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The Hobbit Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

J. R. R. Tolkien (Author), Andy Serkis (Narrator), HarperCollins (Publisher)

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Listening Length	10 hours and 24 minutes
Author	J. R. R. Tolkien
Narrator	Andy Serkis
Audible.com.au Release Date	03 September 2020
Publisher	HarperCollins
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B08BS3Q8T5
Best Sellers Rank	324 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 8 in Dragon & Mythical Creatures Fantasy 18 in Mythology & Folk Tales 19 in Classic Literature

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Brian

Classic Book

Reviewed in Australia on 10 October 2020

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Tolkien's world of hobbits and fantasy won't suit everyone. Tolkien isn't necessarily the best, but his depictions, imagery and lore are certainly one of the most broad and consistent. The Hobbit, and Lord of the Rings are great, but now outdated concept. His books drag hopelessly, requiring patience. A classic, but not a book that will grab the evolved imagination of today's youths. Grammatically, Tolkien is fine, with structured and flawless sentencing, expression and paragraphing. I recommend a look if detached fantasy enthralls.

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Stil Got The Magic

Reviewed in Australia on 21 December 2017

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Many books read as a child don't survive enjoyment in to adulthood. I'm pleased to say that The Hobbit isn't one of them. 28 years later the wonder and adventure continues. Well paced with a world fully fleshed out including history and mythology. Several cultures, creatures and some impressive pros. I can see how it is one of those books that has stood the test of time.

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Andrew Nestorovic

Good read but not thrilling

Reviewed in Australia on 5 June 2019

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A little slow at times, not easy free flowing read. Writing improved in LOTR

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Stevo

no specific thing just want to try the audible version of the book expect it to be great

Reviewed in Australia on 6 November 2018

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i'm a Hobbit/Lord of the rings tragic so no negative stuff here, have been considering Audible books for a while now and this was the perfect place to start, haven't "heard" it yet but looking forward to it, and expect it to be great.

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Customer

Loved the story

Reviewed in Australia on 26 September 2019

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Loved the story, the movie has some difference but the book is good as well.

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Kyle

Great writer!

Reviewed in Australia on 29 January 2020

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Print quality ok. Delivered on time. Slightly damaged on tips of cover.

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interested

a classic of the 20th century

Reviewed in Australia on 8 May 2016

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Classic hero story. Elegant prose. Good pace. Memorable characters from a range of species each with a back story of legends and language in a world Tolkien has invented from scratch. A masterpiece of imagination. A classic of 20th century.

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Cool book

Reviewed in Australia on 27 October 2016

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Best kids bed time story
Best adults story
Great blood and guts
Great stress
Great story line
Better than the film
Read 3 times and reading again with audio
Enjoy

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Hulkut Hulk

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Reviewed in India on 1 July 2018

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"In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort."

With these words we are introduced to Middle Earth. The Hobbit is a timeless classic, which is a tale of Bilbo Baggins, the wizard Gandalf, Gollum, and the spectacular world of Middle-earth recounts of the adventures of a reluctant hero, a powerful and dangerous ring, and the cruel dragon Smaug the Magnificent.
This book was written in 1937 and even today it is a best seller all over the world. The way Tolkien narrates the story you will know he is a master of his trade right away from the first page. This book started it all, the Lord of the rings, Simarillion, Beren and Luthien, Children of Hurin and the multi-million dollar industry. But at it's heart this is a simple children's story which Tolkien wrote for his own children and that's why it works.

Attaching some pics for your benefit. Hope this review was helpful to you. Thanks for reading.

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Bob C

The Hobbit: Facsimile First Edition

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 November 2016

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This has been a long-delayed product, but I found it to be worth the wait. I was pleasantly surprised by how nice the slipcase was and it arrived here in the U.S. undamaged, which is not always the case. I had to order this from AmazonUK because AmazonUS cancelled the product, several times. And I wasn't going to wait for them to actually get it in stock. Because frequently many of the Tolkien offerings from AmazonUK never end up here in the U.S. To me, it's well worth international shipping.

