If you care for journeys there and back, out of the comfortable western world, over the edge of the wild, and home again, and can take an. But when a wandering wizard captivates him with tales of the unknown, bilbo becomes restless. This book was quite an undertaking for my 8 year old. First of all, i read the book aloud to both of my children. An unexpected journey, which is the first part of a. The culmination of my sons study was a book report, research report, display board, and hands on project for a local homeschool literature fair. Nov 25, 2014 the decision to include saruman, radagast, and galadriel in the events of the hobbit is reasonable, in my opinion. Tolkien 18921973 is the creator of middleearth and author of such classic and extraordinary works of fiction as the hobbit, the lord of the rings, and the silmarillion. Word count for famous novels organized commonplace book. Aug 15, 2015 the hobbit book to film analysis chapter one an unexpected party bilbo from the book is a fundamentally different character than martin freemans character depicted in the film, albeit the role and essence are the same. Like every other hobbit, bilbo baggins likes nothing better than a quiet evening in his snug hole in the ground, dining on a sumptuous dinner in front of a fire. I actually read the book after seeing the first two hobbit movies. Tolkiens story was abridged and adapted by chuck dixon.
Nov 07, 20 the hobbit is a timeless classic, which is a tale of bilbo baggins, the wizard gandalf, gollum, and the spectacular world of middleearth recounts of the adventures of a reluctant hero, a powerful and dangerous ring, and the cruel dragon smaug the magnificent. I do believe this helped make the book spring to life so vibrantly for me. In fact, the king isnt even named in the book, not to mention any sons he might have, and the description of the woodelves is a far cry from that of the elves in the lord of the rings. After six years of intermittent composition, the hobbit was published as a childrens book to critical and popular acclaim. The hobbit is a great readaloud for parents to share with children just as tolkien shared the book with his children. Tolkien, which includes extensive hobbit material not published elsewhere under his name. Tolkiens the hobbit book is a five out of five i actually read the book after seeing the first two hobbit movies. The hobbit book the hobbit is considered to be one of the best books written by j. See more ideas about the hobbit, hobbit party and hobbit book.
In many ways a reworking of the plot of the hobbit, the length, intensity, and complex theses of the rings. Everything you need to know about novel word counts nathan. The hobbit is popular with middle school readers, as well as teens and adults. The entire lord of the rings series including the hobbit 576,459 words. Is the hobbit a part of a book series, or a series of its own. The hobbit tells a fantastic story of adventure, danger, friendship, and courage, and serves as a prequel to the even more immersive and epic book series, the lord of the rings. I found the last chapter used in the first film and split the books there. The novel is about the journey of a hobbit called bilbo baggins, along with gandalf the gray, and twelve dwarves. Bilbo is invited by gandalf to join him and the dwarves on their journey to the lonely mountain, home of smaug the dragon, to reclaim the treasure that belongs to the dwarves. Book bilbo is far more cheerful and outgoing than his film counterpart, and upon gandalf arriving at. Gandalf is known for leading young hobbits off on adventures, although respectable hobbits do not do such things. Created in the tradition of a fairy tale, with authors effort to integrate two interests, stories for his three sons and a mythology of england, the book has had a corner in hearts of many readers since it was first published in september, 1937.
I dont really remember these guys from the book, to be honest. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. No one needs to like a book just because others think its interesting. The hardbound book has an attractive green cover with gold lettering and a small illustration of the hobbit, bilbo baggins, on it. It is the first installment in a threepart film adaptation based on j. The hobbit is a timeless classic, which is a tale of bilbo baggins, the wizard gandalf, gollum, and the spectacular world of middleearth recounts of the adventures of a reluctant hero, a powerful and dangerous ring, and the cruel dragon smaug the magnificent. Top ten differences between the hobbit book and films. That is why you are reading it in high school or college.
