The Hobbit

or There and Back Again

Paperback, 390 pages

English language

Published July 9, 2008 by HarperCollins Publishers, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.

ISBN:
978-0-00-727061-3
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OCLC Number:
1023251351
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2075778

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5 stars (43 reviews)

The great modern classic and prelude to The Lord of the Rings, illustrated by Alan Lee

Smaug certainly looked fast asleep, when Bilbo peeped once more from the entrance. He was just about to step out on to the floor when he caught a sudden thin ray of red from under the drooping lid of Smaug's left eye. He was only pretending to be asleep! He was watching the tunnel entrance ...

Whisked away from his comfortable, unambitious life in his hobbit-hole in Bag End by Gandalf the wizard and a company of dwarves, Bilbo Baggins finds himself caught up in a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon. Although quite reluctant to take part in this quest, Bilbo surprises even himself by his resourcefulness and his skill as a burglar! --back cover

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Hobbita sakonean

4 stars

Epub batean irakurri dut, eta ziur nago paperezko edizioan gehiago disfrutatuko nuela, oharrak, mapak eta marrazkiak hobeto ikusten baitira! Hobbita eta Tolkienen mundua gustuko duenarentzat oso gomendagarria da argitalpen hau, eta noski Hobbita bera ipuin zoragarria dela esan behar! Merezi du!

The timeless classic of the fantasy genre

5 stars

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

5 stars

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.

A wonderful tale about a Hobbit.

5 stars

(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 ring by Bilbo deep …

Review of 'The Hobbit' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

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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