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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
I first read this book when I was 16 or so as required reading in my English AP class. It was my introduction into the genre and it is because of it that I found books aren't even limited to the imagination.
It is easy to fall in love with the magical world created by Tolkien. There is always some adventure, some peril, some enemy or friend (or enemy turned friend and vice versa) to keep the reader engaged. By the end, you understand (and almost feel a part of) the comraderie of Bilbo and his com ...more
It is easy to fall in love with the magical world created by Tolkien. There is always some adventure, some peril, some enemy or friend (or enemy turned friend and vice versa) to keep the reader engaged. By the end, you understand (and almost feel a part of) the comraderie of Bilbo and his com ...more
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