Better than LOTR?

AudrentheRanger · 11-29-2002, 05:09 PM

IS the Hobbit better than LOTR? I don't think so.

Miranda · 11-29-2002, 06:59 PM

They're too different to compare! LOTR is very much darker than the Hobbit. The hobbit is good to start with I think as its easier going than LOTR but I found my favourite lay with the six and not the hobbit but I s'pose it depends on what you're in to. Mx

Duddun · 11-30-2002, 01:59 AM

I loved The Hobbit! But LotR I also loved. I don't know which I favor.

Blackboar · 11-30-2002, 08:31 AM

*splutters into coffee*

Better than LotR; I don't think so. But don't get me wrong!

I LOVE the Hobbit.

Goldberry1 · 12-02-2002, 09:22 PM

I prefer LOTR to The Hobbit, only because when I first tried to read The Hobbit, I couldn't get into it because the first chapter wasn't really exciting. Also because when I saw FOTR movie, it got me interested in LOTR. But they both are very good!

***Khamûl*** · 12-03-2002, 12:51 AM

It's like comparing apples and oranges. The Hobbit is good to read before LotR because you have an idea about what's going on, and you already know about how Bilbo got the Ring and such. Plus, it's a great story even if it is more geared toward children. But like I said, you really can't compare the two.

Blackboar · 12-04-2002, 01:41 PM

I know why I prefer LotR now

The Hobbit is good but it dosn't really explain much and set a picture in your mind. I coudn't imagine Bag end a much as I did when I read LotR.

Radagast The Brown · 12-04-2002, 04:09 PM

LOTR is better then the hobbit. much better (just my opinion of course).

Nibs · 12-04-2002, 04:25 PM

They both have an exceptional amount of good merits.

And they're part of the same story, so I consider them fairly equal.

Utúllelyo · 12-04-2002, 04:47 PM

It is odd when i think about it. To not be able to compare the two, but it is true you realy can't. It has similar strengths and views i think, which make both of them quite appealing. In fact my brother was reading a little bit of the hobbit to me while I immersed myself in my ME art, as he usualy does at those ungodly hours of the night when we talk and philosophise about the world and Tolkien. And i was surprised at how earnest and pure and not to mention wise(in the ways of war and suffering in particular) dear Bilbo was.
His want for content, and a comfortable chair by the fire during travels over mountains and under wood, realy touch me. His presence of mind during dire and dark times. Bilbo is our first real example of the heart of a hobbit. And that is a priceless gift. The first insight into such a wonderfull character. All of which make the Hobbit simply and wonderfully enjoyable. Where as LotR gives us what we long for, a deeper and more perceptive look into such characters and their races. It quenches our thirst for more(momentarily). And so the joys of reading both The Hobbit and LotR are akin, but very much different. Resulting in the impossiblity for me to say which was "better".

-Utúlio-

Eothain · 12-08-2002, 03:54 PM

There about the same.

celeb-galad · 12-08-2002, 05:02 PM

The Hobbit is (more or less) a story for children. It is a very satisfying read, but not as captivating as the LOTR, by far.

Shadowfax · 12-08-2002, 06:28 PM

LotR is most definitely better than the Hobbit. I did enjoy the Hobbit though, but LotR has so many more characters, relationships between those characters, plot twists, surprises, romance, and it is darker. And I believe it is written on a deeper level than the Hobbit.

samwiselvr2008 · 12-08-2002, 09:49 PM

I would rather have Lord of the Rings, it is longer and more indepth! I do love The Hobbit, but if I could eather ceep a copy of LOTR or The Hobbit, I would pick LOTR any day!

Skinny.Demon · 12-09-2002, 10:17 PM

The Hobbit doesn't contain the detail like Lord Of The Rings does. Its a good book, and a much better read than I ever thought it would be, but LOTR is much more complex and intriging..

WallRocker · 12-10-2002, 04:36 PM

You really can't compare the two books. The Hobbit is a much better book for younger kids to read. Not that everyone can't read it though! My Mom read the Hobbit, and didn't read LOTR because she didn't like LOTR as much as the Hobbit. I perfer LOTR but The Hobbit is good as well.

Artanis · 12-11-2002, 03:08 AM

Both are great books, but different in style and tone. It's difficult to compare them. The first time I read The Hobbit I was disappointed, since I had read the LotR trilogy first and expected The Hobbit to be held in the same style. Reading it a second time I didn't expect much, and the experience turned out much better

. But still I prefer LotR beyond question.

Beleg Strongbow · 12-12-2002, 02:21 PM

LOTR. Definitely. Even JRRT thought so.

WallRocker, is the originator of your signature dead?

Varda Oiolosseo · 12-14-2002, 04:21 PM

Yeah!! I preffer LOTR !!!!
I still love the Hobbit though just not as much!

Skinny.Demon · 12-14-2002, 07:52 PM

General feeling is that LOTR is better!! It just is..

11-29-2002, 05:09 PM	#1
AudrentheRanger Enting Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Grey Havens, Middle Earth, in my own special place, a world unknown and magical, or perhaps of questing and flying like an Eagle with Gwaihir Posts: 74	Better than LOTR? IS the Hobbit better than LOTR? I don't think so. __________________ "Strider is too poor a name, son of Arathorn," he said, "Wingfoot I name you....Hardy is the race of Elendil!" The Wings of the Wind are swift indeed. I am a bookworm. "Fly you fools!" I'm no fool, but I would gladly fly!

11-29-2002, 06:59 PM	#2
Miranda 'Bohemian princess of Covent Garden Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Mill Posts: 544	They're too different to compare! LOTR is very much darker than the Hobbit. The hobbit is good to start with I think as its easier going than LOTR but I found my favourite lay with the six and not the hobbit but I s'pose it depends on what you're in to. Mx __________________ There's only us, there's only this, forget regret or life is yours to miss. No other road, no other way, no day but today.

11-30-2002, 01:59 AM	#3
Duddun I Antha Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: You expect ME to know? Posts: 784	I loved The Hobbit! But LotR I also loved. I don't know which I favor. __________________ If you say my name I go "What?" If you say my name twice I go and look it up in the dictionary. **************************** I'm Not Evil! ************************** If the critics say it's good, is it really That good? ************************** It's a bird! It's a plane! No! It's a balloon! **************************** Duddun, Son of Bubbun

11-30-2002, 08:31 AM	#4
Blackboar Legolas's beloved sister and Queen of the Wood Elves of Mirkwood Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Under the hill at Bag-end, Hobbiton the Shire Or Rivendell,I can't remember!!!!!!!!!! Posts: 1,086	splutters into coffee Better than LotR; I don't think so. But don't get me wrong! I LOVE the Hobbit. Last edited by Blackboar : 12-08-2002 at 04:05 PM.

12-02-2002, 09:22 PM	#5
Goldberry1 Elven Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: DC or Delaware, depending on the time of year Posts: 244	I prefer LOTR to The Hobbit, only because when I first tried to read The Hobbit, I couldn't get into it because the first chapter wasn't really exciting. Also because when I saw FOTR movie, it got me interested in LOTR. But they both are very good! __________________ Oh, your collegiate grief has left you dowdy in sweatshirts, absolute horror!

12-03-2002, 12:51 AM	#6
*Khamûl* Slacker Warrior Admin Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,759	It's like comparing apples and oranges. The Hobbit is good to read before LotR because you have an idea about what's going on, and you already know about how Bilbo got the Ring and such. Plus, it's a great story even if it is more geared toward children. But like I said, you really can't compare the two. __________________ "If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you." Gandalf to Pippin Psalm 107:31

12-04-2002, 01:41 PM	#7
Blackboar Legolas's beloved sister and Queen of the Wood Elves of Mirkwood Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Under the hill at Bag-end, Hobbiton the Shire Or Rivendell,I can't remember!!!!!!!!!! Posts: 1,086	I know why I prefer LotR now The Hobbit is good but it dosn't really explain much and set a picture in your mind. I coudn't imagine Bag end a much as I did when I read LotR.

12-04-2002, 04:09 PM	#8
Radagast The Brown Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Israel Posts: 6,975	LOTR is better then the hobbit. much better (just my opinion of course). __________________ Lalala... poof! AboutNewJersey.com - New Jersey Travel and Tourism Guide

12-04-2002, 04:25 PM	#9
Nibs Head Hollara Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 751	They both have an exceptional amount of good merits. And they're part of the same story, so I consider them fairly equal. __________________ "People used to ring up and say 'Don't quit your day job' or 'sell your synth', but the joke's on them: we were fired and the synth is broken!" -John Flansburgh from They Might Be Giants Ever heard of Mormons? I'm one. Click here to know more about us.

12-04-2002, 04:47 PM	#10
Utúllelyo Sapling Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: California Posts: 13	It is odd when i think about it. To not be able to compare the two, but it is true you realy can't. It has similar strengths and views i think, which make both of them quite appealing. In fact my brother was reading a little bit of the hobbit to me while I immersed myself in my ME art, as he usualy does at those ungodly hours of the night when we talk and philosophise about the world and Tolkien. And i was surprised at how earnest and pure and not to mention wise(in the ways of war and suffering in particular) dear Bilbo was. His want for content, and a comfortable chair by the fire during travels over mountains and under wood, realy touch me. His presence of mind during dire and dark times. Bilbo is our first real example of the heart of a hobbit. And that is a priceless gift. The first insight into such a wonderfull character. All of which make the Hobbit simply and wonderfully enjoyable. Where as LotR gives us what we long for, a deeper and more perceptive look into such characters and their races. It quenches our thirst for more(momentarily). And so the joys of reading both The Hobbit and LotR are akin, but very much different. Resulting in the impossiblity for me to say which was "better". -Utúlio- __________________ -Utúlio- "Long slopes they climbed, dark, hard-edged against the sky already red with sunset. They passed away, grey shadows in a stony land"

12-08-2002, 03:54 PM	#11
Eothain Enting Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 73	LOTR There about the same. __________________ Where now the horse and the rider? Where is the horn that was blowing? Where is the helm and the hauberk, and the bright hair flowing? Where is the hand on the harpsting, and the red fire glowing? Where is the spring and the harvest and the tall corn growing? They have past like rain on the mountain, like a wind in the meadow; The days have gone down in the West behind the hills into shadow. Who shall gather the smoke of the dead wood burning, or behold the flowing years from the Sea returning? Frodo lives

12-08-2002, 05:02 PM	#12
celeb-galad Hobbit Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Olore Malle, the path of dreams Posts: 27	The Hobbit is (more or less) a story for children. It is a very satisfying read, but not as captivating as the LOTR, by far.

12-08-2002, 06:28 PM	#13
Shadowfax The Fleet-Footed Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: British Columbia Posts: 913	LotR is most definitely better than the Hobbit. I did enjoy the Hobbit though, but LotR has so many more characters, relationships between those characters, plot twists, surprises, romance, and it is darker. And I believe it is written on a deeper level than the Hobbit. __________________ Jesus saved me "To remain ignorant of things that happened before you were born is to remain a child" (Cicero, 106-43 B.C.) "Art is a lie which makes us realize the truth" (Picasso)

12-08-2002, 09:49 PM	#14
samwiselvr2008 Elf Lord Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Hobbiton Posts: 739	I would rather have Lord of the Rings, it is longer and more indepth! I do love The Hobbit, but if I could eather ceep a copy of LOTR or The Hobbit, I would pick LOTR any day! __________________ Jesus loves you! Movie vewing count from the theater: Return of the King:9 Two Towers: 11 Fellowship: 13 FRODO LIVES!

12-09-2002, 10:17 PM	#15
Skinny.Demon Sapling Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: UK Posts: 10	The Hobbit doesn't contain the detail like Lord Of The Rings does. Its a good book, and a much better read than I ever thought it would be, but LOTR is much more complex and intriging.. __________________ The Ring Bearer Forums

12-10-2002, 04:36 PM	#16
WallRocker Elven Warrior Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: At the computer... Posts: 376	You really can't compare the two books. The Hobbit is a much better book for younger kids to read. Not that everyone can't read it though! My Mom read the Hobbit, and didn't read LOTR because she didn't like LOTR as much as the Hobbit. I perfer LOTR but The Hobbit is good as well. __________________ Do one thing every day that scares you ~Anonymous~ <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <><<>< <>< <>< <>< I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America And to the Republic for which it stands One nation UNDER GOD with liberty and justice for all

12-11-2002, 03:08 AM	#17
Artanis Greatest Elven woman of Aman Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Having way too much fun with Fëanor's 7 Posts: 4,285	Both are great books, but different in style and tone. It's difficult to compare them. The first time I read The Hobbit I was disappointed, since I had read the LotR trilogy first and expected The Hobbit to be held in the same style. Reading it a second time I didn't expect much, and the experience turned out much better . But still I prefer LotR beyond question. __________________ --Life is hard, and then we die.

12-12-2002, 02:21 PM	#18
Beleg Strongbow Truest of Friends Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Pennsylvania, but I have a vacation home in the Westfarthing. Posts: 520	LOTR. Definitely. Even JRRT thought so. WallRocker, is the originator of your signature dead? __________________ "...Beleg Strongbow, truest of friends, greatest in skill of all that harboured in the woods of Beleriand in the Elder Days..." Aure Entuleva! John Kerry for President!

12-14-2002, 04:21 PM	#19
Varda Oiolosseo Tea Bag Queen Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood Posts: 973	Yeah!! I preffer LOTR !!!! I still love the Hobbit though just not as much!

12-14-2002, 07:52 PM	#20
Skinny.Demon Sapling Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: UK Posts: 10	General feeling is that LOTR is better!! It just is.. __________________ The Ring Bearer Forums

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