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Summary: Alan Lee Illustrated Edition - Beautiful
Review: The story is superb, but I will not cover the story.The cover, pages, and binding are of high quality. I also purchased the Lord of The Rings Illustrated edition. These are a companion set and worth every penny. I recommend this edition if you are a fan of the book and don't want another $10 copy of the book. This is a beautiful edition that will last for generations. The pictures are beautiful and do not detract from the story as written. This is the edition to buy if you love this book.
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Summary: Good, but not great
Review: I first read this book when I was 12. It didn't make much of an impression on me, since I remembered little of it years later. Rereading it recently, it still didn't make that much of an impression on me. Certain parts of it, however, did. The first was Gollum, a truly creepy and frightening little beast. I'd have to call him one of the most fully realized--yet pitiful--monsters in literature. The second was Smaug, an intelligent, ruthless, yet hynoptic dragon. These two are permanently stamped into my mind. They're both as scary as those flying monkeys in "The Wizard of Oz." Otherwise, the rest of the novel seemed to be just a routine fantasy-adventure. I didn't find the goblins and wolves frightening at all. I think most of this novel's fame is because it might have been the first of its kind; I can't think of any others like it that came before it. I doubt anyone under the age of 12 would like reading it that much. I suspect young children would like having it read to them, though. And it's not exactly for young people. Some adults would like it, too. Overall, I found it uneven--stretches of boredom with sudden flashes of brilliance.
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Summary: My precious.
Review: Fantasy is a difficult genre for me to understand. In fact, I hate fantasy. I can't stand that particular section of the book store--you know, the one with all of the strange illustrations and, well, mumbo jumbo role-playing games and what-not. I don't know, maybe I'm just being cruel to it--it's a minority in the literary world, and hey, if you're reading you're still enriching your brain. Anyway, <The Hobbit> is considered to be a novel with fantastical aspects: a strange creature lives on Middle-Earth; he leaves his home (a hole in a side of a mountain) so he can travel with a wizard and an eclectic group of dwarves so he can steal some treasure from a mountain guarded by a dragon. That's pretty fictional. His adventures enlighten him--they give him new spirit and possibility when, in the past, he could barely pour his hot tea without worrying himself. He learns of friendship and self-reliance--he even tackles the meaning of war. And in this tempestuous struggle within this fantasy world--and in himself--he gives us, the inhabitants of the real world (and Amazonland, of course) insight into the meaning of our existence, and how existential misadventures often give us more hope than we originally intended. This novel, masterfully written by J.R.R. Tolkien, the premiere master of Fantasy, is the dynamic prelude to <The Lord of the Rings> trilogy, a colleciton celebrated the world over for its unique philosophical standing, and also its exciting plot full of memorable characters. This is the book from the series that I treasure the most. I am indebted to Tolkien for this delightful gift--one that made me realize the importance of knowing that there is more to life than what we see, and that what we cannot see gives us more illumination.
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Summary: A unique fantasy novel!
Review: When I started reading this book, I was interested: a wizard, 13 dwarfs and a passive home-person hobbit set on an adventure to kill a dragon and take back what was robbed by a greedy dragon. I thought this was a typical fantasy novel with some adventures, good vs. bad encounters, and a happy ending where the party succeeded in killing the dragon and restored the city to its old glory. Boy, was I sure wrong! The characters were round, possessed both good qualities and flaws (for example, the dwarfs were excessively greedy, and there were serious problems because of that) and the group changed by each new experience acquired. The story was mysterious, suspenseful, funny, and dark, and the adventures were fascinating. The ending (*grin*) was totally different from what I imagined. All this is just a small portion of what's stored in this novel for anyone interested in reading this. =)
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Summary: The Hobbit: or the Critic
Review: This book is very cool. I would not reccomend it to people who do not like reading about battles. If you do not mind reading about battles, and you like just a pinch of magic to keep a book interesting, YOU GOTTA READ THIS BOOK!
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Summary: A Classic
Review: I enjoyed this as a teenager (who didn't), and can't wait until my son is old enough so that I can read it to him every night. The book that launched a genre.
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Summary: One if the best books I've read...
Review: This book got me started on the Tolkien books! If you thinking of reading this well do it it's worth your time!^.^ and when your done you should read The Lord of the Rings! So I'm telling you pick this book up!^.^
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Summary: Fantastic! Perfect for any age.
Review: My brother first introduced me to The Hobbit back when I was a little kid. He gave me the graphic novel, and when I saw the illustrations, I just had to read it. It is my favorite book, and I read it (and the comic) over and over again. The story just grasps you and pulls you in, and you have no choice but to go along (kind of like Bilbo himself). You feel as if you are a character in the story itself, and you'll be running around pretending you are a hobbit or an elf weeks after you're finished reading it.
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Summary: :-)
Review: When I was about 3, my dad used to read me the Hobbit every night. Since then, I was in love with the book. It's about think little Hobbit named Bilbo and this big adventure he goes on. It really opened my eyes at such a young age, even though, then, i didn't really know what was going on, because the book isn't really for that young an age. I love tolkiens style in writing, and i wish I knew how he came up with all of these ideas to make one of the be3st books I've ever read! I really liked the special collectors editions because it had incredible drawings every once in a while, made my Tolkien himself. I also like the Lord Of The Rings, which featurtes Bilbo's relative, Frodo. You HAVE to read this book!
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Summary: An illustrated edition of the fantasy clasic REVIEW
Review: I have several editions of Hobbit. This is just the perfect one, I was looking for introducing my young children to Tolkien. It is a FULLY illustrated edition, With almost 140 pages of drawings at the style of a comic book but infinitly better done. Rich in color and detail, beautifull emotions on faces and well depicted places, perfect consistency with the book. More than that!!!. It has extracts from the book incredible well chosen, from a narrator point of view ,including dialogs mixed in such a way that there is almost no missing point treated in the original work, so text and reading is not lacking. I have not seen this kind of book in decades, It is one of the proudest books I have in my collection.
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