November/December Book Club Selection: The Hobbit!

[Jiro]

I'm just about to meet our spindly friend Gollum. It's been quite an enjoyable read again so far, I forgot how kind of enthralling it all is. It's also funny to see how it's written when you consider that he is Tolkien and was basically establishing the rule of thumb with books like this. On top of that, my copy of the Hobbit is the '66 version so it's very old and very worn. The cover is gone, and the last page is only hanging on by about a half inch of actual page. So I might not have it attached by the time I get through the rest of it!

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At the beginning of Mirkwood now, and I hilariously found a bookmark from whenever I last started to read this book. There are a few threads here that I don't think ever get finalised, in The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings, but I'm unsure and so I'm excited to find out. I agree with Murd; Mirkwood is probably the best place to end the first movie, which is sad because I want to see more.

Anyway, (SPOILER)is that Necromancer ever mentioned again? He seems like such a threat and is just never mentioned again (from memory). Same with Beorn, he's such a big deal and then once his ponies head back, nothing. My memory of the Battle of Five Armies is real hazy though, so maybe they make an appearance.

I find the British speech to be quite hilarious. Gandalf calling goblins little boys to insult them. There's a lot of singing in here too, which is nice but could be a bit strange to actually implement. It really does have this "lightness" to it, even with all the dark and serious things the tone is still pretty upbeat and the narration is jovial. I love this book and I now remember why.