This cheerful & well dramatized reading of The Hobbit really brings the story to life! Even better than my own imagination - or as my imagination would have made it if I could have produced it.

Pretty good for an abridged book. Performance was decent but sound quality was poor. I'm not sure how old this performance is but it really needs to be remastered. I did not see an enhanced audio version of this title in my library.

The story is great, of course, but the music is not, and the narration is tough to hear at times.

This drama sensation is different from the book because you don't need to say "he said" even though, I liked it. It makes the story more interesting with the music. It was great.

Its a wonderful performance. Very well done. Sucks you into the story.

The sound effects make it great. Makes you feel like your there.

Bilbo's character was excellent. He even sounded like the person from the recently released movie which made it even better.

Listening to the Hobbit took me back to my childhood when my father and I would read aloud and act out the voices. It is hard to compare audio to print as I love the feel of a book in my hands, I will say that I felt very much involved in the story as I listened to it unfold.

Gandalf has always been my favorite character. He has the uncanny ability to encourage the characters to push past their comfort zones to do his bidding; while they feel like it is completely of their own volition.

The narration does match the pace of the story, which as we all know about Tolkein is frenzied at times and incredibly, heart achingly slow at others. The narration seems to pace the story as it was written to be read.

I have fallen asleep many times listening to this story, and always wake up from strange dreams to the voice of Golum. I might not suggest as a "bedtime story" if you are a light sleeper.

I should have read more closely. This isn't a dramatized reading of the book, it's a radio play production, featuring a handful of voices (some of whom couldn't be bothered to stand near the mic) that was physically painful to endure.

I'm clearly stating only my own opinion, but I hated this. I couldn't understand much of what was said, I couldn't follow the story, I couldn't even finish. Probably the worst audiobook I've ever heard.

I love the story. I have read and listened to and watched other versions and I never seem to get tired of the story.

This version was simply lacking. I didn't care for the voices and general presentation. I much prefer the unabridged reading over this dramatization version.

Yes

No

Nothing. This version is terrible.

It's not the story. This is the worst version I've overheard! Save your money!

The performance was a combination of Southern Drawl..Disney's Goofy...The Chipmunks....English Gentleman....terrible.

Very disappointed :(

Very Bad

I did not like the way some of the characters were portrayed by the narrator

better dramatization

saddness because I loved reading the books years ago and this was not what was expected

more consideration needs to be given to who is chosen to narrate