reading Tolkien for the first time! The Hobbit reading vlog

Hey guys! Welcome back to my channel! In this video, I am reading and reviewing The Hobbit!

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0:00 - intro
3:44 - spoiler free reading vlog
6:43 - spoiler free review
11:50 - review with spoilers
17:27 - outro

[SobiTheRobot]

My dad actually read this to us for many nights when I was a kid

[jonathonfrazier]

When he wrote The Hobbit, the Ring was just a magical Ring. No sinister strings attached. He came up with that when he wrote LOTR later on.

[craftyreads]

I'm so happy you gave The Hobbit a shot! Although I have not read any of tolkien's books, I have been watching the movies for so long!

[jiska]

Thankyou for changing my mind about reading The Hobbit! I had all the same hesitations but I’m glad to hear they aren’t true. So I will be adding The Hobbit to my TBR list :)

[AnEruditeAdventure]

You’ve got such great thoughts for a first read through. This is one of my all time favorites. But yeah, it’s basically just a fairytale, and it’s wonderful. So happy you enjoyed it!
-T

[CyberManor]

I just know about The Hobbit from that Lindsay Ellis video about the movie 😆 Great review!

[CranesComics]

im a huge fantasy fan and I am very excited you are reading it.

[Calintares]

Keep in mind that the Hobbit started out as a bedtime story Tolkien told to his kids. So it makes sense he sometimes has to reassure the audience that it's going to end well.

A movie that also does this that you might enjoy is The Princess Bride.

[alsopato]

ahh i have really fond memories of this book - one of the few fantasy books i've enjoyed, it's super lighthearted and has rlly good momentum of getting from obstacle to obstacle really often. another book that does the same device of the narrator foreshadowing of things working out right after introducing conflict is the princess bride, also v tongue in cheek n snarky fantasy (or at least medieval) book with a rlly charming cast of characters - could be another book to read to compare against the movie bc i feel they're pretty different as well :p i read it last month and rlly enjoyed it, think you'd enjoy it if you liked the hobbit :)

[libraryofjonathan]

This was the very first book I ever read. I read it when I was 15. I have been wanting to re-read this so I can finally start the trilogy. Great video as usual.

[LynnetteReads]

The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings were written for different age ranges. The Hoobit was a story for kids around 9-12 years. Lord of the Rings was written for adults. They are different in the amount of descriptive writing. Lord of the Rings can be more of a slog to get through in parts.

[mattkean]

When you were talking about other epics it reminded you of, I remembered that Beowulf has a lot of influence on The Hobbit. I know Tolkien studied and translated that as well.

I can't remember the specifics, but I know there were edits done to make The Hobbit fit better with Lord of the Rings after they came out.

[TwoScoopsXD]

Really respect all the work you put into this channel

[Thelaretus]

Did you ever read The Lord of the Rings?

[TwoScoopsXD]

I hate when there is more character description than action. I don't need to know every item of food on the table

[DragonbornOfUltimaThule]

You don't deserve Tolkien. Do not read again