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Summary: Expect from the unexpected...
Review: Step back from the age of Aragorn, and indulge yourself in the prelude to the exciting Lord of the Rings trilogy. The Hobbit, another beautifully crafted work by J.R.R. Tolkien, is not only breathtaking but also full of surprises. Small and puny in size, the shy Mr. Bilbo Baggins follows a journey to help recover the long lost treasure of the grim dwarves that he eventually becomes comfortable with. From a mountain full of vicious goblins to killing eight-legged creatures to the cunning and ferocious dragon, Smaug the Magnificent, Mr. Bilbo trips upon adventure after adventure as he builds his respect and confidence as a tiny being in the vast world of Middle Earth.
In this conglomeration of exhilarating events, I could not decide where it was most exciting for me. Yet what stood out the most was the hobbit¡¦s witty ways in challenging the large colony of spiders in the shadowy forest of Mirkwood, where a significant amount of the plot is set. The amusing part of this event was how the hobbit deviously distracts the spiders by throwing showers of pebbles and stones in his invisible self (he had already obtained the ring of lord Sauron at this stage), in order to save his fellow dwarves from captivity. In addition, his ¡§battle¡¨ against these spiders also demonstrates courageous themes that had a touching effect amid the excitement: do not belittle little people, and expect from the unexpected. Indeed, this was so for hobbits were described as little Halflings that preferred comfortable settings, had no taste in bold and audacious adventures, and were nothing of worries. Yet Mr. Bilbo Baggins, with a taste of adventure in his ancestral blood, defied that by defeating a few of these spiders in the process of saving his warrior companions, which emotionally tied me in with these brave themes (mentioned above). It is no wonder this novel was so thrilling.
I would highly recommend The Hobbit, not only to those fantasy-lovers out there, but to any other general reader. The Hobbit is well-fashioned to a degree where it is not too supernatural nor too dull and dry, since Tolkien¡¦s style is a tad dry. Nevertheless, The Hobbit is a novel worth reading and enjoying, for I assure you that it will definitely seize in the fantastic world of Mr. Bilbo Baggins and his companions through a journey into the perils of Middle Earth.
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Summary: The Hobbit
Review: The Hobbit is a very good book. It is full of action and adventure. There weird creatures in the book like Golum and the Orcs. The book shows that even the smallest character can make a diffrence. Like Bilbo. A small hobbit from the Shire. Bilbo is only about four feet tall. All hobbits are four feet tall. That's why they call them small folk. I would rate this book two thumbs up. If you like the Lord of the Rings series then you'll like this. I would recomened this book to anybody that likes adventur, fantacy, and action books.
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Summary: The Hobbit
Review: the hobbit is okay. i like it. i just want to warn you about reading the other books. Tolkien has a tendency to make everything evil or good, with the exception of gollum and the hobbits(the most interesting characters). Thus, the characters have no depth and the places are boring. He describes every bush too. It drives me crazy. It is like this:
And then the party came to a knoll. A more wonderful knoll the hobbit had never known, and his heart was filled with joy. Then after the beautiful knoll, the small party came to a plateau. The plateau was very evil. Dark evil things fluttered about and bla bla bla.....
It really is garbage, but the hobbit is saved because it is funny and ventures into the gray area. Tolkein never understood the fanatics of his books, and neither do I. They truly are crazy. It is not that Tolkein is so bad, it is just there are so many incredible books to be caught up in this series. The appendix is stupid too. I mean, hello, these are not real people.
Also, the movies are very good. Watch the movies.
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Summary: An Enchanting Adventure from Cover to Cover
Review: The Hobbit was one of the most fun books I have ever read. It is an adventure full of mystery, suspense, and magic. It tells a tail about Bilbo Baggins' journey, and how he went from being a fearful creature to a hero, fighting off all kinds of monsters and saving the lives of his companions. He doesn't do it all alone, however. He uses a special ring that gives him a certain power. Once you have taken the journey with Bilbo from the Shire to the unknown territories of enchantment, you will just be forced to check out the Lord of the Rings series for further adventure.
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Summary: The Hobbit Book Review
Review: The Hobbit, is a story about a hobbit named Bilbo, 13 dwarves, and a wizard named Gandalf who go on an adventure to retain gold from a vicious dragon who had stole it from them over a hundred years ago. Along the way there many obstacles they must face. They also must make it to the cave (where the dragon lives) on Durin's Day , which is the only time the keyhole to the door is shown. Will they make it? Will they survive? There were many things I liked about The Hobbit, but my favorite thing about it was it was very adventurous. They trick trolls, escape from jail, kill giant spiders, and best of all, fight a dragon. There were also some things I disliked about the book. I didn't like how the book dragged on and there was so much detail that it took away from the enjoyment sometimes.
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Summary: My book review on The Hobbit
Review: The Hobbit
By J.R.R. Tolkien
Reviewed by B. Khau
P. 5 This book takes place before the Fellowship of the ring which is part of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. The book is about Bilbo Baggins, who is a hobbit that lives his peaceful life at the Shire. Hobbits are little people that live in comfortable holes. One day, a powerful wizard named Gandalf visits Bilbo and invites him to go out on an adventure with some dwarves. Bilbo agrees and his adventure starts. Little does he know of what challenges with he run across... One thing I like about this book is the way the author describes something."Hobbits are little people, smaller than dwarfs. They love peace and quiet and good tilled earth. They dislike machines, but they are handy with tools. They are nimble but don't like to hurry. They have sharp ears and eyes. They are inclined to be fat. They wear bright colors but seldom wear shoes. They like to laugh and eat(six meals a day)and drink. They like parties and they like to give and recieve presents. They inhabit a land they call The Shire, a place between the River Brandywine and the Far Downs."This is an excellent quote that is discriptive and simple at the same time. It caught my attention and provided me with lots of background information that I would stumble and be confused without. One thing that I dislike about this book is the way it lengthens things that are boring or get boring. Most of these things are not important in the story and easily get forgotten.They can also confuse you."You are familiar with Thorin's style on important occasion, but Bilbo felt impatient. By now he was quite familiar with Thorin too, and he knew what he was driving at."This is an example of somethings I dislike. If you are not really concentrated, this could confuse you. I had to read over that paragraph a couple times before I acually understood much of it. Later on in the book this paragraph seems irrelevant. You should also only try to read this book if you have a lot of time to spare. It is pretty long and there are lots of parts in the book that will take some time to understand. My favortie part of the book is the beginning. It caught my attention with good descriptions. They were not too long and acually told you how something looked or felt. There was no junk about descriptions that you can't even visualize and remember enough to care. The beginning was solid and it didn't leave you confused and wondering what the author meant. My least favorite part was Chapter 18. It didn't lead to an ending well. There were a couple boring parts that I wish were taken out.
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Summary: Better than Lord of the rings!!!!
Review: This book was even better than Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings".
It's alot more detailed and has more plot!!! This book has a sweet ending!!! It tells you everything you didnt know from how Bilbo got the ring to were Saroun was during this time(In this book they call him "The Necromacer"). It's about Bilbo who one day is visited by Gandalf who has a very importent quest for Bilbo, get the dwarf mountains back from an evil dragon named Smaug. most of the charictors from the lord of the rings are in this(Gandalf,Gollum,Elrond). A master piece, worth it.
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