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8th April 2006, 11:55 AM
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| Just passing through....  Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: UK: ENGLAND:
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| Re: The Hobbit I loved this book as a child and as an adult i still do! My most favourite part is when Bilbo is inside the lair and needs light, but ends up screaming and stamping his foot as the dwarves are still scared of the dragon. I still smile when i think of this part even as i write this reply. An excellent book and even better sequels (if a tad too long) |
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15th June 2006, 01:45 PM
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| Scottish Roman  Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Perth and Kinross
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| Re: The Hobbit OK, so I read LOTR first (I was only ten and the old man left it lying), but I read "The Hobbit," a bit later and loved it. BTW, it really teed the Old Man off as it was a library book and I made it overdue, but he forgave me when my brothers ad I bought him a volume each for Christmas |
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15th June 2006, 03:00 PM
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| Cynical Loser  Join Date: Dec 2005
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| Re: The Hobbit I've read LotR and the Simarellion but I've not read the Hobbit yet. In fact I bought it last week and will read it once I've read the four books I got out of the library. So, I'll probabbly be avoiding this thread for a little while. Good book is it?   |
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15th June 2006, 08:06 PM
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| Moderator  Join Date: May 2006 Location: Texas
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| Re: The Hobbit My one caution about The Hobbit to anyone coming to it as an adult is that it really was written down to children in its tone. This can be seen as Bilbo's own approach, as opposed to the more serious approach Frodo would take when doing his work on "The Downfall of the Lord of the Rings and the Return of the King", if one likes, and that may make it a little easier to take. I personally have great affection for the book, but I've known many to whom this authorial tone was more than a bit off-putting. I'd say to forgive the tone and let the story take over; and if you can do this, there are not onloy several scenes, but some excellent writing (some surprisingly dark) here and there through the book. Enjoy! |
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16th June 2006, 02:03 PM
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1st July 2006, 01:42 AM
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| Demosthenes  Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: ASIA:
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| Re: The Hobbit I love The Hobbit! I think Bilbo's adventures are far more entertaining than Frodo's. His "Drat this dwarvish racket!" outburst became a favorite expression of mine for many years. I think there are plans to turn this into a movie. |
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1st July 2006, 09:45 AM
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| Admin and Tea-boy  Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: UK: SCOTLAND:
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| Re: The Hobbit I read the Hobbit first, and was overwhelemed with the book - found it thoroughly enjoyable. Funnily enough, I never really felt particularly attached to Lord of the Rings itself. |
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1st July 2006, 01:22 PM
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| Registered User  Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Darlington
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| Re: The Hobbit I've not read the book but when I was younger I had the story tape of it narrated by Kennith Williams(I think) He did the voice in wind in the willows when that was out.I still might have the tape somewhere. |
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21st July 2006, 01:09 PM
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| The Cat  Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Malaysia
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| Re: The Hobbit I read the Hobbit before The Lord of the Rings and yes, the contrast is quite marked. For me that really works. The quest in the Hobbit with the Dragon and thieves was so much more light-hearted. They had fun along the way and although there was war and death it was much lighter than Lord of The Rings. The lightness of The Hobbit makes the story of the One Ring so much darker. You go from this relatively fun journey into one where the fate of the world hangs in balance and you see a whole new side to dwarves, hobbits and Gandalf as well. I guess this is the same reason I like the long chapters at the beginning of the Fellowship of The Ring where the Shire and life in it is described. It makes what comes after so much more terrible. I love the Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings pretty much equally. |
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21st July 2006, 03:03 PM
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| Just another busted robot  Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Canada
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| Re: The Hobbit I read The Hobbit after The Lord of the Rings, and the overall tone didn't distract me, but the part when the goblins sing as they march their captives into the mountain was a bit off-putting. I never thought of them as a very musical bunch. Then again, if they were secure in their mountain fortress, and not marching to war under the Dark Lord, I suppose they'd have time and inclination to develop arts and culture, such as they might be. Hadn't thought of that before… Okay, I'll read it again. |
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21st July 2006, 03:12 PM
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| Shh!! Evil Genii At Work  Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lancashire
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| Re: The Hobbit i read the hobit ages ago and dint ever read the LOTR because it was too long, and then i watched the films and decided not to read the books, incase they spoilt it for me i read the two towers though after watching the felowship |
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