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‘THE HOBBIT’ BY J.R.R. TOLKIEN A Page FromMatt’s Bookshelf
I fell in love with reading in a dark cave, where a brave hobbit engaged in a battle of riddles against a strange creature that wanted to eat him. Okay, technically I learned to love reading in my fourth grade class after encountering an excerpt from J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” in our big reading book. Up until then, most of my reading involved small, paperback biographies. Being introduced to a fantasy novel blew my young mind. My school had K–12 all in one building, and I had to go on an adventure, upstairs to the high school library, in order to check out a copy of “The Hobbit.” I still remember what it felt like to carry it in my book bag and stay up late at night reading it for the first time.
group of dwarves was amazing. I grew up in a small, sleepy town where nothing happened,
biographies, and classic literature. There are certain things you get out of true literature that you just don’t get when
like Bilbo’s Shire, and as a kid, I dreamed of having a wizard knock on my door and invite me on an epic quest. After “The Hobbit,” I scarfed down Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” books and would spend the rest of my life loving books of every sort. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve branched out into more adult reading,
reading other stuff. But there’s also something special about going back to a favorite novel and reading just for the pleasure of it. Sometimes, a little escapism is good for the soul. “The Hobbit” has elements that most modern fantasy novels lack. Tolkien added depth to his stories. There are lessons to be learned. It’s not just a beach read to be set aside after you finish the last chapter. “The Hobbit” is a book that stays with you all your life.
Reading about Bilbo Baggins going on a grand adventure with the wizard Gandalf and a
spending my time reading histories,
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