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Summary: The classic book, The Hobbit.
Review: J.R.R. Tolkien writes of an adventurous tale of a little hobbit and some friends. It is set in a fantasy world where good is always at battle with evil. It is the book that starts up the series of stories told by J.R.R Tolkien calles, THE LORD OF THE RINGS. It is a story of one very small creature taking on the greatest challange of his life. The main character is a hobbit named Bilbo Baggins. Hobbits are well mannered, small and fat creatures. This story is about a jorney which dragged Bilbo out of his hobbit-hole(a place where he is secluded from danger and anything that might harm him. Bilbo;s adventure brought out courage he didn't even know existed. None of his companions believed in him at first because he seemed so small and useless. After Bilbo saved all of their lives, they began to respect him. Throughout the book, Bilbo hets many chances to prove his courage. In one part of the book, Bilbo's companions get in serious trogble with a group of giant spiders. It was Bilbo;s chance to prove he was courages. Bilbo did all he could to help his friends and in the end became a hero. This book shows that everyone has courage somwhere inside of them and they sould try to fingd it. Anyyone that is enterested in fantasy, wizards, magic, or adventure will be in love with this book.
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Summary: A fine tale for readers of all ages
Review: I recently re-read The Hobbit, a story I first read in High School. My children are of an age to read it, so this time I read it with a critical eye, rather than for the sheer joy of immersing myself in a story of adventure and fantasy.It is unfortunate that the Hobbit has apparently become required reading in some schools. Forcing young adults the read a fairy tale in these literal and cynical times may only dampen their enthusiasm for literature. This book was written to be read for enjoyment, not a grade. So read it and enjoy a tale that will take you far from the fast paced industrial world we live in, into the land of imagination and adventure. Read it aloud to your children, and you will find them very attentive. Now, on to the review. A significant obstacle to enjoying this story is Tolkein's British English, which carries a startling variety of idomatic phrases and terms not currently in use here in America. I have had to translate a lot of words and terms for my children when they have had trouble with understanding. The style is light hearted and conversational. You feel as though the story teller is speaking to you in a friendly voice. The frequent asides and blatant foreshadowing add a personal touch to the story that enhances, rather than detracts, from its accessability. The themes are fairly easy to discern, and particularly good for young audiences. Far from beng a whimsical fairy tale, there are simple messages here, even for the un-alerted reader. Such as: Heroes arise from unlikely sources. (This is certainly true in real life.) The sedentary life has little flavor-- get out and have an adventure. Self interest and greed are dangerous motivators. Trying your best can produce results for unexpected reasons. Ones actions can have unintended consequences for others. The devastation of Lake Town is a poignant illustration of this concept, often overlooked in today's self oriented culture. At a time where the lawsuit and strict liability grossly punish unintended outcomes, the conscience driven resolution in the Hobbit is a refreshing concept. Is this the best story ever written? Hardly. Is it an engaging and enjoyable adventure story? Absolutely!
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Summary: The Hobbit is an Excellent book
Review: This book is the best book I ever read. In the book, The hobbit by JRR Tolkien, The Hobbit, a small and plump creature who lives very much like humans live in hobbit holes under the ground. Shurly, Mr. Baggins or Bilbo, a hobbit, is in no need for any adventure whatsoever. But the wizard gandolf comes and rather takes him on a frightning, dazziling and thrilling adventure with 15 homeless dwarves to capture a stolen treasure-a treasure stolen by the great dragon smoug-the tire of an entire nation! The dwarves rather dislike Bilbo intill they discover what he is hidding as a secret-a magic ring he found on the trail. Bilbo and his company encounter trolls, goblins, giant spiders, dragons and other worse dangers. Finally it was Bilbo-who was (if you remember) very refluctant who defeated the great dragon smaug!
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Summary: A setup for Lord of the Rings, but awesome all on its own.
Review: Lord of the Rings being Tolkien's masterpiece, The Hobbit often gets overlooked. However, in this book, the reader gets the introduction to such important characters as Gandalf and Bilbo as well as the realm of Middle Earth. We also see where Bilbo acquires The Ring...all important things in understanding the motivations in The Lord of the Rings. This book must be read before LotR. One of the defining pieces of modern fantasy work.
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Summary: Plentiful diversity of adventure worlds!!!!
Review: Legendary wizard Gundalf, Lord of eagles, enchating worlds of trip to seek treasure and fights with notorious dragon smaug. This book is absolutely magnificent! You will never repent bying Hobbit
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Summary: Absotutly GREAT
Review: I think this is a great book and I even did a book report on it but I Boo the people that think its borring becuase you can't blame Tokien, He wrote it in 1929 and some of the people still belived in goblins so Boo to peopl who hate it, I'd like to see you write a better book, oh yeah I'm 12
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Summary: THIS IS A GREAT BOOK FOR FANTASY LOVERS!!!!
Review: J.R.R. Tolkein has done a wonderful job at creating this book. The elves, the dwarves and the goblins were very realistic. I thought the dialogue was perfect--I could understand everything and I'm only 8 years old. I would recommend this book for people 8 to 108!
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Summary: Terrific, a fun book to read!
Review: Trolls, wizards, hobbits, dragons, elves, dwarves, and goblins. This is a great book, and very exciting!!!
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Summary: Strait to the point, three paragragh summery
Review: "The Hobbit" written by J.R.R. Tolkien, is a great book for readers of all ages. This book is about a hobbit, some dwarfs and a wizard who take an wild adventure through the countryside. During the adventure they run into evil animals, insects, and even a dragon. The hobbit,BIlbo Baggins was accompinied with 15 dwarfs and a wizard named Gandolf. Gandolf helped them out of alot of situations but Bilbo ended up defeating the dragon on his own. This book was very good if you like adventurous funny books I recommend it to everyone
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Summary: An exciting fantasy/adventure novel.
Review: The Hobbit is an excellent piece of work done by JRR Tolkien. It combines adventure, fantasy, and folklore together making a thrilling book. This book was written because JRR was a professor of English at Oxford and had wanted to write something like this for a long time. The book shows that he spent much time on the book. Through this work, he became the father of the fantasy/adventure genre. I had to knock a star off though for the confusing laguage he used in conversation and in his descritions. Perhaps if one likes to think about something very deeply, this language would be a great source of thinking material. However, I enjoy the reading. I have to have adventure after adventure after adventure. This book portrayed that, however, the language did slow it up a bit. All in all, a very excellent piece of work by JRR. I have already begun the first book in series that follows this story.
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