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adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
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:
No
I'm giving it a strongly biased 5 stars, because I really do love the Middle Earth universe and Andy Serkis does an absolutely outstanding job narrating. He's a master of voices, and he's able to capture so many characters so distinctly that, even without the character name cues, I can often guess correctly at who's speaking already. I'm looking forward to listening to him narrate the Lord of the Rings books as well. I've read all of them (and The Hobbit) already, but it's been a while, and I can't wait to relive those too with him narrating.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, War
Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Confinement, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death, Slavery
adventurous
funny
hopeful
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:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping
Moderate: Animal death, Drug use, Slavery, War
Minor: Grief
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
tense
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Genocide, Torture, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, War, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Slavery, Toxic friendship
adventurous
funny
relaxing
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
Revisiting this series after a while! Tolkien’s world building is incredible, with a mix of loveable characters and an adventure of turns and twists. Was gifted this book series by my uncle as a kid, and only recently found out the copies were my mum’s from the 80’s! Makes me cherish them even more now :0)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Alcohol, War
Minor: Slavery, Fire/Fire injury
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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:
No
The hobbit is such a cosy adventure story. The audiobook read by Andy Serkis was one of the finest I've listened to and he was perfect for it especially since we got to listen to his own character, Gollum. Little Bilbo was so adorable and I loved his dialogue and thoughts. The illustrations were also useful in picturing how middle earth looked. I really like how Tolkien wrote this for his children as it proves to be a great story for all ages. I find it astonishing that this was published in the 1930s yet it's still read and loved today. Tolkien truly is a master storyteller.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Violence, War
Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Drug use, Slavery, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail