Update: What's next?

So, I finished The Hobbit and I decided I needed to take a break from new stories.
The whole purpose of this blog was to get me reading things that were new, to stop me rereading old stories and I can honestly say that in the year since this blog was set up I haven't reread a single book.

I've decided to take a break from new fiction for a month or so, I reread The Fault in Our Stars by John Green last week and I'm currently rereading Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. I'll be back here no doubt with insights on these old books I think of as I reread them, and I already have my eye on what I want to read next, although I'm waiting for it to be released in paperback so it's easier on my student budget.

Don't go away, I'll still be here, just in smaller doses whilst I plough through these exams!

Thank you all for sticking with me, I appreciate it :)

FINISHED: The Hobbit

I finished 'The Hobbit' about two weeks ago, and still don't know entirely what I think of it.

I enjoyed the read, the process of reading it reminded me a bit of reading a Pratchett book in that I laughed out loud despite it not necessarily being a comical book. I loved the way Tolkien wrote little side notes to the reader, stating when he was going off track, or that such things were stories for other times. He reminded me of Gandalf (or should that be the other way around) in that he was very frank in his storytelling. It felt very much like an aural experience rather than a read experience.

I enjoyed the story, although like Lord of the Rings it had a few false endings I could have done without. Especially with children's fiction (which this is) I like my stories to have a defined ending point, one that matches the goal at the outset of the story. That didn't happen here, but that is more of a personal quibble than a fault with Tolkien's storytelling.

I have surprisingly little to say about such a popular work, but I enjoyed it, I will tell others to read it if they like fantasy and will probably read it to my children if I ever have them.

I look forward to the film!

8/10

Currently Reading: The Hobbit

I'm getting there with The Hobbit, I promise!!

I am nearly 90% through, review will be coming soon. Stick with me guys, being home for Easter means I'm not reading as much as I should...