There’s so much to love about this story. There won’t be enough space to tell you exactly how much I enjoyed this story, but I’ll try my best.
Tolkien’s style of writing is right up my alley! The humour, the sass, the beautiful sentences *-* I will say that I could’ve done with a more thrilling and suspenseful style (especially in high stake scenes - when Bilbo and the dwarves were in a tight spot), but I believe that’s just not really how one wrote back in the day.
Still, the amount of imagination and creativity this man possessed is astounding, and I can’t wait to find out even more about Middle Earth with “The Lord of the Rings” and countless other tales and information on this world.
Ultimately, I can say that I enjoyed reading our grumpy dwarves, sassy Gandalf, and kind-hearted Bilbo. The small Hobbit quickly became my most favourite character in the story and I wish we would all take a leaf out of his book. Because, just like in the book, I believe our world would be quite a lovely place if we were a bit more like Bilbo.
Ps: It was interesting to see how much of the book was in the films, and which scenes and storylines Peter Jackson and Co. left out or added.
