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Summary: The Hobbit
Review: The Hobbit is a story of a calm hobbit named Bilbo Baggins that lives in his hobbit hole and likes peace and quiet. He likes to eat a lot and likes smoking his pipe. One day a wizard showed up and asked Bilbo to go on a quest with him and other companions. Because hobbits are kind by nature he invited Gandalf (the wizard) to tea for the next day after refusing to go on the journey. Bilbo got annoyed because Gandalf wouldn't leave so he closed his hobbit-hole door, at that moment Gandalf put a sign on his door without Bilbo noticing. The next day an unexpected party of dwarfs showed up for tea and Gandalf came after the last dwarf. That's where the Bilbo's quest began with Gandalf and the dwarfs.
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Summary: Review for The Hobbit
Review: The Hobbit, written by J.R.R. Tolkien is the best book I have ever read. The story of Bilbo's journey is exciting, adventurous, and keeps you wanting to read. The Hobbit has many thrilling stories inside the long tale. This book was just fun to read! It is easy to follow and understand, while it still vastly describes the world of Middle Earth, created by Tolkien. It gives a better understanding of Tolkien's world and is a good intro to the Lord of the Rings trilogy. The Hobbit can be enjoyed by all ages and should be part of everybody's bookshelves.
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Summary: An amazing novel
Review: ~The Hobbit is a great introduction to Middle Earth. The Hobbit is a much easier novel to read than the Lord of the Rings, and is just as good. The novel is also more lighthearted and aimed at younger readers. Tolkein is a masterful story teller, and I could sense the enjoyment he must have felt from telling his stories. The way he writes, the words he uses, shows the fun he had writing this novel. However, I feel there is somewhat less excitement in this novel than in the Lord of the Rings.~~ Maybe it is because the Lord of the Rings is longer or has graver consequences. Anyway, it is still a enjoyable read, and much quicker to finish than the Lord of the Rings.What is it about. Bilbo Baggins has an adventure, which is quite unusual for Hobbits. He with a group of dwarves set out to slay the mighty dragon Smaug and recover their treasure. There are many obstacles in reaching the dragon, and then the must find a way to rid their treasure of its guardian. Now that I have~~ read the Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales, one of my favorite parts of reading the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings is noting references by Tolkien to Gondolin or Beren or Turgon. If you have seen the movies, and are interested in Tolkien's novels, this is a great one to start with. His novels are the best fantasy novels I've read.~
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Summary: You Won't Want to Put it Down
Review: I don't have this version, but I am hear to just comment on the book itself and the writing of Tolkien. I know I won't say what hasn't already been said, but here goes... I HATE READING, but I LOVED THIS BOOK. Tolkien is a genius. I know it's cliche, but it is true. I never thought I would pick up a book and just read the first page out of curiosity and be so utterly hooked, but that is exactly what happened when I picked up this book at our university library. The story is amazing. The characters are so full of life and uniquely charming in their own way. The book makes you wish you could just leave this world and enter the life of a hobbit or dwarf. That's what makes Tolkien such a genius. He is able to make you forget about your reality and put you into his world ~ The world of Middle Earth: the realm of hobbits and wizards. This book is so much fun to read and definitely for people of all ages. I am 24 and loved this book, but I know children and adults older than I will fall in love with the writings of Tolkien after reading only one page. It's amazing. It really is.
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Summary: Alan Lee Illustrated version
Review: Although it's difficult to overstate how significant Tolkien's work is, I won't try here. However, I would like to say that this Alan Lee illustrated edition is magnificient. The illustrations are beautiful and the print is bold and on thick glossy paper. In short, the physical quality of this book is superior to all other editions of The Hobbit I have seen, and I would highly recommend this book for anyone's personal library.
