The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Hobbit
Book Review: Insanely Good!!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I first read this book in seventh grade because I had heard great things about it from relatives and friends. I didn't think I would read it all in about two days. I couldn't put it down I stopped on the first day at a part where Bilbo Baggins of Hobbiton was saving all of his dwarf friends from giant spiders in the mirkwood. The next day I woke up at about six o'clock just to finish the book. When I was finished and just about the same second that I was finished I begged my Mom to take me to the book store to get The Fellowship of the Ring. I highly recomend this book to people of all ages.Book Review: Interesting little tale, but definitely more for children
Summary: 3 Stars
Although an oft amusing little tale (I especially liked the Gollum) and although I come to this book late, I have to say that I felt I was reading an Enid Blyton book most of the time, which is by no means a critism because she, above any other author fired my imagination as a child (which begs the question, why is this considered 'classic literature' and not 'The Enchanted Wood' or 'The Magic Far Away Tree')?
I'm glad I've read it as it's much talked about, but it certainly wouldn't make me want to go on to read LOTR's.
To be fair though I have to say I'm not usually attracted to the fantasy genre and read this because I felt I ought to. That said I thoroughly enjoyed all the Harry Potter books and Philip Pullmans 'Dark Materials' trilogy. I think maybe I just prefer a little human intervention to make things realistic now I'm an adult and parallel worlds are more interesting than gnomes, goblins and elves.
Book Review: It was a GREAT Book!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I've read a lot of books, and this is my favorite book so far. I read it in just over a week. My favorite part was the Battle of the Five Armies. I watched the Lord of the Rings movies, but I wanted to find out the history of the story. I want to read the Lord of the Rings books next. You should read this book--it's a really good one!!Book Review: JRR has a gift
Summary: 5 Stars
this book is amazing, it goes into a lot of detail and makes you believe that you know people or have been places just by reading about them. He also uses great charactor progression, like you can tell how the charactors change from the beggining to the end, especially bilbo. In the beggining i never would have expected for him to be so brave in certain situations, like the part with the dragon. Overall, i would give this book a 9.5 out of ten, because it was amazing, but it did have a tendency to go on for a long time about some things that seemed obvious.Book Review: MY REVIEW OF "THE HOBBIT"
Summary: 4 Stars
REVIEW ON "THE HOBBIT" by J.R.R. Tolkien
As reviewed by Ross Richard
Within the first minutes reading this book, I knew it was going to be one of the best books I have ever read! I think this was a great story. I had to share how I felt about it with all of you. I feel that people who like to read fantasy, or about adventures, would enjoy this book (I recommend reading the back cover before buying the book). My personal reason I enjoyed this book is because it was about an adventure, I love to read about adventures. The story takes place in Middle Earth, in an area called "The Shire." The main characters are Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf, and Thorin Oakenshield. The main idea of this story is about Thorin Oakenshield, a group of dwarves, Bilbo (a hobbit), and Gandalf (a wizard) achieving a quest. The quest is about the group trying to slay a dragon that took Thorin's treasure, and the dangers they encountered.
One of the most exciting parts (my opinion) is when Bilbo has a dream about getting kidnapped by goblins and when he wakes up it happens! My favorite part about this book is when Bilbo and the dwarves get kidnapped by goblins and they lose Gandalf! (Gandalf, the wizard, has been protecting and guiding the troop to the destination point, you have to read it to find out). The reason I like this part is because it is very exciting and suspenseful, I couldn't wait to find out what happened.
This book was written by J.R.R Tolkien. He also wrote many other books. The best known were the "Lord of the Rings series." There are the sequels of what Bilbo's nephew and a group with him accomplish in Middle Earth. I think if you don't like stories that are fiction, to not buy this book, unless your teacher makes you read during the summer!