Why did I love this book?
Talk about an epic adventure, much of it on foot through mountains and forests! And the destination was the Lonely Mountain, similar to several stand-alone peaks in the Adirondack Park.
The Shire, where Bilbo Baggins lives, reminds me of the peaceful fertile countryside between the Adirondacks and Lake Champlain to the east and the St. Lawrence River to the North. The dense, primeval Fangorn Forest and other Elvin woodlands are similar to the endless acres of untouched forest in the Adirondacks.
And the alpine summits atop the High Peaks can be as welcoming or as wild as the mountains in this book. The only things missing are the colorful characters, though there are arguably a few of those, too, namely the people, birds, and the occasional critter you might see along the trail.
48 authors picked The Hobbit as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
Special collector's film tie-in hardback of the best-selling classic, featuring the complete story with a sumptuous cover design inspired by THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY and brand new reproductions of all the drawings and maps by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End.
But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of thirteen dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an unexpected journey 'there and back again'. They have a plot to raid…