I enjoyed this book more now than I did the first time I read it. I can't tell you why really, I think I can appreciate it more now. The bits of meandering Tolkien does, our reluctant protagonist who longs for his home in dark times but also knows how to get his friends out of trouble, the riddles and the dwarves (actually I've always had a soft spot for dwarves).
I might've known how it all ended but it made me emotional all the same. Emotional mainly due to the quote I'm leaving you with but I was left feeling good too. I always feel happy after reading a good story with a happy ending.

"There is more in you of good than you know, child of the kindly West. Some courage and some wisdom, blended in measure. If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world."