Lord of the Rings: The Hobbit, Or, There and Back Again (Paperback)

from bookworm12

The first time I read The Hobbit I was in fourth grade and my family was taking a road trip to the east coast. I remember a few things about that trip, but mainly I was lost in the dark paths of Mirkwood forest and the rocky ledges of the Misty Mountains. I re-read the book when I was in high sch...

from villytrebuchet

Although I may be biased, this being the book that, as a child, first initiated my love of reading, I have to say that this is the best book I have ever read. It reads so light-heartedly, that it is ageless. It's inspired - a brightly imaginative piece of work, with a quick pace and magical setti...

from atimco

J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is a classic children's story and a landmark in the realm of fantasy literature. The plot is well known: stolid, fussy Bilbo Baggins falls in, quite unwillingly, with Dwarves and dragons and wizards, and is brought along on their adventure as a professional burglar. ...

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Like many others I first read The Hobbit years ago as a young person. Now older and wiser, I return to the story of my youth and wonder if Middle Earth still holds the same magic. The myths Tolkien created has so saturated our culture it's difficult to see the forest for the trees, to see The Hob...

from jseger9000

Bilbo Baggins is a quiet little fellow living a quiet little life until a visit from Gandalf, the wandering wizard changes everything. Before he knows it, he's been shanghaied into helping thirteen dwarves recover their loot and their kingdom from the dread dragon Smaug. The Hobbit is my favorite...