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Summary: A Book You Will Never Forget
Review: I was looking for a book that my younger brother would like for a Christmas gift. That is were I stumbled into "The Hobbit" on amizon.com. I first read this book in eighth grade for a book report. I am now eighteen years old. The first time I read this book was five years ago and I still can remember every bit of it. This book is very exciting and imaginative. There is a new adventure for Bilbo Baggins, one of the main characters, on every page. The one thing that you must have is an imagination. J.R.R. Tolkien gives us a very detailed description of the characters, surroundings, and events the characters encounter.
I remember when I read this book, I felt like I was apart of the adventure.
The description in the book gave me the ability to see how the characters looked like, so as I was reading it I felt like I was able to see the characters speaking to each other. Like the time when Bilbo finds the ring and runs into the Gollum. Tolkien's description of the Gollum and of what Bilbo was felling made me feel like I was Bilbo hiding from the Gollum. If you read the book, you will now what I am trying to say.
Another grate thing about this book is that it is easy to read. The chapters are very interesting, and you will never get bored from it. This book is great for all ages, especially for the people that liked the Lord of the Ring. If you were still wondering how Frodo's family gets the ring, this book would clear all that up for you.
In my opinion, this book is a classic and will always be one. This book shows great descriptions, and keeps you wanting more. The Hobbit is filled with mystery and adventure. You will not be able to put the book down. If you are looking for an exciting book, look no further you found the perfect book. That is why I am planning on purchased The Hobbit (Leatherette Collector's Edition) and The Lord of the Rings (Leatherette Collector's Edition) for my younger brothers as a Christmas gift.
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Summary: The Hobbit
Review: I am a 10 year old boy who read the hobbit. The book begins in the Shire were Billbo, Hobbit, lives. Gandalf, wisered,arives in Bilbo's house he tells Bilbo to join the dwarfs on an adventure to reclaim their gold. I liked this book because the people they meet on the way to get the treasure of Under the Mountain. But the treasure is guarded by a huge dragon. By the time they get to the palace which is torn down, they are getting tracked by goblins. Will they get the treasure? Will threy survive?
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Summary: The Best of the Best
Review: Like many people, I list "The Hobbit" as one of my childhood classics. Now those favorites from my younger days are curious things. As a child, they never seemed to grow old or stale. I read this book and several others until my copies were ready to fall apart. But upon rereading them as an adult, some of them have proven to be disappointing. Which isn't to say that books like The Chronicles of Narnia or "The Phantom Tollbooth" are bad, but they don't carry as much emotional punch as they could and seem a little tedious in retrospect. Not so with "The Hobbit". Having recently read it for the first time in more than ten years, I can say that this book is every bit as exciting and imaginative from an adult perspective as from a child's. It is amazing. It approaches perfection in so many areas that it daunts the imagination. For instance, consider how much Tolkien is able to accomplish in just the first chapters. He introduces all the important characters and gives them distinctive personalities, builds sympathy for the hero, provides all the necessary backstory, injects a little humor, and prepares you for the epic adventure ahead. And what an adventure it is! I marveled at Tolkien's amazing skill in so many areas. His action sequences are fast, short, and easy to visualize. His songs and poetry add a wonderfully quaint touch to the story. His simple descriptive writing paints perfect portraits of landscapes in just a few sentences. There is literally nothing done wrong in this story. The current crop of fantasy authors would do well to pause from their latest eight-hundred page extravaganza and remind themselves that Tolkien never repeated himself or included anything unnecessary. His goal was to write small and speedy, to always be providing something new for the reader. A note about the illustrations: some of the editions that they're hawking now include copies of the pen and ink drawings that Tolkien did for the first edition. Like many people, I was raised with the 1966 paperback that didn't include the illustrations. It's an unfortunate fact that Tolkien's skill as an artist didn't come close to matching his skill as a writer. Some of the drawings are decent, but others are almost laughably bad. I would recommend trying to find a copy without the illustrations.
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Summary: The Hobbit: Is it such a small adventure after all?
