Patrick Babin > Status Update

I'm in the middle of reading The Hobbit for the first time, and I have to admit I am surprised at the writing style of J.R.R. Tolkien. I never did research prior, and the only experience I have with the franchise are the movies, so I was very surprised at how humorous and (whimsical?) his writing is. I was expecting a slower paced, more serious writing style but that is not the case at all.