I’m not sure how, but I had never read this book before. I am a big fan of The Lord of the Rings movies and had read the books in elementary school, so after the first Hobbit movie was released I started reading this book. However, I was borrowing my Dad’s copy and had to give it back before I finished it. When we read The Fellowship of the Ring in our Tolkien and Lewis class I purchased a set of books that included The Hobbit, so I made sure to read it this summer and I now understand (but don’t agree with ALL) the issues that people had with the movie trilogy. As always, well done Tolkien.