Book freaks discussion

Hey there guys!

This is the monthly book read discussion for the September - October 2012 novel The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien!



So go ahead and pour out any questions, comments or feelings about this book and also feel free to comment even if you've read the book before! :)

Let the Discussion begin...

:)

So excited!

Just got a copy from amazon.. :) (actually it's an ebook ;)
and will be reading it on my playbook!

Yeah!

what will be your mode? Ebook or printed book?? Do you own a copy or are you borrowing it from Library?

:) let's Read! and Discuss!!

I read The Hobbit once before. However, it's such a great book that I'm going to read it again. The first time I read it, it was an e-book, so I bought a hard cover copy to read it this time.

The same as Nada here!!
I read the book long ago but since the movie is coming and it's our monthly read, I will read it once again!!

Hey nada so you bought yourself hardcover copy, great girl.. :) and you anastasia? What kind of copy you own?

This is my first time to read this book.. :)

Soul wrote: "Hey nada so you bought yourself hardcover copy, great girl.. :) and you anastasia? What kind of copy you own?

This is my first time to read this book.. :)"

the first time was a hardcover copy(my brother owns everything of Tolkien) but now I think I will download an audio book..(you know, a fairytale just before sleep time)

Haha... Audio book seems good option.. :)

Well I started reading it, and it's great..the level of details and quality of writing is simply awesome...

Haven't gotten it yet but hoping to borrow from either a friend/ the library! Excited!

I re-read it every few years and just finished my latest re-read a couple weeks ago so I'M very happy to comment here.
I actually read the Lord of the Rings trilogy first, when I was 9 years old, because my mother (NOT a fantasy reader) recommended it. This was before the Internet so it wasn't so easy to figure out that I really should have read The Hobbit first!
I'm a total Tolkien geek now, though.
I always recommend it to my Uni students. Many of them have seen the LOTR films and had NO idea that The Hobbit comes first and really clears up a lot of the background for LOTR.

Hey Gaijinmama!

Nice to have u in the discussion board.. :)

Happy to be here, thanks!
Sorry I've spent so much time in the Lurkers' Lounge!

Anyone on the fence about reading this fabulous, classic book, I just can't recommend it enough. This is what fantasy is supposed to be.
Funny, there are no female characters, really, but that never bothered me (usually it is a deal-breaker). I always wanted to be Gandalf!

Just got the book, I actually haven't read this before so should be exciting :)

Gorfo wrote: "Just got the book, I actually haven't read this before so should be exciting :)"
It is always a thrill to gush about Tolkien with people discovering his world for the first time. IN fact, I just finished reading some book reports from three girls who chose to read The Hobbit for one of my classes (I'm a cool teacher, I always have my students choose their own books!!) and I was just so tickled that they liked it enough that they are planning to go see the movie together when it comes out!
Heck, I may be sitting right next to them with the popcorn!

Gorfo wrote: "Just got the book, I actually haven't read this before so should be exciting :)"

Yay!!! Enjoy reading it!! :)

Gaijinmama wrote: "Gorfo wrote: "Just got the book, I actually haven't read this before so should be exciting :)"
It is always a thrill to gush about Tolkien with people discovering his world for the first time. IN f..."

:) I know the feeling! I always get excited when I see my students' interest about a book!!
-and I will definitely go and watch this film!!!I can't wait...

Gaijinmama wrote: "I re-read it every few years and just finished my latest re-read a couple weeks ago so I'M very happy to comment here.
I actually read the Lord of the Rings trilogy first, when I was 9 years old, ..."

Same here. I read the trilogy first then I found out that The Hobbit comes first. It really helped me in understanding how the ring was found in the first place. place.

:D I am glad that i'm starting with the hobbit...
N so far it's been great...

wow the actor that narrates the audio book is great!!!
He changes his voice so much, you really think there are other actors too!! He does Gandalf and Gollum the best!!
:)

Anastasia wrote: "wow the actor that narrates the audio book is great!!!
He changes his voice so much, you really think there are other actors too!! He does Gandalf and Gollum the best!!
:)"

Haha that sounds like an awesome audio book!

Anastasia wrote: "wow the actor that narrates the audio book is great!!!
He changes his voice so much, you really think there are other actors too!! He does Gandalf and Gollum the best!!
:)"

Haha that sounds like an awesome audio book!

Anastasia wrote: "wow the actor that narrates the audio book is great!!!
He changes his voice so much, you really think there are other actors too!! He does Gandalf and Gollum the best!!
:)"

You made me so curious, that i got my-self audio book version of The Hobbit too.. now i am reading 2 versions of the same book @ same time(i mean hearing + reading) :)

Soul wrote: "Anastasia wrote: "wow the actor that narrates the audio book is great!!!
He changes his voice so much, you really think there are other actors too!! He does Gandalf and Gollum the best!!
:)"

You m..."

:D yeah guys I'm telling you its awesome!! don't you agree S???(who narrates the book you are listening to?-cause I think there are different version of audio-hobbit out there)

Gorfo wrote: "Anastasia wrote: "wow the actor that narrates the audio book is great!!!
He changes his voice so much, you really think there are other actors too!! He does Gandalf and Gollum the best!!
:)"

Haha ..."

Anastasia wrote: ":D yeah guys I'm telling you its awesome!! don't you agree S???(who narrates the book you are listening to?..."

