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El Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

150 reviews

shadowspinner's review against another edition

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adventurous tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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sarahgmo's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I only wish I knew how all the songs sounded! It got a bit slow in the Mirkwood forest, and then some parts felt skipped over, but overall it was a lovely story I can’t wait to read to/with my future children! I giggled at times like a child myself :3
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emmagreenwood's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging funny inspiring reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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sarah_tani's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No
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kittaden's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

The hero's journey in its most basic form, but that is definitely not to say it's not extremely satisfying to watch Bilbo grow over the course of what's just a really good adventure book. It goes without saying that Middle Earth is an insanely rich world - Tolkien was a right nerd, in the best way possible. Him and Thomas More have proved to be a lethally effective tag team in terms of coaxing my autistic ass into getting very invested indeed in linguistics, so if things continue on their current heading, I may end up having to credit this book for what I hope is a long career as a linguist. Point is, it's really good, and you should definitely give it a try, even if you don't intend to dive fully into this universe, and it's a great starting point if you do!
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laurajeangrace's review against another edition

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adventurous funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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timmytunter's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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memoirsofabooklover's review against another edition

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adventurous funny inspiring fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

loved it. easy to read and really gets you in to the world. live that it was originally written for his children, it definitely comes across that way in the writing style. fun and adventurous.
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wowsmeows's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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hjb_128's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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