Review: The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien

[ed_rex]

Return to Middle Earth: The Hobbit

Believe it or not, Peter Jackson's latest film is only indirectly responsible for my decision to re-read The Hobbit (again). The proximal cause was Tor.com's (no-doubt entirely commercial) decision to ask the redoubtable Kate Nepveu to lead a weekly, chapter-by-chapter "re-read" of the novel in conjunction with

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[farranger]

I always said that anyone who read Tolkien more than once was probably a hobbit short of a fellowship, but it's been almost 20 years for me, so maybe I'll give it another go. That said, I think I'll skip The Hobbit, as I don't remember liking it all that much. LOR on the other hand I liked very much.

I'll take that as a compliment (I guess)

[ed_rex]

That said, I think I'll skip The Hobbit ...

The Hobbit is what it is. I still think you might want to give it another go; after all, it's not a long read.