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Egidio el granjero de Ham by J.R.R. Tolkien, José M. Santamaría, Julio César Santoyo, Roger Garland

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crunden's review against another edition

❧ audiobook review

Okay, I may have fallen asleep while listening to this so I'm going to have to re-listen to it as I don't know how it ends, but that's not because it's boring but because it's super chill. The narrator is a great and I love Tolkien's tales. Definitely worth checking out!

pre-review

Tolkien has a story called Farmer Giles of Ham that I never knew about and all I can imagine is:

careinthelibrary's review against another edition

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4.0

This short story is sort of a experimental pseudo-Hobbit piece. There's a older male protagonist and a dragon. The dragon is much like Smaug. Liked it but found it didn't have the same spark as Tolkien's more famous stuff.

erynlasbelin's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Diverse cast of characters? No

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bexwalsh's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

"I hope you are taking some stout rope with you?" [the parson] said.
"What for?" said Giles. "To hang myself?"

I don't think I've ever laughed so hard reading a book before. I was in tears, y'all.

Funny and quirky short story. I've never read Tolkien's work outside the Hobbit and LOTR. This was a lot of fun to read and I laughed a lot at the silly humor.