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4.21 AVERAGE
4.21 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
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:
Yes
adventurous
funny
tense
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
challenging
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-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
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A light, easy read. I was surprised, because I expected something grittier, given what I’ve seen of LoTR in popular culture, and given that I didn’t finish reading The Fellowship of the Ring when I tried to read it as a youth. (I’m definitely willing to give The Fellowship of the Ring another chance, now!)
Because it was my first time reading it, I read the body of The Hobbit first, and only afterwards went back and read the notes and foreword. I think this was a good choice, as I knew who characters were when they were talked about in the foreword, and nothing in the novel was spoiled for me.
Bilbo is the only character I would say experiences real/significant growth over the course of the book. The cast of characters was perhaps too long to give many of the secondary characters much development at all, let alone growth arcs. However, the adventure plot was creative enough, and the overall tone so decidedly gentle, that I didn’t mind. Because it seems written for children, I’ll also forgive the blanket dualistic judgments of entire species being good vs bad.
The illustrations are beautiful. I referenced the maps multiple times while reading and found them helpful. The edition I read was heavy (hardback) and slightly large to be comfortably held while reading reclined (though maybe I’ve just gotten used to reading things on my phone/kindle
Because it was my first time reading it, I read the body of The Hobbit first, and only afterwards went back and read the notes and foreword. I think this was a good choice, as I knew who characters were when they were talked about in the foreword, and nothing in the novel was spoiled for me.
Bilbo is the only character I would say experiences real/significant growth over the course of the book. The cast of characters was perhaps too long to give many of the secondary characters much development at all, let alone growth arcs. However, the adventure plot was creative enough, and the overall tone so decidedly gentle, that I didn’t mind. Because it seems written for children, I’ll also forgive the blanket dualistic judgments of entire species being good vs bad.
The illustrations are beautiful. I referenced the maps multiple times while reading and found them helpful. The edition I read was heavy (hardback) and slightly large to be comfortably held while reading reclined (though maybe I’ve just gotten used to reading things on my phone/kindle
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
How fun! Loved reading this especially after diving into the world of DnD. Literally not one female character in it lol but I honestly prefer that to an annoying and/or sexualized depiction. Tolkiens a little gay for that imo
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No