Review: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I read "The Hobbit" after the "Lord of the Rings" (LOTR) trilogy, and I was surprised that it had a lot more magic than LOTR – more magical creatures, more magical feats, a much more fantastical feel to it! LOTR, in comparison, is much more of a war book. It felt a unbalanced too, with a lot more detail spent on some misadventures in the first half of the book, and very little time spent on the more epic parts of the story (the Desolation of Smaug, the Battle of the Five Armies). Still, it was a fun book, and a must-read if you liked LOTR.

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