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El Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

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woweewhoa's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

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thatbookbitch's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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agenericmirkwoodelf's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful lighthearted fast-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? No

4.75

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aisabel's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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chloepfrimmer's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense slow-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

5.0

J R R Tolkien has created a vast world with beautiful imagery and lovable characters. It’s witty, fun, and keeps the reader engaged and interested to know what happens next. I adore this book and am excited to read the rest!! 

I took a break while reading it for the first time, so I started listening to it on audiobook as a refresher, until I caught up to where I’d left off in my physical copy. However, Phil Dragash’s audiobook with the soundscape composed by Howard Shore HOOKED me and I couldn’t stop listening. They do a phenomenal job at bringing out what’s beautiful about Tolkien’s writing, and I immediately wanted to listen to the next one. It’s on Spotify under the show name Roads Go Ever On and I highly recommend, if you want to hear such a great story come to life 🥰
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strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted 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? No

5.0

I listened to it on audio and read it between the second and third Lord of the Rings. 

I remember being in 6th grade and my friends had to read this for their book group and they all said it was boring. I guess if you are a 6th grader I could see it, but I was scared ever since of reading it. Now that I have, I have determined my classmates were crazy. This book is great and I recommend it. 

Quotes:
“What do you mean? Do you wish me a good morning, or mean that it is a good morning whether I want it or not, or that you feel good this morning, or that it is a morning to be good on?” -Gandalf 

Wizards after all are wizards

Then there was a gorgeous row

It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him. 

May your beard grow ever longer
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orchidlilly's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional lighthearted slow-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? No

4.0

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danajoy's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

I can't recommend the Andy Serkis audiobook experience highly enough. This was fantastic. 

The writing style was quite charming. I liked the acknowledgement of the reader. 
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studiomikarts's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

The Hobbit is my number one favorite book of all time. I'm very happy to report that Andy Serkis's narration not only does it justice, it brings it into the realm of artistic performance. I laughed out loud, I was riveted, I got chills, and I was moved deeply, even though I've read these words countless times before. The only negative is that the singing parts can be a tad bit awkward, but combined with the rest of the amusing and powerful reading, it actually works to give the listener an experience akin to having the story read by one's favorite uncle, perhaps sitting as a family around the crackling fireplace as dusk falls~ It's a simultaneously cozy and enthralling audiobook! Ultimately, I felt like this was what the most recent live-action movie adaptations should have been, especially considering some of the same melodies for the songs are used here!
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plume_de_renarde's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

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