This book was written in 1937 and even today it is a best seller all over the world. If, in the future, someone else makes another hobbit film they may take the story in a different. The hobbit middleearth universe the timeless classic presented in the standard hardcover edition using the authors original jacket design. The hobbit is a story about little bilbo baggins and his notsolittle adventure. Tolkiens own children, the hobbit has sold many millions of copies worldwide and established itself as a modern classic. The next part is a trilogy called lord of the rings. Buy the hobbit book online at low prices in india the. Differences between jrr tolkiens novel and peter jacksons movie trilogy. Books similar to the hobbit, or there and back again. In fact, at one point bob weinstein originally of miramax, now the weinstein company wanted jackson to shrink the massive threebook story. The book remains popular and is recognized as a classic in childrens literature.
The hobbit also includes tolkiens maps of wilderwood and thors map. This is a small book when compared to the other books by tolkien like the the lord of the rings and the silmarillion. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Classifying the book is one way of explaining its strengths and weaknesses and understanding the immense appeal it has held for many. This book is meant for kids, but has a lot of adult themes. Kids younger than 8 will probably have a tough time with both the vocabulary and some of the violence. Since just comparing the number of unique words in a book does not take its length into account i decided to calculate the percentage of unique words of the whole text. Dec 05, 2011 of course, these are not hobbit adventure books. While the lord of the rings was targeted at a much older audience, i think that the hobbit appeals more to younger people.
The world of lord of the rings is a particularly complex, often borderline nonsensical one. It took about a month, but what great reading times we had. Many writers stress about word count while they are creating a book. The ultimate measure of a storys size is its wordcount, however, so the. I wanted to shoot myself i nthe face when i had to read it for. The hobbit is a far easier read than lotr and a child can make short work of it, but it is by no means exclusively a childrens book. R tolkien is a single book which talks about the adventures of bilbo baggins the hobbit. The definitive collection of tolkiens classic fairie tales, in the vein of the hobbit, illustrated by oscar winner alan lee never before published in a single volume, tolkiens four novellas farmer giles of ham, leaf by niggle, smith of wootton. The final hobbit film is an unprecedentedly gratuitous stretch of. These details come from the silmarillion and the book of lost tales published posthumously, in 1983 and 1984. The third and final installment of the hobbit series hits theaters wednesday. A certain length of novel feels right to certain audiences, sort of like. A good case can be made that the hobbit is a better and more satisfying read than its gargantuan successor, the lord of the rings. The decision to include saruman, radagast, and galadriel in the events of the hobbit is reasonable, in my opinion.
Word count for famous novels organized a commonplace book. Dec 26, 2012 for the best answers, search on this site to the first answerer. The book is in near fine condition, with a little light fading to the spine from sunlight shining thru the white sections of the dustjacket. Choose from 57 different sets of the hobbit book flashcards on quizlet. Tolkien was able to incorporate more of his world in the lord of the rings trilogy, a world that he had spent years creating look at the backgrounds of history included in his other books such as the silmarilion, the book of lost tales, etc. In fact, azog is supposed to be dead from the start. The hobbit, or there and back again is a childrens fantasy novel by english author j.
But they contain material that is relevant to the hobbit stories in the two primary books. Tolkien 97,364 anne of green gables lucy maud montgomery 99,121 to kill a mockingbird harper lee 99,277 all the pretty horses cormac mccarthy 99,560 welcome to the monkey house kurt vonnegut 100,388 to kill a mockingbird harper lee count confirmed. Since the book provides background for tolkiens lord of the rings trilogy the fellowship of the ring, the two towers, and the return. Lewis the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe, roald dahls charlie and the chocolate factory, and george orwells animal farm all came in under the 40,000 mark 38,421 words, 30,644 words, and 29,966 words, respectively.
