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Summary: See how it all began
Review: It may be years since you've read "The Hobbit", but now is the time to rediscover it (I hear talk that Peter Jackson is doing this movie next)."The Hobbit" is the prequel to Lord of the Rings. We meet Frodo's uncle Biblo Baggins, a hobbit that likes to always be full, smoke his pipe by a fire, and drink his beer. He hates visitors (he's afraid they'll eat all his food), but loves Gandalf the Grey. But when Bilbo opens to door to Gandalf one day, he unwillingly becomes host to several dwarves that quickly deplete him of his rations. Gandalf and the dwarves sweep Biblo away on an adventure to reclaim the dwarves lost treasure from their home. Along the way, they are bombarded with obstacles such as wolves and goblins- one incident happens when Bilbo is lost in a cave, which is where we are first introduced to Gollum. Even before I saw LOTR, Gollum was very easy to picture due to Tolkien's master storytelling. I got chills everytime he called the ring "preciousssss!" Though initially, Bilbo drags his feet along the journey, he quickly discovers that even the most sendentary hobbit can be drawn to the addiction of adventure. Although the reader can thoroughly enjoy LOTR without first reading "The Hobbit", much that happens in the later novels is foreshadowed here and lends greater understanding to the later stories. This is a story that used to be required reading in many middle grade schools. Perhaps, with the wildly popular success of LOTR, it will be again.
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Summary: Exceptionally Written
Review: The Hobbit, by J.R.R.Tolkien, is an excellent book. Taking place in a mystical land of the past, it feels as if the reader is along with the characters the whole way. Bilbo Baggins, the main character, along with 12 dwarves and Gandalf, a powerful wizard, as his companions must make the dangerous and peril filled journey to the lair of Smaug, the terror of an entire countryside!
This book is a must read for anyone with a love for exceptionally written literature. Tolkiens descriptive language makes you feel that if you could meet the characters, you would be able to sit and talk as if you knew them. The book makes the reader feel as if he was with them every step of the way. There's never a dull moment, it grabs your attention from the beginning and doesn't let go. You'll have more people telling you that your heads stuck in a book than ever before!
J.R.R. Tolkien was an amazing author. Some may say he had an entire other world in his head. Born in 1892, he wrote many pieces during his life, which ended in 1973. Although his life has ended, his legacy has not. The Hobbit, along with the three-part novel, The Lord of the Rings, been made into award winning movies. Also, please note that his name is spelled Tolkien, there is no Tolkein. This book is a book written by a great author and is a must read for anyone with a lust for a great book.
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Summary: Evelyn [reviews] "The Hobbit"
Review: Bilbo Baggins of The Shire is a hobbit. Hobbit are very small people that look very similar to us except they have large feet. Bilbo considers himself a treasure seeker and this is how he got hooked up with Gandalf the Gray and a group of 13 dwarves. The dwarves needed a fourteenth person for their journey and Gandalf recommended Bilbo. Gandalf the Gray is a very old traveling wizard that is known by many people. Gandalf was friends with several of Bilbo's ancestors and Bilbo was very familiar with him. The dwarves work endlessly underground looking for treasures in the Misty Mountains. The dwarves needed to get rid of a dragon and Bilbo and Gandalf were going to help. The book describes the events before The Fellowship of the Ring,so, the most exciting part to me was the capturing or the Ring from Gollum. The story concluds with Bilbo being rich in gold and being admired by other hobbits for his great adventure.
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Summary: The Hobbit
Review: " A whirring noise was heard. A red light touched the points of standing rocks. The dragon came."
How would you like to face a dragon that could smash you with its foot? It wouldn't be very much fun! What if you didn't have a choice? Well that's what happened to Bilbo Baggins who faced one with courage and determination.
In The Hobbit Bilbo Baggins goes on a magical journey through mountains and over plains. Accompanied by dwarves and the wizard Gandalf the Grey he must help recover lost treasure from the dragon Smaug. On his journey he finds a magical ring with surprising powers. When they get to Smaug's lair Bilbo alone must defeat the evil terror of Smaug.
I give this book a 4/5 stars because it's hard to get into. At first, there are lots of new characters you have to get to know. It starts out in Bilbo's Hobbit Hole where nothing but talking goes on. Than they start to journey and slowly the book gets better and better. The Hobbit does pack a lot of action though and the scenes with Smaug are exciting and captivating. I think Tolkien wrote this wrote this book in a great way. He used great descriptions and funny conversation to pull you in.
Bilbo is the most in depth character in the book and as time passes you will learn all of his hopes and dreams. In the beginning, Bilbo is a stuffy, old, boring hobbit who doesn't think twice about going on adventures. As time goes on, he slowly crawls out of his shell and gets braver. At first, the dwarves don't like him because he's boring but when he gets braver and saves their lives, more than once, they start the respect him. Bilbo is a funny, clever, tricky, and witty character who is really fun to read about. In the end, he learns that even though he's small he can do great things to help shape the world.
