A review by pokecol
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

adventurous inspiring relaxing tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Hobbit is one of many books I've had on my 'To Read' list for a very long time, but more importantly the start of the literary dive into Middle-Earth I had put off for a long long time. I wasn't certain what to expect - Peter Jackson and various video-game adaptations of Tolkien's World meant my views on it were all over the place but I had a comprehensive knowledge and broad love for it, meaning the primary sense was excitement and anticipation.
Having read even the Silmarillion Prior to The Hobbit I was not certain where tone and direction would lie but it immediately throws you into the thick of it and though the chapters are long, each chapter has a rolling purpose in the journey that makes it so easy to glide through.
There is a lot I could say from my personal experience in digesting and dissecting this experience as it pertained to me but I think simply put its a really fun and enjoyable novel. There are some weird hiccups with the idea of its finale that I'm not willing to ignore simply because its a classic but they hardly weigh down the totality of the novel as a whole.
One of the novels I read the fastest because I each time I put it down I was keen to pick it up again when I next could.
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