Litsy

The Hobbit | J.R.R. Tolkien

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I loved listening to this book!!! It was Andy Serkis as the narrator. Who is Gollum in the movies. I rated this book a 5 out of 5 stars.

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jitteryjane724

The Hobbit | J.R.R. Tolkien

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"Surely you don't disbelieve the prophecies, because you had a hand in bringing them about yourself?" - Gandalf to Bilbo

I brought this with my on my recent trip to New Zealand and it was so much fun to read it while traipsing through Peter Jackson's reimagined Middle Earth. ❤️

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Michael_Gee

The Hobbit | J.R.R. Tolkien

Terrible glare, but it‘s read Tolkien day!

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InkedBookworm13

The Hobbit | J.R.R. Tolkien

#ItTakesAllKinds Day13 With Map
Thorin Oakenshield's map from The Hobbit.

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 3mo

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shortsarahrose

The Hobbit, Or, There and Back Again | John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

“The only person thoroughly unhappy was Bilbo.”

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shortsarahrose

The Hobbit, Or, There and Back Again | John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

Left work a little early, so I could have lunchtime #CoffeeAndABook before my therapy appointment - cold brew (it‘s warm out! over 50 degrees! 😆) and a caprese egg sandwich while Bilbo, Gandalf, and the dwarves try to get out of yet another dangerous situation

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shortsarahrose

The Hobbit, Or, There and Back Again | John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

Actually starting this reread today! Time for #coffeeandabook - mocha with an extra shot and an egg and cheddar biscuit 📖 ☕️ 😋

BrandedKristen What a perfect Sunday. 7mo

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Robotswithpersonality

The Hobbit | J. R. R. Tolkien

so-so

This will likely not find favour with Tolkien fans, but if I were to rank the three interrelated pieces of media, the original novel, the films made from this material and the fanfic made as a result of the films, my rating would go: 1) fanfic, 2) films, 3) novel. 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? While a good deal of this rating is based on my being a Bagginshield shipper, the fanfic tends to do the best job of filling out pieces where readers or viewers may have wanted to see more detail.
And of course, the wealth of fix-it fic where Thorin doesn't fucking die!
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Robotswithpersonality 3/? Most will find this an unfair assessment of the original work, as there really isn't enough in the original text to infer a romantic relationship between Bilbo Baggins and Thorin Oakenshield, it's not the point of that story. The subtext is present in the films chiefly because of the performance of the actors, even more so than the script, and fans just ran with it to expand on canon and fulfill the suggestion. It's not just this romance that flourishes in fanfic, though, you get all kinds of more complex windows into other characters and side ventures, that, while up to the transformative author's interpretation, enriches the world that Tolkien built. 8mo

Robotswithpersonality 4/? The message at the heart of The Hobbit is present in the films and the better fanfic, though the fic I favour does its best to show that characters learn the lesson without the same tragedy. It's why I don't find myself spending much time with Tolkien-related media outside the fix-it realm. He had good reason for telling the stories he did, but they're all so goddamn sad. 8mo

Robotswithpersonality 5/5 And I can say with confidence now, having run back through his four most well known books, this ventures a little further into the high fantasy, and a narrative style that I don't love. I doubt I'll be investigating other works by this author. To each their own. 🤷🏼‍♂️

⚠️ Fatphobia 8mo

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Larkken

The Hobbit | J.R.R. Tolkien

I‘m woefully behind on #FellowshipofTolkien 😅
I found myself unable to read The Hobbit without having it be in my mom‘s voice, and that just wasn‘t working. So I remembered folks talking about Serkis‘ audiobook narration and finally went for it on audible - it‘s great! Total palate cleanser and a wonderful listen while enjoying my coffee with my dog leaning on my feet, watching the early fall rain. Thanks!