Review Detail

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien is a very interesting book. The
story includes many ancient characters such as Bilbo, The Hobbit, Gandalf, the
wizard, Dwarves, Smaug the dragon, elves, Beorn the bear man, and goblins. The
setting is in Wilderland and includes a journey from Hobbiton, through
Mirkwood, and to the Lonely Mountain.

The plot of the Hobbit is begins when dwarves get Bilbo to
go on an adventure, something Hobbits dont normally do.  Soon, they are fighting Goblins and
Bilbo gets a ring that makes him turn invisible. Next, they have troubles in
Mirkwood Forest because of giant spiders, and get put into jail by the Wood
Elves.  Their journey ends with a
stop in Lake Town and they travel to the lonely mountains and meet Smaug the
Dragon.  Here is where they ancient
Dwarf treasure is located.  The
theme is about doing something you dont normally do, like Bilbo going on an
adventure.

The author did a good job of describing the bad characters
so I would feel something horrible was going to happen to Bilbo and the
Dwarves. I wish the author had added more pictures to make the characters more
memorable.

I think kids and adults should read this book if they like
adventure and fantasy. Plus, its the story before The Lord of the Rings.  Id give this book an overall rating of
(five stars).