Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

16 reviews

cursed10fold's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I'd rank the story at 4 stars (it's a classic) but the narration by Andy Serkis is amazing! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, War, and Violence

Moderate: Fatphobia and Animal death

steph_weigle's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Alcohol, Cannibalism, Death, and Confinement

annapox's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Alcohol, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug use, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Death, Xenophobia, Abandonment, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and War

kayceeisbookish's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Cannibalism, Alcohol, Confinement, Death, and Violence

madamenovelist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, War, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Moderate: Classism, Confinement, and Alcohol

m4rtt4's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Such a heart-warming story with an important lesson about greed, happiness and what's important in life. Tragic and sad at times, but overall a cozy experience despite the violence :D

but what did poor Bombur do to be treated like that, other than he was just bigger than everyone else? I felt bad for him :(

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Fatphobia, and Confinement

owlribbon's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, and War

Minor: Alcohol, Confinement, Animal death, and Violence

squinnittowinit's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

A delightful and charming story, made better by Andy Serkis as the narrator. Definitely a "product of its time", as women are barely even mentioned, despite the number of locations the main characters travel to, and the book contains fatphobia. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Death

Moderate: War, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, and Confinement

Minor: Emotional abuse

Starvation

allisonshewfelt's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

The hobbit is such a cosy adventure story. The audiobook read by Andy Serkis was one of the finest I've listened to and he was perfect for it especially since we got to listen to his own character, Gollum. Little Bilbo was so adorable and I loved his dialogue and thoughts. The illustrations were also useful in picturing how middle earth looked. I really like how Tolkien wrote this for his children as it proves to be a great story for all ages. I find it astonishing that this was published in the 1930s yet it's still read and loved today. Tolkien truly is a master storyteller. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, War, and Violence

Minor: Animal death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Alcohol, Slavery, Confinement, and Injury/Injury detail

art_books_chemistry's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, and Violence

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Grief