Review: The Hobbit: Is it Such a Small Adventure After All? Book Title: The Hobbit
How would you feel if 13 dwarves just popped right into your house, called you a burglar, and whisked you away on some wild adventure that you have absolutely no interest in? And what's worse, your friend Gandalf the Grey has helped them. That's exactly what happened to Bilbo Baggins in the book, The Hobbit.
The plot of the story is amazing. It follows a story line that is so imaginary, it almost isn't imaginable. The main hobbit in this story is Bilbo Baggins. Bilbo is whisked away on a dangerous journey with 13 dwarves, determined with the task of recapturing the grand dwarf city. Thorin, the greatly respected dwarf king, is determined to be the King Under the Mountain, as his grandfather and great-grandfather once were. Smog the Dragon has captured the ancient dwarf city and has destroyed the once prosperous city of Dale, the mortal man's city. Thorin and Co.(Bilbo and the 13 dwarves) are determined to kill Smog (well, at least the dwarves are. Bilbo thinks this is all a wild goose chase!) and recover the lost treasures. But before they get to the mountain to destroy Smog and recover the lost treasure, they must get there. On the long way there, they drag themselves into mortal danger many times. Some of these dangers are hungry trolls, giant spiders, and an entire underground kingdom of goblins. There are many more, but it would take a full page to name them.
This book was extremely good, especially if you like books with a lot of suspense in them. Tolkien uses intricate detail and vivid words. I could just imagine every part in the book as if I was there.
Bilbo is a touching character that we all can relate to. Poor old Bilbo just wants to be left alone and wants to have everything just so expected and predictable. But on the other hand, he loves adventures (sometimes) and he loves suprises. But he alsc just wants a good pipe to smoke, a comfortable hobbit hole, and some good company. And surely we can all relate to that!!
I recommend this book to children and adults of all ages. Some parts of the book are a little intense, such as when the Wargs try to eat the 14 travelers plus Gandalf in one part. Otherwise, this is a touching, loving, humorous book. Although, you might not like the book so much if you don't enjoy action/adventure books.
In conclusion, this book is wonderful. I really loved it. If you decide to read the book, I think you'll really enjoy it too.
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Summary: A favorite: The Hobbit
Review: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien Published by Houghton Mifflin Co Bilbo stooped down to pick up the shiny object. It was a ring. He slipped it on and... Want to hear more? This is one of my favorite books because it is fantasy and that is my favorite genre. There are wizards and battles and lots of cool things in it. It is a long book but it needs to be to have all of the right details which it does have.
The main characters of the story are: Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf the Grey, all of the dwarves, Smaug and so many more that I could go on and on. First of all the character that the story focused on is Bilbo Baggins. Bilbo is a hobbit that lives in a hole in the side of a hill. Hobbits travel in bare feet and they are about 3 feet tall. He calls his home Bag End. Bilbo is a normal hobbit who doesn't like adventure and who eats 3 or 4 breakfasts. The only thing is that Bilbo finds a liking for adventure and that is how the book begins. Gandalf the Grey is a wizard who has taken a liking to Bilbo. Gandalf is a traveler who fights evil and befriends the good. Gandalf is the reason for the whole book because he starts the adventure. The dwarves are about the same size as the hobbits though they look nothing like them. Dwarves have beards and wear hats and are the greatest miners and blacksmiths. They are in the journey only to get something they own back from Smaug. Lastly as you know, there is Smaug. Smaug is a dragon that lives in a mountain. He is almost indestructible though he has one weakness that is revealed in the book. Smaug is also an important part of the book. I would recommend this book to anybody who likes fantasy, wizards, battles and old things like that. This is one of my favorite books because I like all of the old beliefs. I couldn't put this book down because it was so exciting. This book was put together so well that you were never lost and you could always find something good about any part of the book while you could almost never find something bad. I think that anybody with reading talents can easily read this book although some of the words are a little hard to pronounce so you might want a parent or an older person around to help you with them.
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