The Hobbit

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Summary: The Hobbit
Review: The Hobbit is about a Hobbit named Bilbo Baggins. A very quiet creature that didn't go on any advetures until a wizard named gandalf came along.there was also 13 Dwarves that were on a quest to destroy the dreaded dragon.....Smog. He would destroy villages and take everyone's gold and bring it back to his mountin and keep it for himself and for nobody ealse. and everyone is terrified of his furry.

BY,Alex

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Summary: Beautiful Book - OK story
Review: I realize I will be tared and feathered by the hordes of Tolkien Fans but it must be said.... I've read better. The collector's edition of the Hobbit was a gift for my birthday...the book itself is beautifully bound with wonderful illustrations. I'm not saying that I hated the book. It had a wonderful story with interesting ideas and characters (and is a must read for anyone who wishes to attempt to read the Lord of the Rings "series" in it's entirety), but (yes there is a but here) the story can be slow going at times not to mention the big made-up words and names that totally through you off. True, when dealing with a new, made-up world you have new words/names , but you don't need to make them 14 letters long and unpronounceable.

So what am I saying? If you want to "collect" books just to say you have them...buy the leather-bound collectors addition. If you want to read a well-written book...go read The Sword of Truth.

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Summary: There and back again , A hobbit's tale
Review: Tired of all those romance novels? Looking for a book full of adventure? Ready to leap right into the middles of a world full of magaic, danger, wizards, dwarves, elves, trolls, dragons, and little people no taller than three feet? Searching for a book where the hero is the one who appears to be unlikely or unworthy of the title hero? Then the hobbit is the perfect choice to fulfill your reading desires. It is a tale of a Hobbit named Bilbo Baggins, venturing out into the great big world. He takes risks, makes new life long friendships, and grows more mature and wise on his journey. Just when you things can't get possibily any worse, they do. The book presents a life learning lesson, that life isn't worth living if you don't explore it and get out into the world. In doing so you are setting goals for yourself, you never know what to expect but in the end you are a better person for getting out there. I thought this book was great! I recommend it, if one has the patience and the understanding to read it. It is the book right before The Lord Of The Rings. It introduces some of the characters in the up coming books. Tolkien is an extraordinary author, his words put me right in the story. The images were brought to life through is his words. This book is a must. However, let me warn you that once you get started you're hooked.

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Summary: An Adventure
Review: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien is about a hobbit named Bilbo Baggins. Gandolf, a wizard, and thirteen dwarves ask him to accompany them on their journey to regain their mountain and treasure. A dragon named Smaug had stolen thier mouintain home and their glorions treasure.
They traveled to the misty mountains and were captured by goblins and three days later they escaped. Then they journeyed to Mirkwood forest and made their way through after many adventures. From there they traveled to their last stop, Smaug's mountain.
Bilbo finds the dragon sleeping and steals a cup to prove that he was there. Smaug finds the missing cup and was furious. He assumed that the town nearby, Lake Town, was guilty and flew off to take revenge. The dwarves and Bilbo take advantage of the empty mountain and go inside and explore. At Lake town the dragon is killed and the treasure is free to take. There is a war because everyone wants some. The dwarves win and Bilbo takes a share of the treasure home.
I would reccomend this book for all ages. It has a beautiful and exciting plot that keeps you on your toes. It is full of suprises and the characters variety of personality keeps you interested interested.

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Summary: Disappointing! Stick with the Minds Eye or BBC versions.
Review: I found Mr. Inglis' voice characterizations to be poorly conceived and executed, and consequently this audiobook pales when compared to the two fully dramatized versions of The Hobbit by Minds Eye and the BBC, both beautifully realized. I grant that this is an unabridged reading, not a dramatization, but for an example of how the characterizations could have been accomplished, and for sheer listening pleasure you must compare this to the Harry Potter audio books read by Jim Dale. Jim Dale brings the characters to life in his reading with amazingly diverse voice characterizations, speech affectations, differing accents and pacing, such that the voices really suit the characters. In comparison, Mr. Inglis has a very narrow range of voice characterizations, and to my taste his characterizations were distinctly amateurish, flat and one-dimensional really, which was surprising in light of his Shakespearian credentials and disappointing after my experience with the triumph that Jim Dale brought us in the Potter series. In addition there are some rather horrible errors which should have been caught, and these now seem telling in the overall sparkless, indifferent and uninspired performance of this classic. An example of one such error: "Confusticate and bebother those dwarves!", which was flubbed by Inglis, saying "Confiscate" instead of "Confusticate". It is possible that Mr. Inglis thought to correct the text, as there is really no such word as Confusticate, nor "Eleventy-One" for that matter, but this may also underscore Mr. Inglis' ill-suited understanding of The Hobbit.

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Summary: The Hobbit is awesome
Review: I read Lord of the Rings first, and then read the Hobbit afterwards. I had heard of it my whole life and finally after reading it want to punch myself in the face for not reading it sooner. Tolkien rules. I am hopelessly addicted to reading his books for the rest of my life. But I don't mind...

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Summary: A great story and a beautiful edition
Review: If you are reading this you probably already know that a hobbit is a really fascinating epic story and the prequel of the lord of the rings. I just wanted to say that this hardback edition illustrated by Alan Lee is near brilliant. The art of the book: the inside as well as the outside are a real sight to behold, even if you are not a fanatic Tolkien fan, but just someone who likes great stories, I would still recommend this. It's just a great story in a beautiful edition. It is really worth the extra money because this a book you will treasure for a long time and for sure you are gonna read or just look in it another time too.

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Summary: KES Evenstar
Review: Bilbo Baggins, the hero of the book, is hurried out of his home by the wizard Gandalf. He went through many fantastic adventures with his dwarven companions who view him as nothing more than useless luggage. He slowly earns thier respect and survives a world too large for a hobbit. For he faced goblins, wargs(wolves), huge spiders, gulllom(repulsive remains of a hobbit), and the dragon smaug. On the journey he made friends and enemies and returns home wealthy.

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Summary: prelude to the greatest
Review: I read this book and it was great!it is really exiting because it has lots of battles,and it is high adventure. After a long chain of events the Elven Ring some how gets to Bilbo bagins (the Hobbit) on his quest. Read this book and find out what happens in this book. I would recomend this book to anyone who likes books with high adventures and battles.

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Summary: The Hobbit
Review: The Hobbit is the story of Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit who lives in Hobbiton. He enjoys a peaceful and care-free life but his life is interrupted by a surprise visit by the wizard Gandalf.They are embarking on a journey to recover lost treasure that is guarded by the dragon Smaug, at a Lonely Mountain.On the journey, Bilbo and the dwarves encounter all sorts of villains and obstacles. They have not traveled very far when they stumble upon a group of trolls.Gandalf leads the group to a place where they can get a short rest and they pass through the country of the elves.Bilbo has outwitted a creature called Gollum, and gained a ring that makes him invisible. This is certainly helpful in battling the Giant Spiders and getting the dwarves out of the Elvenking's prison. This is about all i can say without telling the rest of it. I thought that this was a good book because I was able to get into it.