Reviews with content warning for Animal death - El Hobbit

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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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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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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itscarleesmith's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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nicoletiff's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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? It's complicated

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melreadsandrecs's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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sophiesometimesreads's review against another edition

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adventurous funny slow-paced

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

3.0

I feel like this rating is kind of an unpopular opinion? It's not that I didn't like it (because 3 stars is not a bad rating!!!), I can see why people love it, I just wasn't completely invested in the story. I also think I may have read it quicker and enjoyed it more if I'd read it at a different time, I just ended up being busy and the classical writing style was too much for my tired brain.

The writing was funny at times, but sometimes the wording was confusing, but I feel like this is a sign of the time it was written and I have historically had an interesting time with classical writing. Bilbo Baggins was funny as a character and I did enjoy his character, but I never really felt emotionally connected or invested which meant I never got completely involved in what was happening.

Definitely not a bad book by any means and if you're into funny, goofy fantasy then this would be for you!

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