It was published on 21 september 1937 to wide critical. Find books like the hobbit, or there and back again from the worlds largest community of readers. It is followed by the desolation of smaug 20 and the battle of the five armies 2014, and together, they act as a prequel to jacksons the lord of the rings film trilogy. The protagonist of the hobbit is a strange little hobbit named bilbo baggins, whose life goes through some dramatic changes as. The protagonist in most novels features the main character or good guy. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. We are given something very similar at the start of the hobbit, and even though it didnt happen in the book, it does actually help get a grasp on the world before diving in. Character dialogue in the hobbit trilogy lotrproject blog. The hobbit book to film analysis chapter one an unexpected party bilbo from the book is a fundamentally different character than martin freemans character depicted in the film, albeit the role and essence are the same. Goodreads members who liked the hobbit, or there and b. Jul 18, 20 t his book has got to be one of the greatest books i have ever read. The shortest novels written by 20 authors you shouldve.
The hobbit is a story of adventure about bilbo baggins, and how his quiet and easy world was upended when his dear friend gandalf, a wizard, gives him a push to become a thief for a group of. The hobbit was so successful in 1937 that tolkien was asked to write a sequel and so was born the lord of the rings. R tolkien that takes place in the fictional world of middle earth, which is the setting of most of the authors works. Classifying the book is one way of explaining its strengths and weaknesses and understanding the immense appeal it has held for many decades. No, legolas does not appear in the original text of the hobbit, even though thorins company does go through mirkwood and meet the woodelves and their king. The book remains popular and is recognized as a classic in. Kids younger than 8 will probably have a tough time. An unexpected journey is a 2012 epic high fantasy adventure film directed by peter jackson. Tolkiens many excellent books, the hobbit is the better choice for tweens. Hard times isnt a particularly short novel, as novels goits about the standard length but its less than a third the length of many of his more famous novels 104,821 words to david copperfield s 357,489, bleak. The pages of the book are of nice slick paper and the book does, indeed, live up to its billing as a special gift edition.
The purpose for their journey was to reach the misty mountain and take back thorins treasures from the dragon, smaug. Id like to say, the hobbit did not need to be three movies, and while they arent bad, the book was better. However, it will be on the short side, as the average length of a novel hovers around 50,00070,000 words. Dec 06, 2012 with the imminent release of the first of peter jacksons threepart adaptation of the hobbit, i revisited j. Read the hobbit absolutely for free at readanybook.
If you care for journeys there and back, out of the comfortable western world, over the edge of the wild, and home again, and can take an interest in a humble hero blessed with a little wisdom. The hobbit has more unique words and a higher unique word density than both the silmarillion and each volume in the lord of the rings. After reading the book my son did the following activities. This post covers why word count matters for novels, the standard word. Tolkiens 1937 novel, which i had not opened since i was a teenager. Learn the hobbit book with free interactive flashcards. That said, if your book is around 40,000 words, youre in good company. Immediately tolkien began work on the lord of the rings, published in 195455 after years of painstaking revision. Word counts of the most popular books in the world foster grant uk. One day bilbo baggins, a hobbit who lives at bag end in hobbiton, receives a visit from gandalf, the wizard.
Tolkien author seems to think sometimes that when evil is destroyed it just pops up somewhere else. I was never able to get into the hobbit, but since i am not at all a fan of fantasy, that is not surprising. As such, that little bit of background from the start of the fellowship of the ring is an absolute godsend. It makes a great readaloud for kids 8 and up and readalone for 10 or 11 and up. Specifically, i wanted to compare the length of the hobbit movie to that of. It is one of the few books which completely absorbs you into the story and makes you wish you lived in the land of the hobbit. Soon he joins the wizards band of homeless dwarves in search of giant spiders, savage.
Character dialogue in the hobbit trilogy by emil johansson on june 16, 2015 together with daniel james and heiko reinemuth i have been able to do some analysis regarding the dialog of the hobbit film trilogy over the last few years. It was published on 21 september 1937 to wide critical acclaim, being nominated for the carnegie medal and awarded a prize from the new york herald tribune for best juvenile fiction. When youre paid by installment, theres rather an incentive to make the story drag on for as long as possible. Why are saruman, radagast, and galadriel in the hobbit. T his book has got to be one of the greatest books i have ever read. His books have been translated into more than fifty languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.
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