Reviews - The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

J.R.R. Tolkien

4.21 AVERAGE

criticalreadtheory's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

nyghtman's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous medium-paced

thequintessentialreader's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mcritter's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

sotisgaze's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

_doublejinx's review against another edition

2.0

I was really expecting to enjoy this book but it didn't happen.

1. Not a lot actually happens in this book and it feels like all the good stuff happens off page so what is actually the point?

2. The volume of "dangerous" situations really lowers the impact of all the danger.

3. More songs than Broadway

4. About seven of those dwarves were basically interchangeable and made no impact whatsoever

I'm really hoping the trilogy will impress me more but I have vastly lowered my expectations going forward