As others have mentioned, the first edition of The Hobbit is not within most folks budget and so I was quite excited to see this offered many years ago. I'm not sure I am going to actual pore over it and check to see what the differences between the first edition and subsequent ones (Rateliff's The History of the Hobbit does that). But just to look at it and page through it is worth the purchase price.

It is a wonderful addition to my bookcase!

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A great story

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 October 2018

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The best way to enjoy and truly understand J R R Tolkien's classic masterpiece The Lord of the Rings is to invest a little time in reading The Hobbit. Not necessarily first, but certainly at some point. The writing styles of each book are quite different. The Hobbit was originally intended for the pleasure of children and was, I understand, created with that purpose in mind. Even so, it can be enjoyed by children of all ages.

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Sarah T

a timeless adventure for all ages

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 August 2019

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The Hobbit is a wondrous tale of adventure and heroism set in the fantasy realm of middle-earth. Bilbo Baggins, an unambitious Hobbit is unwillingly recruited as a burglar by a party of dwarves and sent on a most extraordinary adventure. Coming head to head against trolls, goblins, wolves and the mighty dragon Smaug, Bilbo faces his worst fears, makes some unlikely allies, travels further than ever before and is changed, forever.

Having watched the three Hobbit films a few years back, and having only a vague recollection of their events, I was unsure what to expect when I started this book, needless to say I thoroughly enjoyed it. I love reading classical literature that has this beautiful old-timey English and the Hobbit was no exception, the wonder and pureness of it never fails to transport me into days gone by.

Bilbo is a funny, likeable character who’s thoughts actions and conversations are so wonderfully innocent that I immediately fell in love with him. His character evolution throughout the book made reading this a true delight. My only complaint is that I didn’t read this sooner.

It really isn’t difficult to see why this book became a classic and I honestly believe that regardless of your age, knowledge of middle-earth or affinity for the fantasy genre, there’s something that everyone can take away from reading this.

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Bex

A World I'd Love To Explore To The Ends Of Its Map.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 May 2020

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Who would have thought that reading about short, hairy footed creatures with a peculiar nature and a distinct lack of wanting to leave the safety of their Hobbit-Hole would be enjoyable. If you'd asked me before, I would have unquestionably chosen Elves as my most favourite of Tolkien's creations. But maybe I was wrong, because it turns out Hobbits are more relatable and far more hilarious than originally thought; hairy feet aside. It would appear that Hobbits are also stupendously resilient, loyal and respectable creatures with far less sass than Elves!

I would imagine it would be quite difficult to find someone who didn't know the tale of The Hobbit, at the very least from the movies. But The Hobbit, the novel, is something else entirely and an experience all its own. Tolkien's narrative is lyrical, completely compelling and, whilst not nonsensical at all, has a whimsical feel to it akin to Alice in Wonderland. I adored how the story is addressed to the reader, as though a secret is being shared of a story well-known and enjoyed between friends. Perhaps that was Tolkien's intention, given that it was ostensibly a tale to entertain his children, initially.

There are some unusual choices and some areas which, for me, lack depth. It feels absolutely crazy to say that about a world so rich and beautiful, but The Hobbit really does feel like a more accessible and less descriptive world than that of The Lord of the Rings, presumably to allow for a younger audience to enjoy it. Battle scenes, deaths and transitions between key moments are sometimes more quickly resolved than I expected from such a rich tapestry, and character connections are formed with the reader from very superficial descriptions. Because of this, I didn't enjoy the book as much as I expected to, and nor did I really feel the connection I hoped to with key characters. But you'd be hard pressed to criticise this book anywhere else.

The Hobbit is a perfect adventure; a terrifying, hilarious and heart warming combination uniquely its own. Tolkien's imagination is limitless, and The Hobbit feels so small in the grand scheme of the world he created, but it's a world I would gladly explore to the ends of its map.

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