i am starting to realize that i spent my time reading the series "baby-sitter's club", "goosebumps" and "fear street" as a kid and not enough time reading classic kid novels like "the hobbit". so now i have to make up for lost time. "the hobbit" has been on my list to read ever since i read rebecca makkai's "the borrower", i started a list of the children/young adult books she mentions and "the hobbit" is on that list. and with the movie release, it shot to the top of my reading list. (i wonder how many people are reading thanks to hollywood.)
i regret not reading "the hobbit" as a kid because i really enjoyed it as an adult. it has me excited for the movie and to read the lord of the rings trilogy (which is good because it is on my list of 30 to read before 30). i was surprised by how easy a read it was. for some odd reason i associated fantasy with complex syntax and difficult vocabulary. i think it's because when you hear "nerds" talk about this stuff it's seems like it has it's own secret vocab but really it's just imaginative words from the author. i also loved the style of the storytelling, how the narrator would clue the reader in on things, it was like listening to a grandparent read a story.
since i have never read the lord of the rings trilogy or have seen the movies, i did feel that some things were probably referenced that i missed but figured i would just reread it once i am done with the trilogy. i was shocked with how quickly gollum showed up in the book. and i would totally be eaten alive if i ever played a riddle game with him because some of those riddles were over my head. i also kept on imagining gandalf as dumbledore which is understandable right? they are both wizards and kind of look alike:
i tried not to let the movie trailer, i've seen effect how i viewed the characters. at first i saw bilbo baggins as "sam" from lord of the rings but then he became the actor that plays him in the movie.
i thought baggins was a great character and a true hero. i am glad that he gave in to his took side and went on an adventure. i, like gandalf, was proud of him when he gave up the arkenstone to bard in an attempt to make peace. i was also disappointed and frustrated with thorin for his dwarfish greed. it made sense to help out the lake people especially since bard was the one that killed smaug. (wow look at me with my nerd talk, lol) that treasure was so immense that sharing a little would still be sharing a lot.
also since i hadn't read the trilogy i was all sorts of confused by all the different types of creatures. i confused the trolls and goblins at first. i was also confused about who was good or evil. cos i know liv tyler and orlando bloom were elves but weren't they good? and these elves at first seemed kinda mean. but then again everyone was kind of distrusting of all others at the beginning.
i was also waiting for bilbo to turn crazy with greed because of the ring. didn't this happen to frodo and of course gollum? i guess i will find out more about this in the trilogy. and last but not least, gandalf is all knowing right? like how dumbledore knew everything??? finding the answers to all of these questions has me excited for the trilogy.
lol. my enthusiam for this book has me surprised. looking forward to seeing the movie and starting "the fellowship of the ring". but i mean the dwarves ride ponies, how could it be bad?!?! lol
ps but i just saw on imdb that they turned this into three movies? is that right? wow, i mean there is a lot to cover in the book, but three movies?!?! isn't the first one like super long too?!?!
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