The Hobbit is no exception. It's the January selection for Books & Beer Club. I knew that former students of mine had read books from the Middle Earth series so I wasn't sure how "mature" The Hobbit would be. I'm still not sure who the intended audience was. In the beginning, the story was a little different than what I expected. In my head, it was a battle story. And that was true. But in the beginning it was a story about adventure and journeys. Hey, I like adventure and journeys!
Because I wasn't totally invested in the book, I had trouble keeping dwarves, elves, goblins and hobbits straight. And hey, what is a hobbit? Is that even a word?
I really like to finish book club books if at all possible. Especially if I'm planning on attending the meeting. So I plodded on. Towards the end, I kind of wanted to know where the plot was heading. I was invested enough that I needed to finish. I'm not sure of the order that these Middle Earth books were written. But The Hobbit had a very lame ending, perhaps because Lord of the Rings was already written?
If you like fantasy, you'll probably enjoy this classic. If you're like me, not a real fan of fantasy, wonder all your want but if you're not inclined to pick up the book on your own, don't feel like you have to.
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