Jack Dittbrenner’s Reviews > The Hobbit > Status Update

The gang has now entered the liar of Smaug and I just read the scene where bilbo talks to Smaug while looking for his weak spot. Very good and excited to reach the end of this classic story.

Read the chapters about the bear man and then the spiders nest. The spiders and flies chapter felt the longest but showed the most development for bilbo. He seems to shift into an asset for the dwarves more than a weak hobbit! Excited for more!

Just read a short rest, over hill and under hill, and riddles in the dark. All great chapters that lead perfectly into the next. riddles in the dark showcases Tolkien’s more sophisticated writing style, involving far more minute details about gollum, the cave, and bilbos internal dialogue. I also like how Tolkien mentions the ring changes bilbos life forever in this book, before he even wrote lord of the rings.

I’ve seen the movie and know the story like the back of my hand, it’s a shame I haven’t read this when I was younger! It’s great! Just finished the mutton for dinner chapter with the trolls. So fun !