During this short holiday, I decided to borrow a novel from library. It's not really my initiative. Actually our English teacher asked us to read one novel during the holiday and we are supposed to write a review. At first I wanted to choose a light story with very few pages. However, I changed my mind. I snatched 'The Hobbit' from the shelf and I read it. At the moment, I thought the book will be interesting. I had read the story in my native language before, but I forgot how the story goes..
The moment I opened the book... I couldn't stand the small fonts and many pages that have to be done. I forced myself to read it and yes, I'm enchanted by it! Ok, roughly, the story goes like this.
Once upon a time...
There is a hobbit named Bilbo Baggins. He likes to stay in his home (they call it as 'hobbit hole'). One day, some dwarfs and a wizard came to his house and compelled him to search for the treasures guided by the dragon. The wizard is Gandalf and the dwarfs are (I hope I remember their names) Thorin, Fili, Kili, Balin, Bombur, Oin, Gloin, etc. (There are 14 dwarfs, I suppose). Initially Bilbo refused their invitation, but finally he went with them. They faced many kinds of creatures in their journey, from trolls to goblins.
I find this novel highly enchanting because it's the first time in my life that I read 200++ pages in 48 hours. ^^ Besides, Bilbo Baggins is cool! He can communicate with various kinds of creatures, even with the dragon himself. In other words, I envy his socialising skill. (Nowadays, people only use email or sms or facebook and as a result, their speaking skills are deteriorating. One good example is myself -.-).
Some facts about The Hobbit: J.R.R Tolkien composed this story to his own children, so the language is comprehensible and it is not boring (at all). In the version that I read, it is said that the jacket cover was designed by J.R.R Tolkien himself.
