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Summary: good only for insomnia
Review: Actually, I would prefer to give it zero stars. In a number of attempts to read this thing, I succeeded in falling asleep every time. In ten or so attempts I was able to get no further than page 15. So dull.
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Summary: A necessary precursor to the Lord of the Rings.
Review: You must read this book if you are thinking about reading the Lord of the Rings. More things will make sense, and the reading will flow better. The Hobbit may not be as exciting but it is just as wonderfully written and is a great book!! I definitely recommend it.
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Summary: READ IT READ IT READ IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!PLEASE READ IT
Review: This is the best book ever you must read it this is the first book i ever enjoyed reading and my grandma handed it down to my mom then my mom handed it down to me and my childen ( someday ) are definately gonna get a whiff of it i think everyone should read this book and i feel really sad for the ones that are deprived of not having it so BUY IT right now i have began reading the first book of "the lord of the rings" and i am on "the felloship of the ring" this series is the best ever and i was sad when the hobbit was over but my mom said that the next three books that i am going to read are just as good so i'm crossing my fingers... this is the best book read it! i am eager to hear from everyone about jrr tolkien's book so if you would like my e-maiol adress is u4everclr@aol.com and for those Bilbo and smaug the dragon haters this book took 15 years to write so it can't be bad!
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Summary: Reading The Hobbit after The Fellowship of the Ring
Review: I read The Fellowship of The Ring about a month and a half ago, when I finished I decided to go back and read The Hobbit. After reading The Hobbit I understood the Fellowship better. I highly recomend reading The Hobbit fisrt if you are interested in the series, however reading the books individually is almost as interesting. I like how the series is set up, so that each book is an adventure of it's own and reading the other books only helps one better understand the books as a whole.
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Summary: Best work of Fiction every written
Review: Tolkien's first major hit, is a beautiful tale of fantasy and lore that will never be forgotten. Truly the greatest book of its kind the Hobbit introduces us to all of our favorite characters, such as Bilbo and Gandalf. I've read the book at least seven times, and I'm looking forward to reading it again.
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Summary: The greatest fantasy novel in the world
Review: This amazing work of literature has to be the best fantasy novel in the world. The magical adventures of Bilbo, Gandalf and the 13 dwarves is a great read for anyone. I would recommend this novel to everybody who likes books. This is a good book for parents to read to their children. You should also look at the Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J.R.R. Toilken.
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Summary: To All The People Who Hate This Book...
Review: I was reading some of these reviews and I am quite shocked! These people that don't like this book are just to stupid to understand it. Their sense of adventure is completely thwarted. Of course little kids aren't going to understand this book, but I was 10 the first time I read this book and I was captivated from the beginning to the end. I am now 14 and I have read a lot of different kinds of books and still I have not found one that kept me turning pages like The Hobbit. THIS IS EASILY THE BEST BOOK I HAVE EVER READ!!
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Summary: The Hobbit = best fantasy book ever written
Review: The Hobbit is truly the greatest fantasy book ever written. One can not compare it to anything. With characters that you grow to love, and enemies that you despise from the start, this book is a magnificent story of good versus evil.
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Summary: highlyrecommended
Review: I've never actually read this book, although my bestest friend and lover recommends that I read it. I will. I'm also a teacher, and after reading all of the other comments listed here, I will read it to my class of 8-11 year olds.
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Summary: A fount of inspiration, and a limitless wealth of joy.
Review: The Hobbit, and it's more involved sequel (TLOTR), is without question the first and strongest source of my desire to read and to write. As a child, my camp counsellor read segments of The Hobbit as a bedtime activity. I often fell asleep to the tales of Bilbo and his dwarven companions, only to wake up saddened that I didn't make it to the climax of the scene before nodding off. At 10 years of age I came home from camp demanding that my mother buy me this most remarkable book so that I might learn what exactly happened to my new friends (the counsellor wisely wouldn't tell me what I had missed!). I read the book (the first adult book I actually chose to read without a teacher making me) and then read it again! The detailed painting of Middle Earth, and the characters thereof, ignited my imagination. I became an avid reader, always in search of that magic that would transport me to another place, another time. Though I have found many, many books that I have enjoyed reading, there has never been a book that has so utterly captured my imagination and my heart as Tolkien's The Hobbit. The Lord of the Rings is truly a masterpiece of modern literature, and I would recommend it to any that are in search of a wondrous adventure, but I have never mentioned the trilogy without insisting-demanding-that the person first get lost in its prequel. Though TLOTR stands alone, The Hobbit, with its easy style, scaled-down history, lesser characters, and fewer scene changes, is completely indispensible for a deep understanding of what comes next. Tolkien's biography may scare off the casual reader if they hear of his scholarly background, but do not be fooled: His works are more accessible to the reader than anything by Ann Rice, Stephen King, or Frank Herbert. Though no less intelligent or involving Tolkien manages to give the reader a much more "immersive" experience, transporting them into his world, rather than projecting the world onto and around them as most other authors do. I took a cue from that long-ago camp counsellor and began to read The Hobbit to my little son, the moment he was past Green Eggs And Ham. Often now(he's seven), he asks me to read specific passages to him, usually the Bilbo/Smaug confrontations or, sometimes, the adventures with the trolls or the spiders. Yes, this book is a vehicle in which I share "quality time" with my young son. It is also my literary inspiration. I enjoy writing. Whenever I run into a block I pick up my copy and open it randomly. By the end of the page, I'm back at my typewriter, filled with renewed enthusiasm, if not new ideas. I cannot recommend this novel more heartily, and cannot recommend more desperately that you read it before some teacher tells you to do it as a book report. Do it as an assignment, and you will go into the story filled with a bitterness that will ruin the glory of Middle Earth. Remember: when my son, Matthew, is in one of his moods during the day, or depressed about one thing or another right before bedtime, I lean over and whisper something in his ear that brings a smile to his face and a twinkle to his eyes... "In a hole in the ground there lived a Hobbit..."
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