who likes the hobbit - Page 2

gollum9630 · 07-24-2003, 05:54 PM

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Originally posted by Lalaith
I will never get sick of re-reading LotR but I have read The Hobbit twice and that's enough for me for some years.

ah, its impossible to not love re-reading LotR. I have just started re-reading the Hobbit, its my 3rd time. My favorite chapter is Riddles in the Dark

elixir · 07-29-2003, 06:07 PM

I have read The Hobbit about ten times and I'd still enjoy reading it.

So, yeah, I like it a lot

legolialis · 08-04-2003, 10:17 PM

I realy liked the hobbit. It was alot more lighthearted than the lotr books

Durin1 · 08-18-2003, 09:16 AM

My interest in Tolkiendom was aroused from having read The Hobbit at the age of 8 or 9.

In my opinion, The Hobbit has a place of its own in Tolkien's work and we should take it for what it is - a superb, funny and exciting book, written for children but without all the preaching and condescending air associated with a lot of modern children's fantasy literature.

Divine Sorceress · 08-25-2003, 09:27 PM

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Originally posted by gollum9630
ah, its impossible to not love re-reading LotR. I have just started re-reading the Hobbit, its my 3rd time. My favorite chapter is Riddles in the Dark

Actually it is possible to not love re-reading the LOTR books. I'm currently bored out of my mind trying to re-read ROTK before the movie comes out.

I like The Hobbit. It's a good book for getting out of the brooding and unhappy Frodo's mind and into happy and quirky Bilbo's. It's the first Tolkien book that I read and it's easy to re-read because it's not a complicated story with chapter long descriptions.

Varda Oiolosseo · 08-26-2003, 11:43 AM

I love the Hobbit! I've read it about 4 times.

I love LOTR too and Return of the King is my favourite i think well i'm reading it again for like the 5th time.

I personally could never ever get bored of re-reading the Hobbit and LOTR!

frodomerryandaragornrock · 07-21-2008, 04:52 PM

iLOVE the Hobbit!!! i love it alomst as much as lotr!!!!!

the insane one · 08-17-2008, 12:02 PM

i like the hobbit as it is some light reliefe to some of tolkien's more agressive and complex works or art. however it is less exiting and is not something i would read over and over again

Amael · 08-28-2008, 09:48 AM

I'll have to go with frodomerryandaragornrock's comment on it. Also, GO RED SOX!!!

The Hobbit rules! AKK! Got owned by 90 second wait time.

frodomerryandaragornrock · 08-29-2008, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Amael

I'll have to go with frodomerryandaragornrock's comment on it. Also, GO RED SOX!!!

The Hobbit rules! AKK! Got owned by 90 second wait time.

AWESOME!! Nice to know someone else on here likes them!!

Amael · 09-04-2008, 02:03 PM

I don't know much about sports, but I like the team. LOL.

Zilbanne · 09-23-2008, 08:44 AM

To me The Hobbit is like a primer to get a new reader ready for LotR. Decades ago I first enjoyed The Hobbit as an 11 year old and found it enchanting! The effect it had was to make me a Tolkien fan for life. When I was in my early teens I read LotR for the first time and The Hobbit certainly did prepare my future for LotR and other Middle Earth experiences.

Though The Hobbit is lighter in tone and not as intellectually meaty as other Middle Earth reads, it is ideal for multi-generational enjoyment. When my niece and nephew were young, we had a great time taking turns reading The Hobbit out loud to each other. We've all shared fond memories of this later.

zilbanne

The Dread Pirate Roberts · 09-24-2008, 10:01 AM

It is definitely great to read aloud.

oakenstaff · 10-02-2008, 04:37 PM

I've been re-reading The Hobbit - in the Tengwar.

More precisely I transcribed the text of The Hobbit into Tolkien's Tengwar, the script he used to write the Elvish languages. Technically I'm just reading in English and only the letters are different - which is good because just that much is plenty challenging.

While I'm getting faster, in comparison to 'normal' reading it's at a snail's pace.

This dramatically slower pace of reading has made me realize: Tolkien is a fantastic writer. His sense of story, description and dialog are absolutely superb.

Rather than gloss over pages, I'm catching details I would miss otherwise. 'Boring' descriptions of scenery are coming alive, the cleverness and depth of his dialog is just amazing. For example, right now I'm reading the part where they are caught by the spiders. Bilbo's effort to battle the spiders and free the dwarves is simply astounding, and equally gripping as The Battle for the Pelennor Fields ("Now for wrath, now for ruin, and a red nightfall!") in LOTR - and more personal because of the smaller scale (literal and figurative).

Before this I would have discounted The Hobbit as 'good, but not as good as Lord of the Rings'. But now I'm elevating The Hobbit from 'good' to 'incredible'

It'll be interesting to read Lord of the Rings in Tengwar, and see if I have a similar experience.

My only objection to The Hobbit is that some of the scenes are just too 'fantastic' and cute to accept. For instance, I disliked reading about the trained animals at Beorn's house, who set the table and wait on the party generally. It was too much like a child's fairy-story. The talking spiders are slightly more acceptable but still a reach. This is an odd standard since I'm fine with Goblins, Elves and Dragons and such, but there it is.

