Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

El Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

35 reviews

halaagmod's review against another edition

I'm not sure what it was specifically about it—was it the poor pacing, the dry writing, the awkward dialogue, the impersonal characters? I'm not sure. But regardless, it's just...not at all engaging. I wanted to just suck it up and power through it but after nearly two years and three failed attempts to finish, I doubt I'll actually get the motivation to finish it, which was wholly disappointing seeing how influential and praised that this book is. I just wish it weren't so mind-numbingly boring.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Fatphobia and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death

spookfish's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

How on Earth am I meant to rate this properly? It is a book which has influenced some of my favourites and just about everyone. Once I got into it I really enjoyed it! It is a shame I deemed it boring from the first chapters as a child, I think if I'd read the rest I'd have found it has many elements I loved (minus the spiders >_<). Luckily I didn't remember much from the first and third of the films (I missed the second one...), so I got to experience it fully. Definitely getting my hands on The Lord of the Rings next!
Bilbo is the guy ever. Love that little man.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Death, Fatphobia, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Drug use and Alcohol

kayceeisbookish's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Violence, Cannibalism, and Alcohol

bearystarry's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Alcohol

thatbookbitch's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Emotional abuse, Blood, Medical content, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

chrisologo's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

a bunch of walking LMAO. but i genuinely like the world building in this.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Alcohol

madamenovelist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Alcohol, and Classism

owlribbon's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, and War

Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Violence, and Alcohol

nightingalenocturne's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Death, and Alcohol

strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I listened to it on audio and read it between the second and third Lord of the Rings. 

I remember being in 6th grade and my friends had to read this for their book group and they all said it was boring. I guess if you are a 6th grader I could see it, but I was scared ever since of reading it. Now that I have, I have determined my classmates were crazy. This book is great and I recommend it. 

Quotes:
“What do you mean? Do you wish me a good morning, or mean that it is a good morning whether I want it or not, or that you feel good this morning, or that it is a morning to be good on?” -Gandalf 

Wizards after all are wizards

Then there was a gorgeous row

It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him. 

May your beard grow ever longer

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol