When he wrote The Hobbit, the Ring was just a magical Ring. No sinister strings attached. He came up with that when he wrote LOTR later on.
@jiska213
2 жыл бұрын
Thankyou for changing my mind about reading The Hobbit! I had all the same hesitations but I’m glad to hear they aren’t true. So I will be adding The Hobbit to my TBR list :)
@AnEruditeAdventure
2 жыл бұрын
You’ve got such great thoughts for a first read through. This is one of my all time favorites. But yeah, it’s basically just a fairytale, and it’s wonderful. So happy you enjoyed it! -T
@CranesComics
2 жыл бұрын
im a huge fantasy fan and I am very excited you are reading it.
@craftyreads
2 жыл бұрын
I'm so happy you gave The Hobbit a shot! Although I have not read any of tolkien's books, I have been watching the movies for so long!
@SobiTheRobot
Ай бұрын
My dad actually read this to us for many nights when I was a kid
@LynnetteReads
2 жыл бұрын
The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings were written for different age ranges. The Hoobit was a story for kids around 9-12 years. Lord of the Rings was written for adults. They are different in the amount of descriptive writing. Lord of the Rings can be more of a slog to get through in parts.
@TwoScoopsXD
2 жыл бұрын
Really respect all the work you put into this channel
@alsopato
2 жыл бұрын
ahh i have really fond memories of this book - one of the few fantasy books i've enjoyed, it's super lighthearted and has rlly good momentum of getting from obstacle to obstacle really often. another book that does the same device of the narrator foreshadowing of things working out right after introducing conflict is the princess bride, also v tongue in cheek n snarky fantasy (or at least medieval) book with a rlly charming cast of characters - could be another book to read to compare against the movie bc i feel they're pretty different as well :p i read it last month and rlly enjoyed it, think you'd enjoy it if you liked the hobbit :)
@AveryAvidReader
2 жыл бұрын
Good suggestion thanks! I’m not a big fan of the movie (crazy I know) so it’d be nice to see what the book is like!
@mattkean1128
2 жыл бұрын
When you were talking about other epics it reminded you of, I remembered that Beowulf has a lot of influence on The Hobbit. I know Tolkien studied and translated that as well. I can't remember the specifics, but I know there were edits done to make The Hobbit fit better with Lord of the Rings after they came out.
@CyberManor
2 жыл бұрын
I just know about The Hobbit from that Lindsay Ellis video about the movie 😆 Great review!
@libraryofjonathan
2 жыл бұрын
This was the very first book I ever read. I read it when I was 15. I have been wanting to re-read this so I can finally start the trilogy. Great video as usual.
@mariyontil
Жыл бұрын
The official pronunciation is "Tol-keen". The narration relates more to children's literature contemporary to *The Hobbit* where narratorial interruptions were very common. I can't think of one children's book from the beginning to middle of the twentieth century that doesn't do that, come to think about it. It is true that *Lord of the Rings* books are thick with description-but *The Hobbit* is not a Lord of the Rings book. This, I hope, does not turn you away too much from *The Lord of the Rings*. Also, I think it is accurate that people often overlook how comical Tolkien's works often are. I even laughed multiple times while reading *The Silmarillion*.
@jaclynrileyreads
2 жыл бұрын
I love your channel!
@Calintares
Жыл бұрын
Keep in mind that the Hobbit started out as a bedtime story Tolkien told to his kids. So it makes sense he sometimes has to reassure the audience that it's going to end well. A movie that also does this that you might enjoy is The Princess Bride.
@Suzzers
Жыл бұрын
The Princess Bride is amazing!
@TwoScoopsXD
2 жыл бұрын
I hate when there is more character description than action. I don't need to know every item of food on the table
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