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A review by cass
The Hobbit, Part One by David Wyatt, J.R.R. Tolkien
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.