I only really needed to read the beginning to do a review, but I couldn't really put it down after I began :D (And I'm not going to just copy the back of the book this time)
'The Hobbit' by J.R.R. Tolkien
Bilbo Baggins, a Hobbit who has an extreme dislike for adventures, is living peacefully in his little home until one day a wizard named Gandalf shows up. Gandalf has been absent from that part of the world for a very long time, but his reputation of starting adventures is still present. When he tells Bilbo that he is going to organize another of his adventures and that the hobbit is welcome (or more like required) to go along, Mr. Baggins turns him down. Not to appear very rude however, he says that Gandalf can come and have tea with him tomorrow. But at tea-time the next day, Gandalf shows up--along with thirteen dwarves! Bilbo has no choice but to come along on the adventure, the goal of which is to defeat Smaug the Dragon and take his treasure. And to do that they have to cross the Misty Mountains, go through the dreaded Murkwood Forest (without getting lost), and fight goblins until they finally reach the abandoned city of Dale and Smaug's Mountain.
It's really good with all the trolls, goblins, and swordfights, and it's pretty exiting. I definately suggest it. Probably my favorite part is when the company comes across the trolls. All by itself that part is a really good troll-story. My dad used to read that part to me. (We did a lot of troll-stories especially when I was younger. They're a Norwegian, Scandinavian in general, tradition.)
Izori
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It was really fun not copying the back of the book. I think I'll keep on doing that. :D
Hey, Izori -- I'm honored to be included in your fave authors list. Thanks! Did you ever read the "Promise of Zion" series? It has some of the same characters at the "Young Underground." Blessings, Robert Elmer
No, I haven't read that yet, though it sounds really good (I enjoyed reading about Peter, Henrik, and Elise). Thanks for suggesting it.
Izori
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