A tale for the whole family

The Hobbit is currently broadcast in the cinema, at least the first part of the trilogy planned by the director. But originally, it is a unique novel. Le Livre de Poche offers different version, one in blue box with gold engraving of the dragon illustration by Tolkien with a bookmark with the world map.
The object is superb, the quality of paper and weighing just by the book and by touching the paper, one can recognize the quality of the work. It is a very beautiful object, comfortable to hold, and a wonderful gift to offer.

Regarding the story, I have all along had the sensation of being in the family fireside and a former family offered us a tale. It is told as a story told orally to children, and taking this into account, we are lulled by the words of the author and history offered to us. It is a story which is therefore accessible to all ages, from 8 years even as it is also well suited to a young audience to adults who find a pleasant fantasy tale to follow.

Bilbo's adventures are fun to follow and contain many moral lessons. It's simple and sometimes a little linear even if the perpetrator breaks a little this aspect starting afresh backward (or even before) offering the perspective of another group of character, allowing the player to have in plus a better overview of the situation.

We will discover the eagles (which also appear in The Lord of the Rings), how Bilbo became a friend of the elves, how he won his mesh coast Mythril or how he came into possession of the ring (and how Golum can know his name). A succession of small but pleasant adventures that have particularly shaken the little hobbit to final adventure that will bring together several races of Middle Earth!

I have not seen the movie and I have not read anything of the author, so I have no point of comparison but I still enjoyed my reading, which is eaten as a tale and which offers us a good read.