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Wikipedia defines a book review as: “a form of literary criticism in which a book is analyzed based on content, style, and merit. A book review can be a primary source opinion piece, summary review or scholarly review”. My mission is to provide the reader with my thoughts on the author’s work whether it’s good, bad, or ugly. I read all genres of books, so some of the reviews may be on hard to find books, or currently out of print. All of my reviews will also be available on Amazon.com. I will write a comment section at the end of each review to provide the reader with some little known facts about the author, or the subject of the book. Every now and then, I’ve had an author email me concerning the reading and reviewing of their work. If an author wants to contact me, you can email me at rohlarik@gmail.com. I would be glad to read, review and comment on any nascent, or experienced writer’s books. If warranted, I like to add a little comedy to accent my reviews, so enjoy!
Thanks, Rick O.

Thursday, June 20, 2013

The HOBBIT


The following is the second guest review from my nine year old grandson, Kai Ohlarik:
 

The Hobbit is a great book. I enjoyed the author’s style because it is very creative; for example, in the beginning of the book, the characters meet trolls, but he made the trolls turn to stone in the sun, instead of the trolls just being unaffected by the sun like normal trolls.

The story is about Bilbo, the hobbit, and his unexpected adventure to retrieve the dwarves lost treasure from Smaug, who is a dragon. Bilbo, on his adventure, is accompanied by a company of 23 dwarves. On their journey, they have to deal with goblins and wargs, who eventually team up. By the end, they are being hunted by the lakemen, elves, goblins, and wargs. Will they ever get the lost treasure back? Read the book to find out.  

Bilbo, a very lively hobbit, lives in a town where all the houses are carved into hills. I admire Bilbo’s bravery the most, because he puts himself in risky situations to show he is brave. Gandalf, a good hearted wizard, was responsible for Bilbo’s whole adventure. I admire that Gandalf never gives up; for example, when they were all hiding from wolves in trees, Gandalf started throwing flaming pine cones at them, and he kept throwing them till the wolves ran.

I thought this book was the best I ever read. I like it more than anything. I would recommend this book because I think it is very well written, and I think it is very exciting. I would recommend this book to fourth graders and up, especially fantasy lovers.

RATING: 5 out of 5 stars

Comment: Kai is now tackling the more difficult three-book epic, The Lord of the Rings. J.R.R. Tolkien is considered the father of high fantasy, even though many fantasy authors have preceded him with vintage novels. The first one that comes to mind is Lewis Carroll’s Alice's Adventures In Wonderland , which was published 90 years before Tolkien’s trilogy. The second novel that I recall is Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver's Travels, published 229 years before Tolkien’s classics. Recently, the author of The Pecan Man , Cassie Selleck, saw my grandson’s picture on this blog and said, “Best to you and your grandson! Keep ‘Im reading!” Cassie says that using her southern gothic ambiance.

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