January Talking Meme: Day #8
What book did you give up on that you regret giving up on?
Believe it or not, The HobbitOh, don't get me wrong, I went back and read it eventually! The first three times that I tried, though, I gave up on it. The writing style just didn't grab me, even though I was a kid at the time (something like 6, 8, and 10?), and I just couldn't make it ( Read more... )
Believe it or not, The HobbitOh, don't get me wrong, I went back and read it eventually! The first three times that I tried, though, I gave up on it. The writing style just didn't grab me, even though I was a kid at the time (something like 6, 8, and 10?), and I just couldn't make it ( Read more... )
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I love Tolkien's world, but I loathe his writing style. The only way I managed to get through any of his books was discovering the wonderful world of audiobooks.
The Hobbit is a major case of 'what could've been.' If it was only a stand-alone bedtime story, it might be okay, but as a part of the same universe as LotR or the Silmarillion, it is a huge disappointment.
And given how much I love Bilbo and can't stand Frodo, it really irked me for a long time that Bilbo got so badly shortchanged.
To this day, if I see any variation of 'but that's a story for another time...' in a book, it sets my teeth on edge.
I'm so glad PJ did what JRRT never got around to doing: fleshing the story out and finally giving Bilbo the adventure he deserved.
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