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The Hobbit

The Hobbit

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: the hobbit
Review: If you liked The Lord of The Rings series then you should read The Hobbit. The Hobbit is the book that started the adventure of the Lord of The Rings. It is very descriptive and easy to picture the characters and the places that Tolkien writes about. The Hobbit is a mix of adventure & fantasy. Do you like books with wizards, dragons, elves & lost treasure? If you do then the book The Hobbit is the book for you. This is the story about a quiet hobbit called Bilbo Baggins of the shire. Bilbo goes on many adventures, but when he meets thirteen dwarves & one wizard he goes with them and they embark on a quest that Bilbo will never forget. Read all about the dangers he faces like the dragon Smaug, and how the One Ring came to be found by him in golem's cave. If you read this book you will learn that all heroes come in all sizes. Even the smallest person can make a difference.

By: Ty P

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The Hobbit
Review: Have you ever thought of slaying a dragon? That is what Bilbo Baggins does in this book. Bilbo is an innocent hobbit who does not know anything about the wide world. Suddenly he finds himself in a great adventure to slay a dragon. Bilbo leaves the Shire and goes to the city of Dale. He goes though seven obstacles. On the way he finds a ring that makes him invisible. This story will lead into the series Lord of the Rings. J.R.R Tolkien makes a whole new world in your imagination. People ages 6 to 60 would love this book. This book is much like Brian Jacques. I think you should read this adventurous and magical book.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The Hobbit : All but the Worst
Review: J.R.R. Tolkein has always been a great writer, but this I believe to be one of his best pieces, with an interesting story, action and adventure, and everything a good sci-fi story needs. All combined to create an excellent story. The story begins with Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf, 2 of the main characters. Frustrated with Gandalf, Bilbo invites Gandalf to breakfast or brunch on a later day, little did he know, Gandalf would accept the next day, bringing with him 13 dwarves. The dwarves plan to retake their family?s home, The Lonely Mountain, stolen by the great dragon Smaug. Early the next day, they depart, on their way to the Misty Mountains, their traveling slow and weary. Needing rest from the elements, and advice for a path through the mountains, they stop at the last homely house of Rivendell. There, Elrond, an Elf of Rivendell, shows them a path through the mountains, and also gives them supplies. On they?re route through the mountains, two storms collide, and they need shelter, only to find themselves taken into a goblin clan?s cave. The party successfully escapes, but without food or supplies. They then make their way to one of Gandalf?s friends. He gives them shelter, and sends them on their way through a forest, the only obstacle left between them and he mountain. The party faces many things in the forest, and is imprisoned by the wood elves. After escape, they make their way to a town, where supplied, they finally make their way through the desolation of Smaug to the mountain. They finally make it there, and inside, when Smaug is killed when attacking the town. The dwarves have found their home, but they aren?t the only ones wishing the get it, and the treasures inside.
I enjoyed the book immensely, with a rating of 5/5 stars, Tolkein lives up to his expectations, and delivers a wonderfully great book.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: interesting
Review: This is book is about the adventure of a hobbit, which is also the before-story of the Lord of the Ring. It was written in a very formal and traditional adventure story style that has heroes, dwarves, elves, fairies and monsters. Besides the wonderful journey in the adventure world what I also learned from this book is that people should take chances and fight for what they believed in.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: The Hobbit
Review: J.R.R Tolkien's Hobbit is not only the best book written by him, but also possibly the best fantasy book ever. Bilbo Baggin's long, enthralling, and extreme adventure with the great wizard, Gandolf, and his thirteen dwarves, will make you want to read more and more. You might even finish the book in a day or two. As Gandolf and the dwarves persuade him to come with him to fight the evil dragon, Smog, and take back the gold that was once all of theirs, they are about to encounter the most exiting part of their lives.
Every page of this book is a dose of excitement and action. The great part about the book is that the rising action keeps building and building drastically until the end. The Hobbit is a must read for all fantasy lovers. But even if you aren't a fantasy lover, you will still marvel this amazing book.
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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The Hobbit
Review: Dwarves, wizards, goblins, and hobbits all in one great book the hobbit the book of the century. I would read it again just to experience the thrill of all of them together at once Bilbo with the magic ring that could turn him invisible with it just to get out of problems with the goblins. This book is a must read for a teen and up. This is a perfect opportunity to get the best book in the world. You must read this book before other people take them all.
By Christian

