The Hobbit

by J. R. R. Tolkien

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Title	The Hobbit
Author Tolkien, J. R. R.	J. R. R. Tolkien
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Your review	first line: "In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit." From the first sentence, I'm interested. second line: "Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort." And from the second sentence, I'm transported. This is one of my favorite books. Bilbo Baggins is a sort of hapless Everyman...but that he's not a man, of course. He's a little figure with a big part to play in an even bigger story that he doesn't know or understand; all the same, he wants to enjoy his life, take care of his own, and try to do the right thing. I really like The Lord of the Rings, but The Hobbit has always held more magic for me. What can I say: I'm a sap!
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Publication	HarperCollins Publishers Ltd (2002), Edition: New Ed, Paperback, 256 pages
Publication date	2002
ISBN	0395177111 / 9780395177112
LC classification 1	PZ8.T52 Ho13
Dewey	813
Subjects	Adventure and adventurers › Juvenile fiction Animation Audiobooks Baggins, Bilbo (Fictitious character) › Drama Baggins, Bilbo (Fictitious character) › Fiction Baggins, Frodo (Fictitious character) › Fiction Children's stories Children's stories, English Fantastic fiction Fantastic fiction. gsafd Fantasy Fantasy drama fantasy fiction Fantasy fiction, English Middle Earth (Imaginary place) › Drama Middle Earth (Imaginary place) › Fiction Middle Earth (Imaginary place) › Juvenile fiction Middle Earth (Imaginary place)--Fiction Quests (Expeditions) › Fiction Voyages and travels › Juvenile fiction
Primary language eng	English
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Summary 1	The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien (2002)
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Number of copies	1
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