The way I justify this reading to myself is that I accept the 'history' told in The Hobbit as Real (somewhere), but that this particular telling is geared towards children so contains passages that aren't 'Real' but just entertaining. Thus the many asides to the reader, and certain silly episodes such as the trained animals. I'd include the giants fighting in the pass during the thunderstorm here was well.

sisterandcousinandaunt · 10-03-2008, 09:32 AM

From a literary point of view, Beorn's animals are from Gulliver's travels. As such, they reinforce Tolkien's theme of a pre-lapsarian, rather Owenist simplicity.

Coffeehouse · 10-06-2008, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by oakenstaff

I've been re-reading The Hobbit - in the Tengwar.

That's cool.

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Originally Posted by oakenstaff

Before this I would have discounted The Hobbit as 'good, but not as good as Lord of the Rings'. But now I'm elevating The Hobbit from 'good' to 'incredible'

I see a lot of people look at the Hobbit that way, but for me it's more often than not been the other way around. But that's maybe because I read the Hobbit first, so I'm really fond of it. The way it's written is perhaps not as advanced as in Lord of the Rings, but the Hobbit has almost no 'boring' parts in it

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Originally Posted by oakenstaff

My only objection to The Hobbit is that some of the scenes are just too 'fantastic' and cute to accept. For instance, I disliked reading about the trained animals at Beorn's house, who set the table and wait on the party generally. It was too much like a child's fairy-story. The talking spiders are slightly more acceptable but still a reach. This is an odd standard since I'm fine with Goblins, Elves and Dragons and such, but there it is.

Yeah, I know how you feel. Somehow the encounter with Smaug or the dwelling of the Goblins inside the mountains seems more 'real' than talking spiders or the spectacle at Beorn's house. But each to his/her own I guess

anarion · 10-11-2008, 10:28 AM

I love The Hobbit! Probably my single favorite book of all time, and also the one that made me love to read.
I have read it at least once annually for 23 years. I can honestly say that I never truly knew the wonder of the hobbit until I started reading it to my daughter as her nightly bed time story.

The Dread Pirate Roberts · 12-12-2008, 09:33 AM

Same here, anarion. I read it before, of course, and liked it. But reading it aloud to my daughter gave the book new life and vigor. Wonderful. Since having a child, I've come to the conclusion that the best books are the ones that are best read aloud.

Thorir Orcbane · 08-15-2009, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by The Dread Pirate Roberts

Same here, anarion. I read it before, of course, and liked it. But reading it aloud to my daughter gave the book new life and vigor. Wonderful. Since having a child, I've come to the conclusion that the best books are the ones that are best read aloud.

Yes and maybe like Inkheart they will come to life. Now wouldnt that be exciting! "Daddy, make the little men and the princesses come out again"

Thorir Orcbane · 08-15-2009, 04:52 PM

That sounds quite interesting and hat off to you for doing so. Where would one find the Tengwar?

07-29-2003, 06:07 PM	#22
elixir Elven Warrior Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: wherever my dreams take me Posts: 356	I have read The Hobbit about ten times and I'd still enjoy reading it. So, yeah, I like it a lot __________________ ~ Time is a drug. Too much of it kills you ~ "We've got a wizard and we're not afraid to use him!" HOBBITS NEEDED! Some dwarves as well !!!

08-18-2003, 09:16 AM	#24
Durin1 Elven Warrior Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 221	who likes the Hobbit My interest in Tolkiendom was aroused from having read The Hobbit at the age of 8 or 9. In my opinion, The Hobbit has a place of its own in Tolkien's work and we should take it for what it is - a superb, funny and exciting book, written for children but without all the preaching and condescending air associated with a lot of modern children's fantasy literature. __________________ Durin the Sleepless!

09-24-2008, 10:01 AM	#33
The Dread Pirate Roberts Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 987	It is definitely great to read aloud. __________________ ~The DPR "Good work. Sleep well. I'll most likely kill you in the morning."

10-02-2008, 04:37 PM	#34
oakenstaff Sapling Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 1	New appreciation I've been re-reading The Hobbit - in the Tengwar. More precisely I transcribed the text of The Hobbit into Tolkien's Tengwar, the script he used to write the Elvish languages. Technically I'm just reading in English and only the letters are different - which is good because just that much is plenty challenging. While I'm getting faster, in comparison to 'normal' reading it's at a snail's pace. This dramatically slower pace of reading has made me realize: Tolkien is a fantastic writer. His sense of story, description and dialog are absolutely superb. Rather than gloss over pages, I'm catching details I would miss otherwise. 'Boring' descriptions of scenery are coming alive, the cleverness and depth of his dialog is just amazing. For example, right now I'm reading the part where they are caught by the spiders. Bilbo's effort to battle the spiders and free the dwarves is simply astounding, and equally gripping as The Battle for the Pelennor Fields ("Now for wrath, now for ruin, and a red nightfall!") in LOTR - and more personal because of the smaller scale (literal and figurative). Before this I would have discounted The Hobbit as 'good, but not as good as Lord of the Rings'. But now I'm elevating The Hobbit from 'good' to 'incredible' It'll be interesting to read Lord of the Rings in Tengwar, and see if I have a similar experience. My only objection to The Hobbit is that some of the scenes are just too 'fantastic' and cute to accept. For instance, I disliked reading about the trained animals at Beorn's house, who set the table and wait on the party generally. It was too much like a child's fairy-story. The talking spiders are slightly more acceptable but still a reach. This is an odd standard since I'm fine with Goblins, Elves and Dragons and such, but there it is. The way I justify this reading to myself is that I accept the 'history' told in The Hobbit as Real (somewhere), but that this particular telling is geared towards children so contains passages that aren't 'Real' but just entertaining. Thus the many asides to the reader, and certain silly episodes such as the trained animals. I'd include the giants fighting in the pass during the thunderstorm here was well. Last edited by oakenstaff : 10-02-2008 at 06:11 PM.

10-03-2008, 09:32 AM	#35
sisterandcousinandaunt Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4,535	From a literary point of view, Beorn's animals are from Gulliver's travels. As such, they reinforce Tolkien's theme of a pre-lapsarian, rather Owenist simplicity. __________________ That would be the swirling vortex to another world. Cool. I want one. TMNT No, I'm not emo. I just have a really poor sense of direction. (Thanks to katya for this quote) This is the best news story EVER! http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26087293/ “Often my haste is a mistake, but I live with the consequences without complaint.”...John McCain "I shall go back. And I shall find that therapist. And I shall whack her upside her head with my blanket full of rocks." ...Louisa May

08-04-2003, 10:17 PM	#23
legolialis Hobbit Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: michigan Posts: 22	I realy liked the hobbit. It was alot more lighthearted than the lotr books

08-26-2003, 11:43 AM	#26
Varda Oiolosseo Tea Bag Queen Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood Posts: 973	I love the Hobbit! I've read it about 4 times. I love LOTR too and Return of the King is my favourite i think well i'm reading it again for like the 5th time. I personally could never ever get bored of re-reading the Hobbit and LOTR!

07-21-2008, 04:52 PM	#27
frodomerryandaragornrock Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: USA Posts: 36	iLOVE the Hobbit!!! i love it alomst as much as lotr!!!!!

08-17-2008, 12:02 PM	#28
the insane one Sapling Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: England Posts: 11	i like the hobbit as it is some light reliefe to some of tolkien's more agressive and complex works or art. however it is less exiting and is not something i would read over and over again

08-28-2008, 09:48 AM	#29
Amael Elven Warrior Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Somewhere Between Here and There Posts: 237	I'll have to go with frodomerryandaragornrock's comment on it. Also, GO RED SOX!!! The Hobbit rules! AKK! Got owned by 90 second wait time.

09-04-2008, 02:03 PM	#31
Amael Elven Warrior Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Somewhere Between Here and There Posts: 237	I don't know much about sports, but I like the team. LOL.

09-23-2008, 08:44 AM	#32
Zilbanne Enting Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Next to a Pumpkin and near a mushroom! Posts: 65	To me The Hobbit is like a primer to get a new reader ready for LotR. Decades ago I first enjoyed The Hobbit as an 11 year old and found it enchanting! The effect it had was to make me a Tolkien fan for life. When I was in my early teens I read LotR for the first time and The Hobbit certainly did prepare my future for LotR and other Middle Earth experiences. Though The Hobbit is lighter in tone and not as intellectually meaty as other Middle Earth reads, it is ideal for multi-generational enjoyment. When my niece and nephew were young, we had a great time taking turns reading The Hobbit out loud to each other. We've all shared fond memories of this later. zilbanne

10-11-2008, 10:28 AM	#37
anarion Enting Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Born in Lousiville, KY. Living in Laguna, Philippines Posts: 55	I love The Hobbit! Probably my single favorite book of all time, and also the one that made me love to read. I have read it at least once annually for 23 years. I can honestly say that I never truly knew the wonder of the hobbit until I started reading it to my daughter as her nightly bed time story.

12-12-2008, 09:33 AM	#38
The Dread Pirate Roberts Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 987	Same here, anarion. I read it before, of course, and liked it. But reading it aloud to my daughter gave the book new life and vigor. Wonderful. Since having a child, I've come to the conclusion that the best books are the ones that are best read aloud. __________________ ~The DPR "Good work. Sleep well. I'll most likely kill you in the morning."

08-15-2009, 04:52 PM	#40
Thorir Orcbane Hobbit Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Where the shadows of the ancient world still dwell. Posts: 34	That sounds quite interesting and hat off to you for doing so. Where would one find the Tengwar? __________________ " A wizard is never late , nor is He ever early , He arrives precisely when He means to." -Gandalf "Et Eärello Endorenna utúlien. Sinome maruvan ar Hildinyar tenn' Ambar-metta!" - Elendil/Aragorn "I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve" - Bilbo "No, no, no! Who gave the short kid Desert Eagles?"

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