The best part in The Hobbit is the part where Bilbo confronts the dragon Smaug. Bilbo speaks in riddles and calls himself a "Barrel Rider" which greatly angers Smaug. He also learns of Smaugs weak point by using Smaugs arrogance against him. In the end, Bilbo makes Smaug so mad that Smaug goes on a rampage where he destroys caves and caverns. After, all of this Bilbo learns a valuable lesson, don't anger evil dragons.
I wholly recommend this book for readers ten and over. It is written with powerful words and imagination. Tolkien truly put in heart and soul into writing this book. Readers who love fantasy or mythology would love this book, but so would anyone. This book is definitely worth reading.
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Summary: The Ultimate Hobbit Review Ever
Review: The Hobbit is a story about a hobbit named Bilbo Baggins who gets pulled into an adventure by a jolly wizard named Gandalf. Bilbo and a band of dwarves along with Gandalf set out to steal gold from a dragon named Smaug.
Later in the story Bilbo finds a ring in the minds of a mountain then later discovers he can turn invisible. What is this mysterious ring and will they beat their goal? Read the story to find out. This is a great story with a lot of action and adventure and it is the prelude to the Lord of the Rings series.
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Summary: Alright
Review: This was alright. I read it after i read LOTR which probably wasnt a good idea. But this book overall ok. Its pretty short, but u should check it out.
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Summary: J. R. R. Tolkien's Masterpiece
Review: The Hobbit is a very good book. You can get lost in the reality of it. Tolkien definitley used his imagination for this book but for some reason you can think of it as real. It does start off a little slow and the pages are dense but it is worth the long read because you are enjoying it virtually the whole time. It talks of dragons and mythical creatures such as elves, goblins, giant spiders, and dwarves. The main character is a short, hairy-footed creature called a hobbit named Bilbo. When he get's tangled up in a party of dwarves going on a quest to seek their long lost treasure, Bilbo finds that he has a adventerous fun loving side to him he never fully knew. He encounters many scary things, including a dragon, and works his way through and makes many new friends. I think this book is something you should read.
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Summary: The Prologue To Lord of the Rings
Review: J.R.R. Tolkien created the Lord of the Rings books and then they turned into movies that amazed the world. But, before Lord of the Rings came the Hobbit. The Hobbit introduces Bilbo and Gandalf and all the other people. It's basically the prologue in the Lord of the Rings story. The story starts off with the party Bilbo wasn't expecting. That's why they call it The Unexpected Party. This only introduces the dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf.
After that, it's trolls, dragons and other mystical beings. Unsurprisingly, Bilbo and the dwarves can slay or escape all of them. But actually, it is kind of a surprising storyline. You won't know what is gonna happen next. But, why is this book good? Well.........
The storyline is awesome and unpredicatable.
You'll learn to like most of the characters, unlike some other stories I've read.
Very big detail lets you see what's happening in your mind.
There's a fat dwarf in it.
But, of course, no novel is PERFECT. Just because The Hobbit is good, doesn't mean it's the best. Why would this book be bad?
Well.........
The first chapter(Unexpected Party) can confuse you at times.
So many characters, you won't know which is which.
The book annoyingly makes you flip back to find stuff you've already read. Well, it did with me.
Thorin constantly reminds us about his past, which is unacceptably boring.
The horrible Barrels Out of Bond chapter goes too far. Barrels swimming across an ocean is NOT exciting.
Despite the many things wrong with this novel, they aren't very horrible things. The cons won't take away one star, giving The Hobbit a 5 star rating.
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Summary: The Hobbit, Action Packed, or Boring?
Review: The Hobbit, by J.R.R Tolkien, is a very interesting book, consisting of imaginative characters, plot line, and story delivery. Although the book had many of the good qualities a book needs, the traveling sequences become long and boring. The reading gets tough in those areas.
Through most of the book, however, I was sucked in by the battles, and the ending face-off against the hordes of creatures.
This book was, for the most part, an easy read. 3 stars.
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Summary: the hunter instinct drawn out into 300 pages
Review: I don't know what it is, but I never really liked or understood the Lord of the Rings movies. Everyone else seemed to love them and I kind of felt left out, so I asked my cousin, a big fan, to explain them to me. He told me to go read The Hobbit. I gave this book a concerted effort, and after plodding through for its 300 pages, I still didn't like it and I'm still pretty confused. The hobbit and these elf guys get together, wander around for most of the book, fight off a few evil things and come back home. I think the reason so many men like this stuff whereas it's harder for some women to get into it is because this is the ultimate appeal to men's hunter instincts. They love stuff like this, chasing around things and fighting things and going off wandering in the woods. I guess I'm the woman who would rather be back gathering berries and looking after the kids. If you don't like Lord of the Rings, chances are you won't like the books either. To all the girls out there who just don't "get" Lord of the Rings, you're not alone! That being said, I'm glad I stuck with this book and read it to the end, if only because so many other books, TV shows, even everyday conversations refer to it. I am reading Stephen King's The Stand right now and he mentions The Hobbit. In fact he says The Hobbit inspired him to write The Stand. It's important to have a knowledge of some of the most influential books out there. It's a necessary book to get through, whether or not you like it.
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