Yeah! it's amazing.. :) my copy is narrated by Rob Inglis.. made reading this much more than a reading :) loving it!

Soul wrote: "Anastasia wrote: ":D yeah guys I'm telling you its awesome!! don't you agree S???(who narrates the book you are listening to?..."

Yeah! it's amazing.. :) my copy is narrated by Rob Inglis.. made r..."

So we have the same copy!!:)

no wonder you were so happy with narrators style Anastasia.. he is great!

So, even though he's only in a small part of the book, I think the dragon totally steals the show. What did you all think of Smaug?

Gaijinmama wrote: "So, even though he's only in a small part of the book, I think the dragon totally steals the show. What did you all think of Smaug?"

I know what you mean...but finally Mr. Baggins outsmarted him! If only you could hear Smaug's voice!! I daresay that this is the best narration of an audiobook I've ever heard!

I hear Smaug as sounding sort of like Alan Rickman. Can't you just imagine him..
"Hello, thief...." As I said, his part is actually small but, just like Mr. Rickman always does, Smaug steals the show.

I loooooove Alan Rickman!! and I'm not only talking about him being S.Snape(I cannot imagine anyone else better for this part) but I loved his Sheriff of Nottingham, his Rasputin, being Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd...and the list goes on and on with that man!

I pretty much own everything he's ever done on DVD.
I even bought the deluxe edition of Robin Hood Prince of Thieves (which was otherwise a pretty bed movie) because it has more scenes with the Sheriff!
Colonel Brandon in Sense and Sensiblility is my favorite. Swoon.
Anyway, the talented Mr. Rickman of the Velvet Voice would do an awesome dragon!
I always felt sorry for Smaug. Evil, maybe, but after all they did try to steal his stuff! That would annoy anyone, especially a dragon. He was just acting according to his nature.

Yeah, what a sweet Colonel Brandon, I would choose him from the beginning if I was Marianne Dashwood! :P
I agree with you about the dragon, he is what he should be inside a Tolkien book, after all he is Smaug the Magnificent.

Is the movie released yet? If not, anybody know when?

hey there karl,

the movie is scheduled to be released on December 14th

:)

That's correct!! :)

AnaΣtaΣia wrote: "That's correct!! :)"

Thanks...I'll put it on my "to do" list for Dec. Loved the book, and look forward to the movie.

Karl wrote: "AnaΣtaΣia wrote: "That's correct!! :)"

Thanks...I'll put it on my "to do" list for Dec. Loved the book, and look forward to the movie."

Yes, me too! Let's hope that Peter Jackson has made a brilliant job once again!

Peter Jackson did an enormously good job on LOTR. I'll trust him to be equally faithful to The Hobbit characters.

I'm so glad that this book is our monthly book read! I've been wanting to read this book, but I just didn't get around to it until now.

hey Gabrielle,

we all are as glad as you are :)
n enjoying this beautiful piece of lit.

Hey guys,
I'm sorry to bring up this here but what has happened to the October's read??

Hi anastasia!

soooo... sorry for late monthly book read listing.

This October we will be reading, Heist Society by Ally Carter. A surprisingly amazing book, hopefully all of you guys will agree too.. :)

I have put up a discussion thread for Monthly book read, here's the link for same

so, I have just crossed the Misty mountains and just going to enter into the forest of Mirkwood near Lonely mountains :)

it's a fun story.. :D n i am enjoying... ;)

Soul wrote: "so, I have just crossed the Misty mountains and just going to enter into the forest of Mirkwood near Lonely mountains :)

it's a fun story.. :D n i am enjoying... ;)"

It seems you have a long road ahead of you still ;)

AnaΣtaΣia wrote: "It seems you have a long road ahead of you still ;) ..."

yeah! apparently...

but I am loving it slow... :)
*n i don't have time that's another story :(

Soul wrote: "AnaΣtaΣia wrote: "It seems you have a long road ahead of you still ;) ..."

yeah! apparently...

but I am loving it slow... :)
*n i don't have time that's another story :("

Tell me about it!! I wish that a day could have 24 hours more in it!!Or if humans didn't need 8 hours of sleep to recharge...you see what lack of time does to a person's mind???? %)
p.s:Slow is good!!!

@ Anastasia:

haha.. just other day i was thinking same thing.. as to why do we need 8 hours of sleep, and what would have happened if earth had 10 hours of day cycle like Jupiter and not 24 hours. :) curious yet childish thing to think.. but one does wonder..

Usually I am not a sleeping kind of guy, I prefer to sleep less :) but sometimes i get this huge headache (just like hangover..) so i guess i know what less sleeping does to our brain.. :p

;)

OMG S!! If that was a fact(the 10 hour cycle thing) then I would be really-really OLD!!!!! :p Plus I would have to work ALL day!hehe

haha... old n wise.. :)

n may be on that earth, we might have had 2 hrs of work! with 8 hours of sleep :p ;)

hehe..

naah,what would I do with wisdom??sadly,*sighing* wise people end up alone and lonely...I WANT YOUTH!!(ok, and money to travel anywhere I want to and see the world with)

:D Come on then, Let's get on with the journey like our dear hobbit bilbo.
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you know, I just had my first practice on Driving bike! n i did okay.. :) so happy...