The Hobbit - Book Review.
THE HOBBIT
J.R.R. Tolkien. Odds are you might have heard this name
before. He is famous for his fantasy novels, especially The Lord of the
Rings(LotR) trilogy. LotR is an epic masterpiece but we can’t forget the novel
that lead Tolkien to write this trilogy. And that novel is: The Hobbit. The
Hobbit is a complete tale in itself but it also serves as the prelude to LotR.
The Hobbit is a story of, well, a hobbit. This particular
hobbit named Bilbo Baggins is – wait let me first tell you what a hobbit is.
Hobbits are (or were) little people. They tend to be round-bellied; wear no
shoes; have long brown fingers and eat as often as they can. Bilbo is one such
hobbit. But the special thing about Bilbo is, he hates adventures, he thinks of
them as ‘nasty disturbing uncomfortable things’. But sometimes you get what you
hate and this is what happened when Bilbo met Gandalf, the grey wizard.
Bilbo reluctantly goes on an adventure with the company of
13 dwarves, to search the dragon-guarded gold. His role in this adventure is of
a burglar but he turns out to be more resourceful than expected.
Through the journey he encounters trolls, goblins, orcs,
giant spiders and many other strange creatures. His unwilling presence in the
treasure hoard of Smaug, a very large and dangerous dragon and in the Battle of
Five Armies are just some of his adventures that will make home in your heart. But
the adventure has its advantages as well: good friends, laughter and songs.
I do not have words to marvel at Professor Tolkien’s writing
style. His way of putting the story on paper is matchless. It doesn’t matter
what your age is, you need to read this classic at least once in your lifetime.
And I’m quite sure once you read The Hobbit you won’t be able to hold yourself
back from reading “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy.
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