The Hobbit

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Glued binding - Rated
I am giving 2 stars not to the treasured story, but to the quality of binding in this edition. I have purchased the 50th anniversary, 3 volume editions of The Lord of the Rings and love them. The same is true for 2006 hardback editions of The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales. This edition of The Hobbit features the same beautiful dust jacket and high quality paper and typeset, but unfortunately has a glued binding instead of the stitched binding of the other books. It is already showing signs of wear just after leafing through to view the wonderful illustrations. I'm sorry to say the durability of this edition isn't up to the standard set by the others or worth the purchase price.

The Perfect Start to a Journey! - Rated
I first had the hobbit read to me during primary school. Every Wednesday afternoon our art teacher would read to us as much as he could in an hour. Being quite a hyperactive child this book accomplished somthing which teachers rarely could; KEEP MY ATTENTION FOR LONGER THAN 10 MINUTES! This book is the perfect introduction to the world of Middle Earth and all the characters and races therin.

Once you enter into this fantasy world of hobbits, Elves, Orcs and wizards you never truly leave it. Tolkien was an outstanding author, and "The Hobbit" introduces to the reader a world so wonderfully described that it lives and breaths with every page. Every river, road, tree and house can be envisaged by the reader as if they were their, and this I feel is the magic of Middle Earth which Tolkien created. Anyone who fails to read this in their lifetime has truly missed out on a masterpiece. I have now found myself reading other books by Tolkien like "The Sillmarillion" and "Unfinnished Tales" just to learn all I can about a world which, if I am truthful, I am insanely jealous of!

This is just the beginning! Middle Earth has history going right back to the creation of Middle Earth and it is all explained in other Works by Tolkien. If, after reading "The Hobbit," you think Tolkien is a genius you have barely scraped the surface!

Overall a brilliant read well worth the time and suitable for all ages, but especially hyperactive children! However, be Prepared to want to know more, and there is A LOT more!

A flawless masterpiece - Rated
A finely written saga of dwarves and elves, fearsome goblins and trolls. An exciting epic of travel and magical adventure, all working up to a devastating climax.

The English-speaking world is divided into those who have read THE HOBBIT and THE LORD OF THE RINGS and those who are going to read them.

Trust me - this book will thrill and delight you, it is the finest fantasy book ever written, second only to LOTR - but the comparison is perhaps unfair. This is an earlier book written for children primarily, which turned into a worlwide phenomenon beloved by all.

Tolkien rewrote certain chapters of this book to coincide with the publication of LOTR - this reworked (and best) version is presented here in a very nice, well-bound edition.

Wholly recommended.

A captivating and exciting novel for all - Rated
I found the Hobbit to be a very good read, espicially if you like reading other fantasy childrens books, such as Harry Potter or The Chronicals of Narnia. It requires patience over the first twenty pages or so, but after that, you are hooked! I encourage people who need to be hooked on a book after a couple of pages to force themselves to read on as they will find it an outstanding novel.

Adventure story. (a good buy) - Rated
The Hobbit is an adventure story. It probably is one of the best adventure stories of our time.I enjoyed it and I recommend it to true adventure story lovers.I would give the book a whopping 10 out of 10.