The Hobbit Review
Now, I haven't reviewed this yet, although it counts as one of my favourite books ever! The truth is, it was you guys' fault! You never comment, 1+, share, or anything else! So if you could please just start to participate, I'd awfully appreciate it! So anyway, to the review!
"The Hobbit" is often seen as a children's book, but it is actually classified for 10 and up. If I were the parents, I'd give "The Hobbit" to my children when they are 11 years old, as most children aren't mature enough to understand the enormity of what they're reading!
"The Hobbit" has everything; for the younger reader there is the straightforward adventure, for older readers there is the subtle change in Bilbo as the journey goes on to the Lonely Mountain. And for even older readers, there is the magic with which Tolkien spins his words.
If you don't know the plot of "The Hobbit", here it is: Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of thirteen dwarves arrive on his doorstep to whisk him away on a journey 'there and back again'. They have a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon...
The prelude to The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit has sold many millions of copies since its publication in 1937, establishing itself as one of the most beloved and influential books of the twentieth century.
The Hobbit is a tale of high adventure, undertaken by a company of dwarves, in search of dragon-guarded gold. A reluctant partner in this perilous quest is Bilbo Baggins, a comfort-loving, unambitious hobbit, who suprises even himself by his resourcefulness and his kill as a burglar.
Encounters with trolls,goblins,dwarves,elves and giant spiders, conversations with the dragon, Smaug the Magnificent, and a rather unwilling presence at the Battle of the Five Armies are some of the adventures that befall Bilbo. But there are lighter moments as well: good fellowship, welcome meals, laughter and song.
Bilbo Baggins has taken his place among the ranks of the immortals of children's fiction. Written for Professor Tolkien's own children, The Hobbit met with instant acclaim when published.
