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celinaemi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Death, Fatphobia, and Violence
shieldbearer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Death
Minor: Fatphobia, War, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Fatphobia around jokes about Bombur the dwarf, war inwrittenbydnicole's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Fatphobia, Murder, and War
slayne's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Moderate: Fatphobia
valpuri's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Fatphobia
josefinceh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Blood, Death, Violence, and Fatphobia
Minor: Animal death
Warning for the f-slur. In this context it means a bundle of stick used for a fire. It pops up in a song in chapter three.jonsnowsmanbun's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence and Death
Moderate: Xenophobia
Minor: Fatphobia
aconfundityofcrows's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Death and Fatphobia
Minor: Animal death and Xenophobia
yasmin_raev's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Moderate: Fatphobia and Alcohol
Minor: Death, Grief, and Violence
rachelunabridged's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
It's a wonderful story that takes place it an amazing world full of fantastic creatures and characters. J.R.R. Tolkien did an marvelous job imagining this world of Middle-Earth, and did just as fabulous a job at describing it in this book.
The Hobbit has less world building in it that Lord of the Rings, due to the fact that it's written for a younger audience, but beneath this seemingly simple story, you can sense the depth of the overarching story.
If you've never read Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit, I highly recommend them both. I definitely suggest starting with The Hobbit though, not only because it's my favorite of the Middle-Earth-based books, but it is the prequel to Lord of the Rings.
One of the reasons I love The Hobbit more than Lord of the Rings is because it has a certain charm to it that Lord of the Rings seems to be lacking. (Not that Lord of the Rings isn't wonderful as well!) The Hobbit has a sort of fairy tale feel to it, in my opinion, and I love that.
Also, Bilbo is an amazing character. I love the unwilling and unlikely hero, and that title fits Bilbo perfectly.
All in all, The Hobbit is a fantastic book that I would recommend to anyone who is interested in fantasy or anyone who wants to check out J.R.R. Tolkien's work.
Graphic: War and Violence
Moderate: Death and Fatphobia