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I had wanted this edition of the Hobbit for several years, and finally found it on Amazon. It is a beautiful book and well worth the reasonable price. It includes some color illustrations done by Tolkien, which really add to the depth of the wonderful story.
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Completely unabridged, the narrator is the same as for the lord of the rings unabridged audio. Alas, he does not narrate the Silmmarillion, whose narrator leaves a lot to be desired for. Get this adaptation today!
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I was looking for other books when I found this one. I love the green leather and it is my favorite book in the series! It was such a good buy that I bought 2! :-D
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The Hobbit is just good clean fun, delightful for children and adults. If you've read LOTR and wondered how Bilbo got the ring, here's the story. I enjoyed Tolkien's omnicient narrator style in this book --somewhat like Thackeray's Vanity Fair, and more recently Clarke's Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell-- which I suppose he adopted because he was writing for children. I think it's charming.
I highly recommend the audiobook, read by Rob Inglis. He's a Royal Shakespeare company actor and the best audiobook reader I've ever heard (and I've heard a lot of them). He has a different voice for each dwarf, and he does a great Gollum, too. He actually sings the songs (nice voice!) and he even belches up ponies. The scene with the trolls is especially well-done. Mr. Ingliss could probably make one of Terry Goodkind's later books sound exciting, but The Hobbit actually is exciting and I highly recommend it for adults and kids.
--FanLit.net
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I have nothing to say about the story except I enjoy it. However, I am disappointed in the edition that my husband selected for me. It has some mar's on some pages, there is nothing special about it except it is called "Collector's Edition" and it was printed in China, not in the USA.
Not only that, but since my hubby doesn't often shop at Amazon, he ended up paying $17.98 for shipping, ridiculous!!!!.
Too bad about his excitement about buying me a special book, and him getting a raw deal. Since it is a gift I haven't said anything to him, but, Amazon, shame on you. I shop here often but must now rethink my shopping habits.
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