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aug3zimm's review against another edition
4.0
Is it just me or is Harry Potter influenced by The Hobbit(/LoTR) to an absurd degree? I mean giant spiders, people shapeshifting into animals, a dark(/forbidden) forest, invisibility-causing accessories... (Though HP does have actual female characters in it, so there's a difference. Seriously, how do the dwarves, elves and goblins reproduce? No females of that race were even alluded to. I mean, Bilbo did have a mom so at least hobbits aren't like amoebas, but everyone else? That's kind of my best guess at this point.)
elyse29efd's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
nathandre's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
cass's review against another edition
4.0
I started this book on the night of the election, right when it started to look like things were going to go badly. I needed a distraction, and I think I picked this because of its familiarity, because although I haven't read this book since probably middle school and have never read the Lord of the Rings books, I have always been a fan of the Lord of the Rings movies. I absolutely love this fantasy world to end all fantasy worlds--the original, the iconic, the amazing. This world of hobbits and wizards and dwarves and elves gives me such a sense of nostalgia and comfort, which is precisely what I needed that night.
Which is probably why it took me so long to finish. I entered the world of Bilbo Baggins on November 8th, a day which--in my mind--will live in infamy, and I think in a way to finish the book, to leave this world, was to come back to reality. Books like this can transport us, distract us, comfort us, but eventually and inevitably we must come back to the real world. We have much work to do here.
Which is probably why it took me so long to finish. I entered the world of Bilbo Baggins on November 8th, a day which--in my mind--will live in infamy, and I think in a way to finish the book, to leave this world, was to come back to reality. Books like this can transport us, distract us, comfort us, but eventually and inevitably we must come back to the real world. We have much work to do here.
maa's review against another edition
4.0
***Livre audio***
Très bel audiobook avec le génial Dominique Pinon comme narrateur unique. Un chouette compagnon de route. Son Gollum est très proche de celui qu'on connait à travers les films et ça n'est pas désagréable.
Très bel audiobook avec le génial Dominique Pinon comme narrateur unique. Un chouette compagnon de route. Son Gollum est très proche de celui qu'on connait à travers les films et ça n'est pas désagréable.
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