Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

34 reviews

peachmoni's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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5 stars for Serkis' narration. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, War

Moderate: Animal death, Violence, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death, Fatphobia, Blood, Kidnapping

kelseyr713's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I last read this when I was eight, and am so happy to have revisited it at 34. It is a truly beautiful tale, and Bilbo is a relatable protagonist. I also loved the ever-present narrator. We owe so much of fantasy to Tolkien.

I also listened to the Andy Serkis-narrated audiobook as I read, and there are not enough superlatives in the world to convey how wonderful a reader he is. I typically do not have the patience for audiobooks, and yet he was able to keep my attention the entire way through.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Violence, War

Minor: Animal death, Alcohol

sarah_tani's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Violence, War

memoirsofabooklover's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny inspiring fast-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

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loved it. easy to read and really gets you in to the world. live that it was originally written for his children, it definitely comes across that way in the writing style. fun and adventurous.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, War

Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Death

anjasshelf's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Blood, Grief, War, Injury/Injury detail

celery's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

cursed10fold's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I'd rank the story at 4 stars (it's a classic) but the narration by Andy Serkis is amazing! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Violence, War

Moderate: Animal death, Fatphobia

steph_weigle's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Cannibalism, Alcohol, War

annapox's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail

bree_h_reads's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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To start, Andy Serkis does an amazing job narrating the audiobook. I feel like he really captures and channels the performance of the other actors from the movies. Not to mention his overall way of narrating really captures the wonder and whimsy and magic of Tolkien’s world and descriptions. Also hearing the voice of Gollum from the movies for the book was very fun.

The book itself is amazing. Tolkien was a skilled writer and when he moves into long tangents on the world building it’s not a rambling drag and kept me interested. It perfectly captures the feeling of reading myths and legends and old stories (Beowulf comes to mind). It has such a fairy tale feel to it, it just carries you along through the story. Not to mention all the songs were very fun to listen to and I want fully productions of all of them.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Kidnapping

Minor: Drug use, Violence, Alcohol