Today I finished ''The Hobbit'' and here are some thoughts:
I usually don't read fantasy so I needed some time to get used to it. the more I read the more I liked it and became intrigued. in the beginning, reading it felt like a weird, less fun version of playing dnd but that feeling faded soon.
I think the pacing was well chosen
I enjoyed reading the book with its magical vibes in winter/fairytale season
the poems were a bit weird (I didn't read them in English tho) but I think it'd would be so cool if a whole society had poems or songs they could chant or sing together
about the characters: I liked Bard best, he seemed most reasonable and responsible. probs to Bilbo too for his insane character development. I've seen LotR before so The Hobbit left me a bit disappointed in Gandalf, he was pretty arrogant :( also why did Kili and Fili had to die, even worse just randomly as a sideline without an epic battle?
I really liked how going into the dragons home was described as the biggest act of heroism from Bilbo, kinda changed perspective
the ending, starting with the dwarfs getting to the gold and involving so many people, was pretty unexpected for me. when i read about the war i thought back on how everything started in the Hobbits hole. the development left me in amazement.
long beards are so cool
the peaceful ending made me feel very comfortable. the auction in the end though
the book made me feel homesickness and wanderlust at the same time
I highly enjoyed the ethical question that were raised with finding the gold and Gandalfs comment on determinism at the end :)
