The Hobbit | Paperback

This is technically the first installment to the lord of the rings Trilogy though i confess to have started the trilogy first. It was writen as a children's book whilst Tolkien was at Oxford as a lecture. In my opinion it works just as well as an introduction to the adult literature that he is famous for producing. This story revolves around Bilbo Baggins a quite and reseved hobit who likes staying out of trouble and enjoying the quite life. It starts when a stranger comes to call and you marvel at the unexpected adventures he partates in whislt crossing middle earth. Acompaned by Gandalf a strange and willful wizard and a group of drawfs and there king. In this story everybody is suprised at how Bilbo fare and all learn to trust him for good or ill. As a major part of this book is where he meets a creature called Gollum and finds a misterious ring.
i think its an amazing and exciting book helping you further step in to the world of middle earth. This book is a must read before… more »

This is technically the first installment to the lord of the rings Trilogy though i confess to have started the trilogy first. It was writen as a children's book whilst Tolkien was at Oxford as a lecture. In my opinion it works just as well as an introduction to the adult literature that he is famous for producing. This story revolves around Bilbo Baggins a quite and reseved hobit who likes staying out of trouble and enjoying the quite life. It starts when a stranger comes to call and you marvel at the unexpected adventures he partates in whislt crossing middle earth. Acompaned by Gandalf a strange and willful wizard and a group of drawfs and there king. In this story everybody is suprised at how Bilbo fare and all learn to trust him for good or ill. As a major part of this book is where he meets a creature called Gollum and finds a misterious ring.
i think its an amazing and exciting book helping you further step in to the world of middle earth. This book is a must read before the trilogy. i believe it helps you understand further, characters and situations you will incounter in his later works. i also believe it sets up the characters of both Gandalf and Smeagul perfectly and made me want to reread all of lord of the rings. if your 8 or 80 and you life fantasy this is a must read! Cant believe i nearly didnt read this cos its a kids book.

It's a long time since I was a little girl and my memories of the stories I read and that were read to me then are mostly quite vague. A couple still stand out in my mind and The Hobbit is the most memorable. We all loved it. I clearly remember sitting quietly with my class of 7 year old chums, cross-legged on the classroom floor around our teacher, waiting for her to start reading the next instalment. We were on tenterhooks, wondering if Bilbo and the dwarfs would get away from the Trolls or the Goblins or the Spiders or the Elves ... . It was nerve-wracking and enthralling and we were all absolutely, 100% attentive: you could've heard a pin drop in that class between about 2.30 and 3.15pm during the weeks of The Hobbit. I read it by myself soon after that and I still read the book from time to time and listen to it on audiobook. The magic never dies. I wonder how many children Tolkien is responsible for getting hooked on reading. This really is a wonderful children's book and I… more »

It's a long time since I was a little girl and my memories of the stories I read and that were read to me then are mostly quite vague. A couple still stand out in my mind and The Hobbit is the most memorable. We all loved it. I clearly remember sitting quietly with my class of 7 year old chums, cross-legged on the classroom floor around our teacher, waiting for her to start reading the next instalment. We were on tenterhooks, wondering if Bilbo and the dwarfs would get away from the Trolls or the Goblins or the Spiders or the Elves ... . It was nerve-wracking and enthralling and we were all absolutely, 100% attentive: you could've heard a pin drop in that class between about 2.30 and 3.15pm during the weeks of The Hobbit. I read it by myself soon after that and I still read the book from time to time and listen to it on audiobook. The magic never dies. I wonder how many children Tolkien is responsible for getting hooked on reading. This really is a wonderful children's book and I recommend it for reading alone, reading together, reading to children and (if you're very lucky) having read to you.