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teresarosereads 's review for:
The Hobbit Illustrated by the Author
by J.R.R. Tolkien
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
I hadn’t read this book since elementary school so I wanted to reread it before diving into LOTR for the first time. I thought it was really funny and a fun adventure! My favorite part was definitely when Bilbo met Gollum in the caves. Also Gandalf is sassy as hell and I love it😆
I got to listen to the last 100 pages via the audio narrated by Andy Serkis and it made the experience even better! He did such a great job bringing the voices and story to life. I could picture everything so vividly listening to him tell it.
I did feel like the story moved slowly at times but I understand that the writing style was probably intended to be read slowly and thoughtfully. At the same time there were a few parts where I actually wanted more details than what we got. I also felt like some things happened a bit conveniently but I get that it’s a children’s book at the end of the day and isn’t supposed to be overly complicated.
Although I liked some parts more than others, I think that overall it was a cozy and fun adventure story set in a vivid world, and I loved seeing Bilbo’s journey going from not wanting to leave his hobbit hole to being an important part of an epic adventure!
I got to listen to the last 100 pages via the audio narrated by Andy Serkis and it made the experience even better! He did such a great job bringing the voices and story to life. I could picture everything so vividly listening to him tell it.
I did feel like the story moved slowly at times but I understand that the writing style was probably intended to be read slowly and thoughtfully. At the same time there were a few parts where I actually wanted more details than what we got. I also felt like some things happened a bit conveniently but I get that it’s a children’s book at the end of the day and isn’t supposed to be overly complicated.
Although I liked some parts more than others, I think that overall it was a cozy and fun adventure story set in a vivid world, and I loved seeing Bilbo’s journey going from not wanting to leave his hobbit hole to being an important part of an epic adventure!