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Full disclosure: I am a life-long Tolkien geek. Mock me, and I'll cuss you out in Elvish. And then I'll breathe a bit of fire at you.
This is the prequel to The Lord of the Rings. I actually read LOTR first when I was 9 years old (back when dinosaurs walked the earth...) and it was rough going, so I highly recommend reading The Hobbit first. It explains a lot of things that are important to the trilogy. Also, unlike LOTR, this is a children's book. It's not just for children, by any means, but it ...more
This is the prequel to The Lord of the Rings. I actually read LOTR first when I was 9 years old (back when dinosaurs walked the earth...) and it was rough going, so I highly recommend reading The Hobbit first. It explains a lot of things that are important to the trilogy. Also, unlike LOTR, this is a children's book. It's not just for children, by any means, but it ...more
This the first book of Tolkien's that I ever read. I think I was about 19 or 20. I was mesmerized by the dialects and the scenery. The names of creatures, people and places were wonderful. I had never read a book so full of imagination. Brimming over with an intelligence and wit unmatched by any other author, previously read by myself. I am so thankful this book was recommended to me, all those years ago. I have since read it at least 6 times in my life, and hope to read it at least once more. T
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This is a great book. It introduces the Lord of the Rings trilogy. It is a very fun book.
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Ok, it was once a mark of nerdiness to have read this work but of course now everyone has read it or at least is sufficiently familiar with the tale to fake having read it. It is a great tale and a worthy pre-cursor to Lord of The Rings.
