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  1. The Hobbit Review: An Exciting Fantasy Story

    3.7. The Hobbit Review. The Hobbit is a high fantasy novel that was published in 1973 and follows the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit, and a group of dwarves. The party sets out to retake the dwarves home, The Lonely Mountain, from Smaug the dragon who is currently in possession of their treasure.

  2. The Hobbit (The Lord of the Rings, #0) by J.R.R. Tolkien

    The prologue to a great trilogy, simple and charming, The Hobbit is a great book by itself. Finally, this review is of a re-visit to The Hobbit, after a hiatus of perhaps 30 years. I rarely will re-read a book, there are just so many great books and so little time - but The Hobbit is one of those special works that can be savored and enjoyed ...

  3. The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien book review

    The Hobbit is a fictional fantasy book appropriate for 10+ ages. The Hobbit follows the story of Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit, who is on a journey to steal back the magnificent treasures of the dragon Smaug. The book managed to cover many things that I wanted to see whilst reading.

  4. A Summary and Analysis of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit

    By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) The Hobbit is one of the biggest-selling books of all time. An estimated 100 million people have read Tolkien's classic children's novel since it was first published in 1937. The story of its origins, and Tolkien's supposed invention of the word 'hobbit' (of which more below), are well-known.

  5. The Hobbit Book Review

    Kids say (135) age 8+. Based on 30 parent reviews. Serafina C. Adult. March 17, 2024. age 12+. J. R. R. Tolkien's classic left a lot to be desired with one-dimensional characters and a repetitive plot. J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is loved by many, but I honestly can't believe we read the same book.

  6. The Hobbit at 80: What Reviewers Said About Tolkien in 1937

    3 minute read. W hen the first edition of The Hobbit: or, There And Back Again was first published — 80 years ago, on Sept. 21, 1937 — C.S. Lewis famously called the book a "marvellous ...

  7. The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien

    Thu 18 Jul 2013 10.00 EDT. This book has got to be one of the greatest books I have ever read. While the Lord of the Rings was targeted at a much older audience, I think that The Hobbit appeals ...

  8. Book Reviews: The Hobbit, by J. R. R. Tolkien (Updated for 2021)

    Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or cellar. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an adventure. They have launched a plot to raid the treasure hoard guarded by Smaug ...

  9. "The Hobbit": One Book to Rule Them All

    Saruman is Mussolini. The Fellowship is the Allies. The One Ring is the Atomic Bomb. The ghastly battles of Minas Tirith and Helm's Deep are drawn from Tolkien's own service in the trenches ...

  10. The Hobbit Book Review

    Language-. - minimal. -perhaps the occasional mild swear word but Tolkien's insults are much more creative than that! Violence-. - as much as could be expected for a fantasy book. -hand-to-hand combat but nothing overly gory. Romance-none. Spiritual-. - Gandalf is a wizard but the story does not rely heavily on magic.

  11. The Hobbit, Part One by J.R.R. Tolkien

    J.R.R. Tolkien, David Wyatt (Illustrator) 4.31. 377,819 ratings739 reviews. Smaug certainly looked fast asleep, when Bilbo peeped once more from the entrance. He was just about to step out onto the floor when he caught a sudden thin ray of red from under the drooping lid of Smaug's left eye. He was only pretending to be sleep!

  12. The Hobbit, J.R.R Tolkien

    (9th grade +) Order your copy today. Introduction "In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit." With this famous opening line, J.R.R. Tolkien invites readers into the cozy yet adventurous world of Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit.As a lifelong booklover and former English major, I consider this beloved classic essential reading for young and old alike.

  13. The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien

    Bilbo Baggins is a small and hairy hobbit, who lives in his comfortable hobbit-hole in bag-end. When a wizard arrives on his doorstep with 13 dwarves, he invites them all in for tea. Little does ...

