The Hobbit

or, There and Back Again

Paperback, 300 pages

English language

Published Aug. 13, 2012 by Mariner Books.

ISBN:
978-0-547-92822-7
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OCLC Number:
99399077

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Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or cellar. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an adventure. They have launched a plot to raid the treasure hoard guarded by Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon. Bilbo reluctantly joins their quest, unaware that on his journey to the Lonely Mountain he will encounter both a magic ring and a frightening creature known as Gollum. (back cover)

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The level of detail Tolkein incorporates into these stories never ceases to amaze me…from the landscapes to the languages of each race in Middle Earth, to say nothing about the lengthy and intricate histories of elves, men, dwarves, and even some of the notable creatures of Middle Earth.

reviewed The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien

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The timeless classic of the fantasy genre

The Hobbit is the first of Tolkien's stories set in the Middle Earth... Actually this book needs no introduction as majority of people are probably aware of its existance and know how Tolkien pioneered the modern fantasy genre. However, it still holds strongly to this day. This epic story of a hobbit embarking on an unexpected journey with a team of dwarves and a wizard just really hooks you in and the world around is built with passion and full of surprises. I love it and now I understand why it's so praised by many.

Découverte de Tolkien

C’était mon premier contact avec l’univers fantastique de Tolkien, dans la mesure où je n’ai ni lu, ni vu le Seigneur des Anneaux, ou d’autres œuvres de Tolkien. Le Hobbit était une parfaite entrée en matière dans ce vaste et riche univers. Entre complexité narrative et légèreté, ce roman m’a beaucoup plu. L’action y est parfaitement dosée, et l’humour également. A lire et à relire, sans modération.

Loved it years ago

I read it years ago (70's) and I spent many of hours reading the trilogy in high school when I should have been doing other things. I do not regret it though.

Immersive adventures in the childhood

When I was a kid, it was hard to read, but interesting at the same time. I think, it's a good book to help children learn that patience reaps rewards. Of a cool story in this particular case.

A wonderful tale about a Hobbit.

(Note: this review is about one of my many numerous re-reads of the book.)

"In a hole in the ground there lived ...", well, you probably know who.

A story that started out scribbled on the back of a piece of paper being marked by J.R.R. Tolkien has grown in the telling and now supports a whole mythology set out in the books "The Silmarillion" and "The Lord of the Rings" as well as a multi-billion dollar entertainment industry.

The story of Bilbo Baggins and how he got involved in a quest involving dwarves, a Wizard, elves, men, goblins, wargs (wolves) and, of course, a dragon, is set out in this tale that has been read multiple times by me.

The most important event in the book, almost trivial in its treatment (which it was, at the time) was the discovery of a seemingly innocuous magic …

Review of 'The Hobbit' on 'Goodreads'

колись років двадцять тому, коли я був ще малим школярем-пуцвіріньком, мама принесла мені таку собі непримітну зовні книжку: «гобіт, або мандрівка за імлисті гори». ім'я автора було настільки незвичне на вимову — і аж чотири слова! — що одразу запало мені на пам'ять, так що пізніше я міг навіть серед ночі без заминки вимовити скоромовкою: джонроналдруелтолкін… звісно, якби комусь спало на думку мене збудити вночі заради такого дивного питання =) на все життя запам’яталася також графіка ілюстрацій до українського видання — загадкових, наче мальованих коричневим чорнилом прямо на сторінках книжки.

мені, малому і жадібному до пригодницьких, але зрозумілих дитині історій, ця казка сподобалася надзвичайно! втім, прочитавши книжку, я поставив її кудись на полицю, а чи навіть заховав до якоїсь глибокої шухляди… років з десять потому марно намагався я знайти цю книгу вдома: сьогодні я беріг би те видання («веселка», 1985 р.), як зіницю ока. на той час я, звісно, ще …

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