The Hobbit
 

The Hobbit

by J. R. R. Tolkien

"In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort."
The hobbit-hole in question belongs to one Bilbo Baggins, an upstanding member of a "little people, about half our height, and smaller than... (read more)

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khabira
  • Rated 5 stars

While this is a "children's book" it is by no means childish. Tolkien writes sheer magic, the battle of good and evil. I loved it so much I married a Hobbit.

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  • Waldheri

    waldheri said:

    While searching for books tagged "epic fantasy", I do have to say that this book is rather not-so-epic (especially in the light of The Lord of the Rings, or the even more epic Silmarillion)

    posted 3 weeks ago
  • Stargazer R

    stargazer r said:

    My edition is actually copyrighted 1966

    posted Saturday, March 29 2008 ( | view 2 replies )
  • Lisa F

    lisa f said:

    This is probably the first book book I remember ever reading and I haven't been able to stop since. I read this book so many times my copy feel apart. The story is amazing and introduced me to a whole new world of writing.

    posted Thursday, March 20 2008
  • Henwiy G

    henwiy g said:

    My friend introduce this book to me during exam. Before that, i don't even know the existing of this book... Its lucky of me that he had introduced this book to me..... because i will be deeply regret that i have miss this kind of fascinating book. ( as for the exam, i crashed most of the paper, but no, i didn't blame my friend)

    posted Thursday, December 20 2007
  • Maria Joanne

    maria joanne said:

    "In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit" I love this book. It is excellent and I love it. My own copy has fallen apart and is held together with sticky tape

    posted Thursday, December 20 2007
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