The Hobbit (Leatherette Collector's Edition)

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Summary: awful
Review: this was one of the most boring books i have ever read. i finished reading the book because i had to ( i was going to have a test on it). i still failed the test b/c i hated the book so much. i could not get into the novel and the characters just bored me to death. there was no point and i dont see what is so great about the novel

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Summary: The Book which defined Fantasy in this Century
Review: Excuse the melodrama of the title, but after reading some of the reviews on here.... I mean come on, to call Tolkien boring and not important is to not understand that his book pointed out the direction that fantasy literature was to go in this century. Just read any article of an authors influences or some of the dedications on current fantasy novels and Tolkiens name will appear hundreds of times. All I'm saying is read the book from the perspective that there wouldn't be a "WHeel of Time" or "Belgariad" or "Magician series" without the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings.

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Summary: Exciting and engrossing
Review: I just read The Hobbit for school. I liked it very much. Itis a wee bit childish, but I don't think adults can't appreciate it,too. Besides, it was based on bedtime stories Tolkien told his children, so why shouldn't it be childish? I skimmed over a lot of the descriptive passages at times because I was more interested in just getting it done (That isn't the book's fault, it's just that I wanted to get it done). But what I did read was very descriptive. The adventures were pretty exciting and the story was pretty engrossing. Interesting characters and lively plot, as well. I would like to read the Lord of the Rings books; no doubt they're just as good.

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Summary: incredibly captivating if you like fantasy
Review: fantasy lovers will find this book well worth their time, but don't try to read too much into it...some have said that there are conections to christianity, but even if there aren't the book is very well written and hard to put down...Tolkein catches you with riddles, songs, and tales that will draw your attention like a moth to the flame...so unless you plan to take the time to finish Bilbo's saga by reading the trilogy of the Lord of the Rings, don't start with the Hobbit because you won't be able to stop!

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Summary: Great!
Review: I really liked that book, it was fun reading, not to difficult from the language yet still binding! - the only reason it got only 4 stars is that 5 stars should be reserved for The Lord of the Rings! One thing I don't like about this book (as well as about the LOTR) is that there are so many different prints - having pictures in them from different artist rather than those painted from Tolkien himself.

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Summary: Excellent piece for starters in fantasy literature
Review: I was taken by the almost lyrical prose used Tolkien to describe the adventures of Bilbo, the reluctant adventurer. I would strongly recommend this book to people who would like to build a library of fantasy literature

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Summary: Snyopsis
Review: Poor Bilbo Baggins! Once a short, rather plump gentlmen (as hobbits tend to be) he suddenly finds himself whisked off on an adventure as a burglar by the wizard Gandalf and travels with 13 dwarves into the dangerous Wilderland where a dragon named Smaug hoards a vast treasure stolen from men centuries ago. The dwarves and Bilbo are determined to return it to the men, but not without dangers such as trolls, giant spiders, goblins, and wolves. A classic fantasy!!

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Summary: A pretty-good fantasy
Review: This was a good book compared to some of those that I have read for school. There were some dull moments, but the exciting ones overcame the others. The characters turned out to be courageous (to my surprise). This was a good example of fantasy, and a good choice for Elementary through High School.

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Summary: Very Suspensful!
Review: This book always kept me reading. It was so good because they kept having many different adventures. So you never knew if they would die on this adventure or make it through to the next.This book also had to have a lot of time put in to it so I think that any one would like this book with all its adventures and magic.

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Summary: Overrated and horrible
Review: Despite the many 5-star reviews of this book, I believe "The Hobbit" is overrated and boring. How is this book able to be read by grown adults? I do not think of this book as important; I think of it as a fantasy with absolutely no importance.