic in the book.

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Summary: What a HORRIBLE book.
Review: I just don't see how everyone loves this book. It is a *never ending* tale of Bilbo Baggins and his 'journey' with the wizard and dwarves. J.R.R. Tolkien is a quite horrible writer...the story goes on and on and on, continuing with them hiding in a cave, fighting a dragon, or another thing of that sort. I am a pre-teenager and I still cannot focus on it because of its pure stupidity.

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Summary: Very good.
Review: I enjoyed this book much more than the Lord of The Rings Triology because it was more light hearted and fun, without all of the stark realism and dark foreboding of The Lord of The Rings. I felt as if I had really visited Midle-Earth and gone on an adventure with Bilbo Baggins and his friends. The transformation of Bilbo throughout the book was especially enjoyable for me.

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Summary: Marvelous for children of all ages.
Review: This book at the beginning didn't interest me until i started to read a little further. Then i realized this was a great children's book after all. The way J.R.R Tolkien made Bilbo Baggins go through so many challenges was very good. It kept me wanting to read on to the next page.

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Summary: Great prelude to the Lord of the Rings
Review: I read this book before reading any other fantasy novels. I read it simply to see for myself what all the hubbub was about, and I found that I thoroughly enjoyed it. Not really knowing anything about Tolkein or his books, I didn't know what to expect. I figured the book was overrated like a lot of others out there, but I can assure you that it most definately is not! Some complain of Tolkeins characters (females anyway) stopping at the neck. Inspite of the truth of this, it's effect on the story is virtually nonexistant. Tolkein is the father of fantasy and his books are the basis of the genre he pretty much created. If you are a fan of fantasy, this is the series that should have been read prior to any others. Most fantasy authors put a feel of Tolkein in their words (Jordan is one example), but that doesn't mean that they are trying to be Tolkein. So if you read fantsy after Tolkein, and think the author was trying to imitate Tolkein, don't jump to conclusions. A lot of authors see that as a way of paying homage to the man who wrote the books they know theirs will be judged by. Keep that in mind and read these books!!!