Andy reviewed Exploring J.R.R. Tolkien's The hobbit by Corey Olsen
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5 stars
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Published Aug. 17, 2012 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Exploring J.R.R. Tolkien's The hobbit
by Corey Olsen
Corey Olsen: Exploring J.R.R. Tolkien's The hobbit (2012, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
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- 978-0-547-73946-5
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4 stars
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"The Hobbit is one of the most widely read and best-loved books of the twentieth century. In December 2012, millions will be introduced or reintroduced to J.R.R. Tolkien's classic with the arrival of the first of two film adaptations by acclaimed director Peter Jackson. Exploring J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" is a fun, thoughtful, and insightful companion volume, designed to bring a thorough and original new reading of this great work to a general audience. Professor Corey Olsen (also known as the Tolkien Professor) will take readers on an in-depth journey through The Hobbit chapter by chapter, revealing the stories within the story: the dark desires of dwarves and the sublime laughter of elves, the nature of evil and its hopelessness, the mystery of divine providence and human choice, and, most of all, the revolutions within the life of Bilbo Baggins. Exploring J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" is a book that will …
"The Hobbit is one of the most widely read and best-loved books of the twentieth century. In December 2012, millions will be introduced or reintroduced to J.R.R. Tolkien's classic with the arrival of the first of two film adaptations by acclaimed director Peter Jackson. Exploring J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" is a fun, thoughtful, and insightful companion volume, designed to bring a thorough and original new reading of this great work to a general audience. Professor Corey Olsen (also known as the Tolkien Professor) will take readers on an in-depth journey through The Hobbit chapter by chapter, revealing the stories within the story: the dark desires of dwarves and the sublime laughter of elves, the nature of evil and its hopelessness, the mystery of divine providence and human choice, and, most of all, the revolutions within the life of Bilbo Baggins. Exploring J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" is a book that will make The Hobbit come alive for readers as never before"--
Review of "Exploring J.R.R. Tolkien's The hobbit" on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Couldn't put it down in the end, and gave me great ideas for my own book.
Review of "Exploring J.R.R. Tolkien's The hobbit" on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
I read this years after reading The Lord of the Rings and having seen the first 2 Hobbit movies. The story is quite light and not nearly as dark as LoTR is but the writing style makes it a pain to read especially for non native english speakers like me. That's unavoidable though considering when the book was written. Overall, I liked the story a lot but the descriptions were at time a bit too detailed for my taste making it a bit dragish, plus the issue with the writing style drops this to 3/5.
Subjects
- LITERARY CRITICISM / Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Middle Earth (Imaginary place)