The Hobbit
by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Book Reviews of The Hobbit
Book Review: A wonderful introduction to the world of Tolkien
Summary: 5 Stars
I am the type of reader who will pick up a book and spend months reading it. I go through books in different cycles. Sometimes I can't put them down. Sometimes it takes me forever to finish them. In regards to The Hobbit, I can say that I have read and reread this wonderful book many times. While I have read The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and most would curse me in some form of literary blasphemy, I have to admit that I enjoyed this book more than the trilogy. If I remember correctly I've read it about five or six times. (Coming from a very inconsistent reader, it has to be a pretty good recommendation.) While I loved the trilogy, I did find that the pacing of The Hobbit to be much better, and aside from the fact that this book was geared more towards children, I found the story to be exciting and very entertaining to read. (I suppose I am a bit biased since I watched the cartoon movie from when I was a child and this film greatly fascinated me, enough to end up reading the novel.) Regardless of the fact that this novel was geared towards a younger audience, one can't deny that it holds its own as a great tale of adventure and personal growth. Bilbo Baggins' transformation is one that all readers can relate to. One can't deny the impact Tolkien's work has had on the world of literature, and this piece is no exception. In all this book is a wonderful introduction to the world of J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle Earth and whether or not readers venture into his other books, they will find this one to be entertaining and exciting to read.Book Review: This is a story that grows with the reader.
Summary: 5 Stars
In a mythical or maybe just forgotten time, many creatures lived in places like the Shire, home to Bilbo Baggins, Hobbit. Hobbits are comfort loving creatures with no real sense for adventure. A knock on the door and Bilbo's life is about to change.
Calling this book children's book is like calling "Alice in Wonderland" [see "The Annotated Alice"] a children's book. Yes children can read this book and it is fun. How ever there is a lot more to this book than a cute story. And it has all the depth of the other Tolkien works with the exception of being shorter.
Many people look at this story as a prequel to "The Lord of the Rings", where in reality it is a stand-alone story with a perfectly good beginning, middle, and end. When you read "The Lord of the Rings" there is enough description to forgo "The Hobbit." Personally, I find that reading The Lord of the Rings first gave me the in-depth background to better appreciate The Hobbit.
Many of the creatures and adventures will put you on the edge of your seat. You will recognize the personalities and grow along will Bilbo as he faces new challenges as he learns to deal with life.
A good book to read first would be "The Power of Myth" by Joseph Campbell. Then you get a clearer picture of why the story progresses as it does.
Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth
Book Review: The Hobbit
Summary: 4 Stars
How would you like to be cooking breakfast and in a matter of hours be thrust into a world of adventure? Well...
Bilbo Baggins, an older hobbit is sitting down to breakfast when he hears a knock on the door. He opens it to see Gandalf a particularly adventurous wizard. They agree to brunch and when the day comes he answers the door to see 13 dwarves and a wizard march in Bilbo is quickly drawn into a quest to kill the dragon Smaug and regain the lonely mountain.
With creatures from all types of fantasy stories like trolls, goblins, giant spiders and dragons in their way. It is an excellent fantasy especially if you like resourceful protagonists, overwhelming antagonists and a hero who constantly wishes he had let the door be.
This story is a real page turner because sometimes you don't have to turn the page to see that the tables have been turned. One of the best things about this story is that it is the classic `slay the dragon' story with more than one twist.
A lacking part was defiantly the denouement because at on part the author say `Bilbo had never stopped to think how the treasure was to be removed' and I just thought that was never dealt with, he just got back to his house `magically'.
So overall I think you should read this book but prepare to be imaginative because this book has suspense in every active and more than one plot twist!
Book Review: The Classic Fantasy! Highly Recommended!
Summary: 5 Stars
We love "The Hobbit" and have several well worn copies of this well written and entertaining book. It is a rare month when someone in our house has not read (or more correctly, re-read) something from J.R.R. Tolkien.
The plot centers around the mild mannered Bilbo Baggins, the Title Character, a perfectly respectable Hobbit who never would have thought to go on an adventure. It should be noted, for those that don't know, that Hobbits are the salt of the earth and enjoy the basics of life (mostly centering around meals). Most Hobbits frown on those who disrupt the status quo or go out adventuring. Bilbo had embraced this way of life and was seemingly willing to live from day to day without any indication that he had anything more in him. All of that was changed with the arrival of Gandalf, a traveling wizard. Soon Bilbo was pulled from the comfort of his home (and many pantries), and did indeed have many adventures involving Dwarves, Trolls, Giant Spiders, Elves, Orcs, Magic Swords, Treasures, and one clever Dragon. Also of note is Magic Ring that plays a big part in the sequel, The Lord of the Rings. 3 Vol. Set.
The Hobbit is great fun for most reading levels and is a great way to introduce the fantasy genre to young adults.
Highly recommended!
Book Review: Marty Mrs. Preble L.A.
Summary: 5 Stars
For this book report, I read The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein. It is about a Hobbit named Bilbo Baggins and his adventures in Middle-Earth with dwarves and a wizard named Gandalf. Bilbo is brought along on a quest as a burglar to help Thorin (the main dwarf) and his party re-gains his mountain and treasure from the dragon Smaug.
I think this book deserves 5 stars because it was so hard to put down. Bilbo and his party encounter many foes such as giants, goblins, wolves, spiders, Golum, and Smaug himself. Chapter after chapter, Bilbo and the dwarves got into more and more danger and enemies. The Hobbit is a great adventure book and also a prelude to The Lord of The Rings Trilogy.
In the chapter Riddles in The Dark, Bilbo discovers the Golum and the ring. Bilbo makes a deal with Goulm. They both will tell each other riddles. If Bilbo wins, Goulm must show him the way out of the mountain. If Golum wins, he gets to eat Bilbo. Golum loses but won't show him the way out, so Bilbo tries on the ring. He discovers it makes him invisible. Golum assumes he knows the way out and runs for the exit leading Bilbo to it.
I liked this book because it has so much adventure in it and I didn't want to put it down until it was done. I would recommend this book to any one who wants a book full of adventure and peril.