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A review by kaitie_reads
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
I finished reading this one on Hobbit Day (September 22nd), which is just perfect because the end of this story has me arriving right at the start of Bilbo and Frodo's birthday celebration (the start of Fellowship). This was my first ever read through of this story (and I haven't seen the film for this one either).
I really enjoyed my little reading adventure. I'm not fond of actually reviewing classics, but I just wanted to share some thoughts and my own experience with this.
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It's amazing how classic stories like this one have the ability to be so relatable and funny. You can't help but love Bilbo, who longs for his cozy home and delicious food at times of peril, but you're also keenly aware that he does want to go on this journey with Gandalf and the dwarves. I think a lot of people can relate to that internal struggle of do I, or don't I? Although it is a very hard decision to have to pass up second breakfast.
I loved the narration style, Tolkien talks to his audience frequently, and it feels like a story that you would sit and listen to while drinking something warm and cozying up next to a fire. It's very whimsical, with songs, poems, riddles, and illustrations throughout the story.
I'm excited to continue my journey with these stories, and I'd highly recommend anyone who fantasy books to give this one a go!
~ Quotes I like:
"Sorry! I don't want any adventures, thank you. Not today! Good morning! But please come to tea - anytime you like! Why not tomorrow? Come tomorrow! Goodbye!"
"Escaping goblins to be caught by wolves!” he said, and it became a proverb, though we now say ‘out of the frying-pan into the fire’ in the same sort of uncomfortable situations."
"There is more in you of good than you know, child of the kindly West. Some courage and some wisdom, blended in measure. If more of us valued food and cheer and song above gold, it would be a merrier world."
I really enjoyed my little reading adventure. I'm not fond of actually reviewing classics, but I just wanted to share some thoughts and my own experience with this.
~
It's amazing how classic stories like this one have the ability to be so relatable and funny. You can't help but love Bilbo, who longs for his cozy home and delicious food at times of peril, but you're also keenly aware that he does want to go on this journey with Gandalf and the dwarves. I think a lot of people can relate to that internal struggle of do I, or don't I? Although it is a very hard decision to have to pass up second breakfast.
I loved the narration style, Tolkien talks to his audience frequently, and it feels like a story that you would sit and listen to while drinking something warm and cozying up next to a fire. It's very whimsical, with songs, poems, riddles, and illustrations throughout the story.
I'm excited to continue my journey with these stories, and I'd highly recommend anyone who fantasy books to give this one a go!
~ Quotes I like:
"Sorry! I don't want any adventures, thank you. Not today! Good morning! But please come to tea - anytime you like! Why not tomorrow? Come tomorrow! Goodbye!"
"Escaping goblins to be caught by wolves!” he said, and it became a proverb, though we now say ‘out of the frying-pan into the fire’ in the same sort of uncomfortable situations."
"There is more in you of good than you know, child of the kindly West. Some courage and some wisdom, blended in measure. If more of us valued food and cheer and song above gold, it would be a merrier world."