I haven't posted a review in a very very long time. The last two posts were kinda useless and now I have a feeling this one will be again. I have not read a new book since the beginning of November. I wrote a book, and it turned out pretty well. Then I re-read the Hobbit in preparation for the movie coming out this week.I really forgot how much I loved this book. It was just as good the second time. I already reviewed this book a few month ago, so I will re-post the review I wrote because it is actually a good one. So here if you didn't read it the first time around enjoy!
"I finally read it! My friend has been telling me all year that I need to read the Lord of the Rings series, and I have started. I read The Hobbit. It was actually an amazing book. I was expecting something a little dry and a little boring, but it turned out to be an exciting book full of life and wit. The writing style is so conversational. It is like Tolkien is sitting with kindly explaining this story to you. There are little phrases and things he says that just make me smile. Here is my favorite quote.
"He was in a dark tunnel floating in icy water, all alone- for you cannot count friends that are all packed in barrels."
This quote and others like it are what make me like this book so much. All of the little quirky things Tolkien mentions makes me want to read it again.
Not only is the writing style amazing the plot is fantastic. This story is just a story, which is one of the things that makes it awesome. Tolkien was writing a story for the sake of entertainment, and that is exactly what he did with this book. From the beginning you are instantly draw in to Bilbo Baggin's story. It starts out with a normal day for him flipped upside down when offered a chance to go on a quest with thirteen dwarfs.
His quest takes interesting twists and turns as they toil threw the mountains, forest, and rivers on their way to their goal. There is never an uninteresting moment in this story. Bilbo gets the gang out of trouble and then right back into trouble a couple minutes later.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone. I personally love fantasy, but even someone who does not love the genre as much as I do will love this book. It's more then just a fantasy novel. It is a story that will stick to your heart. It conveys a message of courage and strength.
Let me leave with a quote from the novel that I found to be extremely true.
"If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world."
So my friends enjoy life, good books, good food, and good times.
Lindsey"
