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The Hobbit

De: J. R. R. Tolkien
Narrado por: Andy Serkis
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THE GREAT MODERN CLASSIC AND PRELUDE TO THE LORD OF THE RINGS

Deep down here by the dark water lived old Gollum, a small slimy creature. I don’t know where he came from, nor who or what he was. He was Gollum—as dark as darkness, except for two big round pale eyes in his thin face. He had a little boat, and he rowed about quite quietly on the lake; for lake it was, wide and deep and deadly cold.

Whisked away from his comfortable, unambitious life in his hobbit-hole in Bag End by Gandalf the wizard and a band of dwarves, Bilbo Baggins finds himself caught up in a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon.

This brand-new unabridged recording is narrated by the acclaimed actor, director and author, Andy Serkis.

(P)2020 HarperCollins

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Editorial review


By Alanna McAuliffe, Audible Editor

JOURNEY THERE AND BACK AGAIN WITH THE HOBBIT

I was still in diapers when the bar for fantasy world-building was set unreasonably high. My mother, who had been a fan of J.R.R. Tolkien’s work since she herself was a child, passed along her fandom to me. To this day, that sense of awe hasn’t faded, and even as an adult, I find myself wide-eyed and wonderstruck by the world that Tolkien created—dragons and dwarves and hobbits and elves and wizards, dark forces unseen and simple goodness unparalleled, a good old-fashioned tale of whimsy and adventure that completely redefined what it meant to tell a story.

But when Tolkien wrote The Hobbit back in the 1930s, he did not set out to create a work explicitly for children. Rather, he was crafting a fairy story, one rooted in his fascination with language, mythology, and history, that allowed him to build out a lore of his own. Nevertheless, it captivated readers young and old and has since become both a staple of kidlit and a foundational work in the overarching fantasy genre. Many stories are hailed as timeless, as enjoyable for little ones as they are for those several generations ahead, but few are as truly universal as this one, an accessible entry into a fully realized world in which you may wade as shallowly as you like or dive deep into ages of lore and backstory.

At its core, the story, following a most unlikely hero in the reserved, slightly curmudgeonly Bilbo Baggins, is a quest not just to slay the dragon and conquer evil but a journey into one’s own. Before Gandalf’s intervention, Bilbo has no inclination of taking on such an exploit, preferring instead the comforts and safeties of the only home he’s known. Hobbits, seemingly representative of England’s common countryfolk, are not heralded for theatrical acts of daring or brawn. But what Bilbo does have, in spades, is heart, goodness, and the capacity for tremendous courage, given the opportunity. Over the course of the story, we listen as Bilbo transforms into the confident hero of legend, the kind of pathfinding traveler that would write of his ventures, which in and of themselves create his memoir and center the narrative of The Hobbit. Bilbo is such a beloved figure in literature because he is all of us—as a timid, cautious child, his capers rang as evidence that I, too, had something to offer.

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I’m not going to bother reviewing the book itself as it’s the same fantastic book it’s always been. But I will praise the narration by Andy Serkis. It is superior to the original narration by Rob Inglis in every way, and I sincerely hope that the powers that be have Mr. Serkis record The Lord of the Rings trilogy next. PLEASE.

The superior recording

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The superior Hobbit experience. My fingers are crossed for Andy Serkis to narrate Lord of the Rings. That would be the only thing better than this audiobook.

Perfection

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The Serkis reading is definitive. It’s as though the had been the voices of the entire cast in the movie.

Deserves 7 Stars

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I've loved this book since I first read it in high school, but haven't had the time to pick it up again in years. I luckily thought to try listening to it on Audible while I drive for my job and my god, I thought I couldn't live the book any more than I already did, but Andy Serkis' reading of it has truly brought it to life in all new ways. I cannot stress enough how wonderful his voice is, I swear his voice and the way he portrays the characters literally brought every character, every feeling, every moment to life in vivid detail. Cannot recommend this title enough for those of you that haven't read the book before, or even for those who have and want to experience it in an entirely new, wonderful way.

Andy Serkis was born to read this book

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Andy Serkis is brilliant in this recording, and the story is exactly what Tolkien intended it to be. My only criticism of this recording is the unfortunate extremes in volume between voices. Serkis whispers and shouts, mutters and sings, all of which work wonderfully for the story and would be lovely in-person, but for an audio book listened to in the car or before bed, the volume changes result in missed details or rude awakenings. Would love to hear Serkis read anything but would appreciate more balance in the audio!

A phenomenal performance needing balance

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