Sorry I'm late posting, and, truth be told, this isn't my normal review (I think I'm skipping the summary), but I figure there's no way anyone will read this because it's a super well known book. Also, since I'm sure there are hundreds of good reviews out there for this book, I'm not supplying one. If you don't want an honest opinion, don't read this blog.
I'm sure that you've heard about The Lord of the Rings. I'd be amazed if you hadn't. Anyway, a long, long time ago, I gave in and started reading The Hobbit... and I finished it sometime last week. Thoroughly unimpressed with it. The first hundred pages were torture to go through. It got better after that, and I don't think I would have had as much trouble with the idea that I didn't like it if it hadn't had so much hype.
I really had a problem with all the riddles and songs. There was one every ten pages, and every time I saw one, I wanted to scream. One chapter was almost completely riddles. Personally, I don't find that particularly entertaining.
On a side note, at the end, *SPOILER ALERT* When Thorin died, it wasn't obvious. I had to re-read the paragraphs before it, before it made sense. It seemed like he just left instead of died. *SPOILER OFF*
All together, I wasn't impressed, but I will still probably read the other book with the hope that they are better because #1, The Hobbit is a prequel, which is a sign that it's worse than the other books and #2, I want to understand references to it.
On different topics:
1. I started watching Burn Notice, a TV show, and am really enjoying it.
2. I re-read BZRK (still amazing the 2nd time) and am psyched for book 2. (February 26)
That's all for this week. Sorry again that I was late, and I apologize for all of the awkward sentences above. My grammer ran out the window tonight.
Feel free, as always, to comment.
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