  14. The Hobbit: There and Back Again by J.R.R Tolkien

    The Hobbit: There and Back Again by J.R.R Tolkien - review This article is more than 10 years old 'The film was action-packed and satisfactory but it could not live up to the brilliance of the book'

  15. Review: The Hobbit

    Review: The Hobbit - J R R Tolkien. With precious few weeks left before the year is out, and having set myself the task of reading at least 10 of the BBC Big Reads before 2014 draws to a close, after finishing Emma I soon began The Hobbit. Chosen largely because of a number of recommendations and partly because of its length; at around 250 ...

  16. The Paris Review

    C. S. Lewis Reviews. The Hobbit. , 1937. A world for children: J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit: or There and Back Again. (London: Allen and Unwin, 1937) The publishers claim that The Hobbit, though very unlike Alice, resembles it in being the work of a professor at play. A more important truth is that both belong to a very small class of books ...

  17. Book Review: The Hobbit

    The Hobbit is a wonderful story because it has almost the perfect dose of every story element. The overall plot is straightforward but filled with many sub-adventures. Although the beginning is a bit slow, especially for younger readers, as soon as the adventure truly begins (about 40 pages in) the story moves quickly.

  18. The Hobbit: Book Review

    The Hobbit: Book Review. There may be many great children's novel but one that takes the throne for me is The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien. Everything from the world building to the adventure style of the novel make it a great read. And the great characters that have stayed with us since the book was first released in 1937.

  19. The Hobbit Book Review

    The Hobbit follows the journey of Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit in the Shire in middle earth. Hobbits have a very peaceful life that I assume most everyone wishes they had themselves. Upon the arrival of a grey wizard named Gandalf, his world is turned on it's head. With the introduction of 13 dwarves.

  20. The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

    Plot Summary. In the fantasy world of Middle Earth, hobbits are half the size of humans. Bilbo Baggins is a respectable hobbit who enjoys his calm life until Gandalf the wizard tells him to prepare for an adventure. Gandalf has volunteered Bilbo to join a group of dwarves who are going to a faraway mountain. The dwarves want to steal their gold ...

  21. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

    J. Hoberman The New York Review of Books There is a good deal to be said about Peter Jackson's long-awaited and exceedingly long adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, most of it bad.

  22. The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien

    This book selection, The Hobbit, was included in Twinkl's book list: The Best Children's Books of All Time to Read this CBCA Book Week. The Hobbit, written by J.R.R. Tolkien, was reviewed by Bianca Schulze. Discover more books like Wilderlore: The Accidental Apprentice by following our reviews and articles tagged with Classics, Illustrated ...

  23. The Hobbit: 20 Differences Between The Book & The Movies

    The Hobbit is a rather short book, especially in comparison to the intimidating size of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy. The question remains as to why Jackson or the studio would ever think ...

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    Amazon's buy one, get one 50% off sale has officially ended, but several books included in the event are still on sale. The most notable books are by J.R.R. Tolkien, with a variety of Lord of the ...

  25. Gollum Was an Easy Choice for a New 'Lord of the Rings ...

    Epic drama set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings' follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the ...

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    The Amazon Book Sale is currently live and runs through May 20th, offering deals across physical books, Kindles, e-books, and audiobooks. No matter what format you prefer to read in, the savings ...

  27. The Hunt for Gollum filmmakers explain why another Lord of the Rings

    Jackson, who will produce the film but won't direct himself, touched on why Gollum specifically was a good character to revisit. "The Gollum/Sméagol character has always fascinated me because ...

  28. It Ends With Us Trailer Reveals Controversial BookTok Movie Starring

    The first trailer for It Ends With Us has been released, revealing the highly-anticipated Colleen Hoover adaptation. Starring Blake Lively, It Ends With Us is one of Hoover's most popular and controversial novels, going viral on TikTok for its subject matter. It also helped bolster Hoover's career and the author has since gone on to publish several more novels that have been ravenously ...

  29. 'Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power' Season 2

    The drama series takes place thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" books with an ensemble cast of familiar faces mixed with ...

  30. Lord of the Rings Fan Film 'Hunt for Gollum' Unblocked by ...

    A 15-year-old "Lord of the Rings" fan film titled "The Hunt for Gollum" is back online and streaming on YouTube after it was temporarily blocked in the aftermath of Warner Bros. revealing ...