The hobbit is a good book with a lot of description, some humor, good information, and not much rambling off. The book gets to the point and doesn't often waste time telling you something that doesn't relate to the book. It describes feelings of characters in great detail so you can really feel and imagine what they did. Not only all of what I mentioned but this book so far is great, but it also says kind things to people. When they said: "There is more in you of good than you know, child of the kindly West." And when he said: "Let's have no more argument. I have chosen Mr. Baggins and that ought to be enough for all of you". That took us straight to the point instead of wasting time rambling on about something that in all essence doesn't matter. When they said: "He felt a different person and much fiercer in spite of an empty stomach as he wiped his sword and put it back in his sheath". The emotion could be felt. It is obvious he had a more intense feeling of preparedness to fight! This book also has a lot of other good stuff too, like the battle of five armies or when he fought with the dragon! It gets intense!
There are a few negative qualities about this book. In some parts it gets too descriptive and it seems like the narrator talks forever, describing to the extent that it feels like there isn't an end to the words! The characters are very honest with each other, but sometimes it just doesn't matter and wastes time. When the narrator said, "Dwarves are not heroes, but calculating folk with a great idea of valuing money," it was pointless and had no pertinence to the story. Sure, it tells you information about the Dwarves and was semi-apologetic for what was previously said, but as the reader it just doesn't matter. Sometimes, the book is just spread out too far. When they said, "The most that can be said for the dwarves is this: that they intended to pay Bilbo really handsomely for his services; they had brought him to do a nasty job for them, and they did not mind the poor little fellow doing it if he would..." They could have made that same sentence but with more pertinence to the story. It has a few words that are confusing and it takes a while to understand.
While reading the book I wondered, "What does Gandalf look like?" or "Why is it so hard to find Rivendell? This is going on forever.” Well, explained later in the story Gandalf is tall compared to the hobbits of course. He also has a long white beard. It took so long to find Rivendell because the path they were following had been marked where to go, but it was hard to see because moss had grown over the path and covered the marks.
Over all I think this is a great book. From the evidence presented above, this book is excellent and there are only a few things to dislike. I liked this book because, it was easy to understand and wrap my mind around. It gets a little dragged out at times, but for the most part this book was great and I would recommend it to anyone with some free time.

This is a classic that I read recently (as a novel) and I fell in love with it, instantly!
When I saw the graphic novel I knew I HAD TO READ IT TOO!!!

It was amazing!
Beautiful artwork, with lines from the original book itself.

I think it is great for any kid who hates reading but loves comics and graphic novels.
THIS will get them into reading actual books, trust me!

I think that this is the second book (first is Harry Potter, obviously...) that I'm going to flip through whenever I feel bad, just to comfort myself, relax and smile...

This was given to me by a friend for Christmas back in 92 it is wonderful ill version of The Hobbit very well adapted from Tolkien's book which I have read 10 times over last 40+ys .It can be hard to do justice to such a good book but this surprised me with its great art work it is Shame that the Sillmarlion or The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers or The Return of the King in separate volume have not been done As love see how the Ents came out.

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The Hobbit is a nice story about what we should really treasure. This graphic adaptation has gorgeous illustrations that enhance the story.

I think I was 6 when I last (and first) read The Hobbit and I had forgotten how things panned out post-Smaug.

I do still find Tolkien difficult to pay attention to. I think it's the I-am-telling-you-a-story way of telling a story that makes my mind wander. I'm not going to deduct stars for my own lack of patience though!

4.5 ⭐ rounded up!

A really well done graphic novel interpretation. The art is really quite awesome. I fell in love with the 1977 animated film. The art and how everything was in that movie was beyond awesome. That's how I initially came to love the world of Middle Earth and it's that unique art that I feel is how The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings should always be. While this isn't the exact same, which is a good thing, it is similar enough that it feels right. It feels at home. And I couldn't be more impressed with how that came across to me.

The story here is intact. It is what you know and love. And if you want to see the graphic novel version this is a great place to visit the story.

My one complaint, and it's minor, and it's also something I'm not sure you could get away from, is that Tolkien's wordy descriptions are hard to get away from. I thought that they would be able to tell more of the story through the art. But they unfortunately couldn't cut it down nearly as much as I would have hoped they could. This is the most verbose graphic novel I think I have ever read.

I love Middle Earth. I love this story. I love this edition. Glad my daughter got it for me for my birthday so I could experience this again in this new format.

4.5 Чудова книга та чудові ілюстрації, але оригінал я люблю більше

I forgot to add this book; I read it recently because my boys were interested in it and I wanted to make sure it was not too complex or scary. I never read it as a child. I LOVED it! What a great story and well-written. My oldest son read it after me, and my second son is reading it now (as a matter of fact, as we speak!). They are begging to start the Lord of the Rings Trilogy next. Ordered the series in paperback yesterday . . . :)

Een goed verhaal maar ben geen fan van de tekenstijl.
a good story but I am not a fan of this drawing style

Setelah menyelesaikan novel grafis ini aku merasa lelah. Maksudnya rasanya kayak beneran ikut bertualang bareng Bilbo dkk XD Yah, meskipun nggak sepanjang filmnya. Para tokohnya juga ga digambarkan "cantik" kaya di filmnya.

Narasinya bisa dibilang hampir plek sama novel. Setelah baca ini aku jadi pingin segera menyelesaikan baca ulang novelnya. I was laughing when a friend told me that she needed about 2 months to finish reading The Hobbit (novel). Heck, apparently now I need even more XD

So... ada karya Tolkien yang versi manga, nggak? XD Huhuhu

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This is the graphic novel version of Tolkien's The Hobbit, or There and Back Again. I read it only days after completing the original text and so really noticed both how faithful it was to the former story and how much of Tolkien's original quotes were included.

It feels like a far daintier and quieter tale than the original, despite this faithfulness. It is always interesting, in any retelling, to see what an individual chose to deliver as the most important features, and discovering this was what I most enjoyed here.

The movie adaptations are even bleaker and more despairing than the book, but this feels more hopeful and full of light than either of them. I already knew I was going to love the bones of the story but I love the direction this took and how the focus remained on Bilbo throughout, rather than the feats of the other characters.

The artwork from David Wenzel took an early pastoral focus and beautiful landscapes continued throughout. The colour scheme remained muted and I thought it the perfect match for the tone of the book. I enjoyed viewing the illustrations as much as I did reading the story.

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No recordaba con buen sabor la novela y este libro me ha desenterrado el amor por Tolkien y su anillo único. 5 ⭐️.