The Hobbit

"Now this isn’t even half as good as The Lord of the Rings trilogy but that was lighting in a bottle so I’m not surprised they couldn’t totally remake that feeling…but out of the three hobbit movies this is the closest! I saw it in theaters and was just really existed to get back to Middle Earth and it does at least give me that but I would pass on the other two. This story could of been one movie. "

"Easiest of Tolkien's books for newbies. I absolutely adore. Classic adventure. Solid fantasy!"

"I read this when i was in highschool and it has been 10 years so i wanted to give it another go and i loved it just as much. It felt like catching up with an old friend after they had just had the most outrageous adventures. Not gonna lie the epilogue made me tear up a bit. Not sure why everyone throws so much shade on the movies they definitely are different but just more *cinematic* maybe ill read every june as a new little tradition. "

"This was a book that I've grown up with, or the movies at least. I've watched the original movie time and time again and all of the remakes and series as well. My mom has always been a HUGE fan of this universe and I can't say I blame her. I think she read "The Hobbit" to me long ago but I can't remember for sure. Anways, a read of it was long overdue and I was glad to finally read it myself. As a rule I really don't re-read very often, and if I do usually it's because I've forgotton most of the book. I just hate knowing exactly what happens even if it's a book I love, and for that reason it was kind of hard for me to get into "The Hobbit." But there was a ton of diffrences the book had from the movies and they were fun to pick out and helped me get into it. It's also just a really well written book, so that helps. I think what really made this book stand out to me are a couple of things. First, the pacing is just so good, like it's so fast paced and I was never board of anything becuase of it. Second, I think that the epic feeling of this book, the "high fantasy" persona of it really makes it fun. It's a classic for a reason. If for some reason you haven't read this, it is worth it."

"It was interesting to see how the ring came into play. I always knew about golem and all that but I never really knew the importance of the ring. Or that there was more than one. At first I didn't enjoy listening to all the wandering around parts but it's more relaxing now."

"If you want the action, I don't think the book captures it as well as the movie. But if you want to explore the world and truly understand the movie, then you need to read the books"

"#fantasy "

"Perfect. This book is the reason I love fantasy."

"Nice descriptions, but it dragged on a lot 😭"

"i know a lot of people love this book. it was not my favorite. it was “good” but i would not read it again. a slow burn. (for school) "