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I 100% reccomend buying and reading this book, wether it be a hard copy or on a tablet , get your hands on this!! Amazing story from start to finish had me totally engaged and excited to turn the... more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Hobbits are a fictional diminutive race who inhabit the lands of Middle-earth in J. R. R. Tolkien's...

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Pages: 400, Edition: Film tie-in edition, Paperback, HarperCollins

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31 of 31 Ciao users found the following review helpful

aakcat

Hobbits, Rings and Magical Things 27/03/2001

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Advantages Great in its own right and sets you up well for the follow up
Disadvantages the fact that you can't actually live in Middle Earth

With all the hype that currently surrounds the big screen adaptation of Lord of the Rings, I would like to recommend the book that started the entire Middle Earth phenomenon, namely "The Hobbit." I believe this book can be overlooked in the grander scheme of things but it is a classic in its own right. The Hobbit was read to me when I was in primary school and I have never forgotten the sense of wonder experienced by everyone in the class as the story unfolded chapter by chapter. It is in this book that we first meet Bilbo Baggins, a quiet, unassuming Hobbit. Hobbits are, we discover, smaller ... more
63 of 63 Ciao users found the following review helpful

sandemp

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An Unlikely Hero, And The Start Of An Epic 19/05/2005

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Advantages Great Introduction To Middle Earth For Children And Adults Alike
Disadvantages Some Characters Are Not As Well Developed As They Could Be

I guess I was pretty lucky as a child, I had parents that actively encouraged my love of reading and regularly bought me books that would stretch my abilities. One of the first "adult" books that was given to me was The Hobbit*, which was one of my first forays into the realms of fantasy and a book that I still love and read regularly today. In fact I love this book so much there are three copies in the house, one an colour-illustrated hardback which was a special edition and bought for me along with The Lord of The Rings nearly fifteen years ago and is safely stored away until my children ... more
15 of 15 Ciao users found the following review helpful

Simoncook1

Great introduction into the world of Tolkien 02/02/2001

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Advantages Wonderful story for all the family.
Disadvantages May not be suitable for very young children

Millions of people around the world have read and enjoyed Tolkiens ‘The Hobbit’. In school, when I was just 11, we read a chapter of ‘The Hobbit’ weekly. I can honestly say that I actually could not wait to go to school on the day of the reading. The story is a fairytale in a foreign land revolving around a hobbit, twelve dwarves and a wizard. A hobbit is a small human like creature with furry feet that lives in a hole in a hillside. They normally do not travel far from home and have a love for food that goes far beyond their need for sustenance. Bilbo Baggins is the ... more
9 of 9 Ciao users found the following review helpful

LeighCook

A timeless classic 14/02/2001

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Advantages Wonderful book for all the family to enjoy.
Disadvantages Has some depictions of war.

Am enigmatic old wizard named Gandalf arranges a meeting at an unsuspecting Hobbit’s home. (A hobbit is a small human like creature with large furry feet and the appetite of four humans). Well Bilbo, the unsuspecting Hobbit, is very surprised when a dozen dwarves and his old friend Gandalf start appearing at his humble home in the Shire. It transpires that the Dwarves have lost their ancestral home to a vicious dragon called Smaug and they require the services of a ‘thief’ to help them regain their rightful home. Gandalf, perhaps the mastermind behind the whole quest suggests ... more
30 of 30 Ciao users found the following review helpful

piffles

Superstar Stories Smaller Sibling 28/02/2003

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Advantages Superbly written it whisks you away to world of magic, adventure and strange beings. Keeps both young and old readers enthralled.
Disadvantages May, and I do mean may, suffer in comparison to Lord of the Rings, but then what doesn't?

With approximately 15,000, often second rate, opinions on ‘Lord of the Rings – The Two Towers’ being published a day here on Ciao at the moment I felt it was time to take a few steps back. Back to a time before the first film, ‘The Fellowship of the Ring’, was released, before the books of LotR’s (yes they were books!!) were even in existence. Back to the time of The Hobbit and I'll give you a second rate opinion on that instead. Bilbo Baggins (the ‘hero’ of our tale) is happily living out his peaceful, adventure free life in The Shire. In fact this is the place where all of Hobbit-kind do ... more