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4.21 AVERAGE
4.21 AVERAGE
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
inspiring
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Such a fun read, which is completely forgotten since it’s been about fifteen years since I last read it. I kept thinking of that advice about writing: “put a man in a tree. Throw rocks at him. Get him out of the tree.” That’s basically what this book (sometimes nearly literally) does over and over but with trolls! And goblins! And dragons! And elves! One does wonder how thirteen dwarves and the hobbit made it all the way to a dragon’s lair without the faintest idea of a plan for what to do when they arrived, but it’s all so fun to read that I’ll just dismiss that thought.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I loved it, but it has a few flaws. I would have liked to see some stronger characterization for the dwarves (there's about 13 of them, but only 4 or 5 are given distinct personalities), and I wished the dragon had been dealt with a little differently. Politics plays a big part of the penultimate chapters and I found it somewhat dry compared to everything else.
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-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:
Complicated
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes