Better than LOTR?

[Nurvingiel]

Originally Posted by Valandil

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Nice merge Val, are you catching up to Eärniel yet? For my next wish, I wish for a million more wishes!

As has been mentioned previously in this (newly merged) thread, it's hard to compare The Hobbit and LOTR. In my opinion, if you say LOTR is better because The Hobbit is more childish, that's like saying you like adult books better. There's nothing wrong with that of course.

Is there any possible way we could judge the books on their own merits and then compare the two? Or is it apples and oranges - they are both great fruit.

[Radagast The Brown]

I think the easiest way just to think which did you enjoy more. I was giving reasons, what may have caused it; I just liked LotR better, and the Sil the best.

[Nurvingiel]

I see what you mean Radagast. That's probably the most valid way to compare them.

Let's see... for me they are still equal. Though I deeply enjoyed them in different ways, my love for these two books is still the same. I love the Sil, but I love LOTR and The Hobbit more.

[Something]

I think The Hobbit is a funnier book than LOTR.
I remember I laughed very much the first time I read it.

But I don`t think it is better than LOTR.
I love them both.

[BeardofPants]

Originally Posted by Radagast The Brown

There are already threads like this -
http://entmoot.com/showthread.php?t=6251

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Wow, how did I ever miss this thread the first time 'round?! Well, for me LOTR blows lil' ol' hobbit outta the water. I remember trying to read the hobbit for the first time when I was 11, and being bored silly. Three years later, I read LOTR with relatively few problems. Don't get me wrong, I love the Hobbit, but it's nothing on the complexity of LOTR, or the Silmarillion.

[Earniel]

Ooh, an old thread! I was already wondering why all those names came up of people who I haven't seen here for ages.

Originally Posted by BeardofPants

Wow, how did I ever miss this thread the first time 'round?!

My thoughts exactly.

Originally Posted by Nurvingiel

Nice merge Val, are you catching up to Eärniel yet?

Nehheh, not a chance!

I definitely preferred LoTR better than the Hobbit. If it wasn't for LoTR I might never have considered giving the Hobbit a reread. Nevertheless, you can't really compare the two IMO. LoTR is many times the size of the Hobbit so it naturally has more place for depth. And since the Hobbit is geared at children, the stories are really different. Still, one has to give the lil' Hobbit credit, without it we would never had had the literary wonder that is LoTR and basically we wouldn't be discussing this here on the Entmoot today.

[LickTheEnvelope]

Actually I preffered the Hobbit to LOTR... don't know why. Perhaps the Dragon, or the fact it was the first one I read.

[Earniel]

It is your good right to like the Hobbit better, LTE. Welcome to the Entmoot, by the way!

[Pytt]

I think LoTR is better. It was the first of the books I read( or more correctly heard), and besides I think the LoTR is more magic, more thrilling.

[Elemmírë]

Originally Posted by Radagast The Brown

I think the easiest way just to think which did you enjoy more. I was giving reasons, what may have caused it; I just liked LotR better, and the Sil the best.

Same here.

A lot of people don't like the Silm as much... for me, I think it's a love/obsession for history combined with an equal love/obsession for Elves.

And though not nearly as detailed, for me a lot of the stories in the Silm are better than LotR.

And I definitely prefer LotR to the Hobbit. That could be partly because I don't like Hobbits at all and don't particularly care for Dwarves either.

[ItalianLegolas]

its hard to compare the 2, because the Hobbit is a somewhat quick read, and the LoTR is a huge novel, but if i had to compare the two, i would say that LoTR is better, hands down

[Embladyne]

I definitely liked both. Sure, LOTR has a more developed plot, and many more characters, but the Hobbit has it's own gems. And I don't think that I would appreciate any of Tolkien's stories as much without the rest of his work to flesh out ME.

[Roland]

I think that it depends what you consider "better". The Hobbit is overall a much happier story, where most of the characters live happily ever after etc., whereas The Lord of the Rings has a much more developed story line.

[me9996]

Originally Posted by AudrentheRanger

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

True! (I recently tryed to read it again and found it boreing)

[Mrs.Gimli]

you are right! IN th movie it is not as good!

[Mrs.Gimli]

you are totalyyyyy right

[Embladyne]

Originally Posted by Mrs.Gimli

you are totalyyyyy right

You might want to be more specific. So, do you prefer the Hobbit, or Lord of the Rings?
Oh, and wander on over to the welcoming thread, and introduce yourself.

[Mrs.Gimli]

I liked the Lord of the rings better than the Hobbit and if you like the Hobbit better than I can not change that,,,,,,,,,,,But the Hobbit was funnier than LOTR

[Mrs.Gimli]

Originally Posted by Mrs.Gimli

I liked the Lord of the rings better than the Hobbit and if you like the Hobbit better than I can not change that,,,,,,,,,,,But the Hobbit was funnier than LOTR

I am Arwen PLEASE LISTEN TO ME

[ItalianLegolas]

LoTR is better just because it has more adventure and danger, but that doesn't diminish the greatness of the Hobbit