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The Hobbit - Best Tolkien Book!!!
Review: The Hobbit is by far the most exciting, adventourous, and humorous J.R.R. Tolkien book on the market. Being a huge fan of Tolkien's work, I have read just about every book there is to offer, and have not found one yet that is better than The Hobbit. The book starts by introducing you to a boring, normal hobbit that has no idea he will someday be one of the most famous hobbits ever. While sitting down to his usually noon tea he gets a knock on the door and opens it to find a pair of dwarves standing outside. Being his freindly self he invites them in for a cup of tea. Before long the door has been opened 6 times revealing a total of 12 dwarves that are all seeming to be of some relation. By the time Bilbo (the hobbit) knows what is going on, his tookish side gets the best of him, and he is swept out the door on an adventure of a lifetime. On the way Bilbo discovers their quest is to kill off a dragon that has taken their ancestors mountain along with all the treasures inside. Bilbo is quite pleased when he finds out his reward will be one fourteenth of treasure. Along the way, however, the group faces many hardships, dangerous encounters, and deadly battles. This book keeps you on your toes and guessing what is going to happen next. Unlike other Tolkien books I found it to be quite humouros. There are not as many battles as in the lord of the rings series, but there are just as many near death encounters. Overall this was probably the best book I have read in months, because of Tolkien's ability to make you believe that this could have actually happend. If you have read any other Tolkien book and enjoyed it, you will love this book! My advice to you is to purchase The Hobbit today and discover the mystical world of Middle Earth!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A Very enjoyable quest.
Review: I was never in to Lord of the Rings Or J.R.R. Tolkien until I saw the movie. I didn't like the movie very much until my friend brought it over and let me hold it. I instantly fell in love with it. And felt that I was almost forced to Buy Tolkien's Literary works. After much and much hesitition, I knew that I was bound to like the book so I said why not go all out and buy this GREEN LEATHERETTE HOBBIT, AND THE LORD LORD OF THE RINGS RED LEATHERETTE.editions of the book.

I read the Hobbit in 6 days. The book starts off very entertaing but later on becomes rather dry. However not dry enough to make it unbearable.The Green Leatherette edition is 317 pages, and about 4 full color glossy drawings, and as well as about 10 or more other drawings. The Drawings are not bad, especailly since they were drawn by Tolkien himself who is known for his writing skills not his drawing skills. The book becomes dry when they leave the wood elf spot, and they have to go through mirkwood, where there are many spiders and other creatures. The book then picks up later when they arrive at Loneley mountain, the end of the book, where they have to steal the treasures from the Dragon Smaug who guards the treasures. Which is about 60 pages of the book, completely on the part with Smaug and before Smaug dies.

The book I would reccommend to people between the ages of 5-?? the book is very good, and should be read by all readers of all ages.The book has illustrations but does not need them to help the story progress, I could litterally sit there and draw out the things described with out being bored, as other books do.
The book has nearly no violence and is a very light hearted adventure of a "hobbit" Bilbo Baggins who never went on any adventures or unexpected events, but with his meeting up with the Wizard "Gandalf The Grey" he tells Bilbo about going on a quest that will make him rich. The next day, Gandalf comes back with the Dwarves who Bilbo will spend his adventure with and tells him everything(or not so much as everything).

The quest starts simple enough and seems like a typical fantasy( which J.R.R. Tolkien is the author who spawned the genre as a whole) Bilbo is hired as a burglar to accompany a group of thirteen Dwarves to the Loneley mountain. Once at the Loneley mountain Bilbo will have to pilfer the Dragon Smaug of all his un needed treasures. The book starts simple but ends with many hardships and is very enjoyable, readers 5-12 highly reccomended,but other age groups don't expect much violence.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: The Hobbit
Review: The Hobbit is about Hobbit by the name of Bilbo Baggins. Like most hobbits he is quite predictable. One day, Bilbo is at his home when his friend, Gandalf the Wizard , and a party of 12 dwarves ask for his help to find the dwarves treasure. Bilbo and Gandalf and the dwarves encounter several dangerous creatures on their journey including a dragon, goblins, trolls, and the recognizable creature form the Lord of the Rings, the Two Towers, Gollum.
I would only recommend this book for higher level readers over the age of 12. The Hobbit is a good book for a person who likes to let their imagination go.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: The Hobbite
Review: I thought that this book was a very interesting tale about a hobbite who went on an interesting journey to fight a dragon . I thought Tolkien made the charectors come to life in your head. e made theem sem like they pop off the page. When i was reading the page i could image the scenes in my head. Over all it was and exciting book. I liked it alot.


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