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timmytunter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Death, Fatphobia, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and War
Minor: Animal death, Xenophobia, and Alcohol
annapox's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
charlieemagne's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Moderate: Death, Fatphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, and War
orchidlilly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Death, Violence, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Blood, and Death of parent
crufts's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
When I read The Hobbit, I predicted that the book might have a similar relationship to the trilogy of Hobbit movies, i.e. the book would be decent but maybe not quite as funny or well-plotted. But I was wrong!
It turns out that virtually every joke from the movies was taken directly from the original book. In other words, the book itself was already really funny without any help from the film director.
Not only that, but the book's plot is actually a lot tighter and cleaner than the movies. This is made pretty obvious by the fact that a 300-page book does not need to be stretched out into eight hours of film. The problem is so well-known that there are about a dozen fan-made "supercuts" of the trilogy that cut down the unnecessarily long runtime. In contrast, the original book is fast-paced and efficient.
Finally, I really liked the characters and their different attitudes to the adventure. They're now so famous that they've virtually become archetypes (for example, Bilbo has become a classic Reluctant Hero), but putting that aside, I liked how they were written and definitely found myself caring about what happened to them.
Great fun, arguably better than the movie trilogy, would recommend.
Moderate: Death, Violence, Xenophobia, and War
Some typical fantasy racism appears towards orcs, goblins, etc. The ending of the book involves a huge battle. Giant spiders appear during the forest sequence.erinwolf1997's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Death, Xenophobia, Alcohol, and War
jonsnowsmanbun's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death and Violence
Moderate: Xenophobia
Minor: Fatphobia
aconfundityofcrows's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Death and Fatphobia
Minor: Animal death and Xenophobia