Book Club 1 - April 2012

"In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort. 
"Written for J.R.R. Tolkien’s own children, The Hobbit met with instant critical acclaim when it was first published in 1937. Now recognized as a timeless classic, this introduction to the hobbit Bilbo Baggins, the wizard Gandalf, Gollum, and the spectacular world of Middle-earth recounts of the adventures of a reluctant hero, a powerful and dangerous ring, and the cruel dragon Smaug the Magnificent"

So, it took me a bit to read this one - first because it's not in my usual love genre, and then I knew I wouldn't actually be at book club this month.  I will admit it was much easier for me to follow than The Lord of the Rings Trilogy.  I do look forward to the movie  now - novel idea to actually have read the book before the movie.  Past that, I didn't find myself much caring what happened to Bilbo and his merry dwarfs and whether or not they got their treasure.  I was pretty at how selfish the leader of the dwarfs became once they did get their stuff.  But, at the same time, how hard would it realistically be for me to share if I were to become wealthy.  I don't think I will ever be in a position to actually find that out.