Reader’s Note
8 out of 10
November to February, which is far too long for a book this size, but there we are. Best read in the dark with one lamp. Smaug talking is the bit I stayed awake for.
by@thebigsleepyWritten 19 January 2026Read 18 January 2026
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The HobbitJ. R. R. TolkienIn the Margins
The Hobbit reviewed by @rereader
Seventh, I think. Spreadsheet only goes back to 2003.10 out of 10@rereader
The Hobbit reviewed by @three_chapters_in
cosy!! I'm at Mirkwood. the spiders. I keep meaning to carry on and then I don't, but I'm not worried about it, this is a book that will wait for me8 out of 10@three_chapters_in
The Hobbit reviewed by @margaretreads
Read it aloud or don't bother. The songs are dull on the page and marvellous out of a mouth; Dean sat through eleven lunchtimes of it in 1994 and asked for the map on the last day! Bit saggy round the eagles, mind.9 out of 10@margaretreads
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