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Mugwump · 12-11-2009, 08:16 AM

The Hobbit is trivial compared to The Lord of the Rings. As Skip says, it was written as a children's story and the style is completely different from Tolkien's other works. I didn't much care for The Hobbit, but I loved The Lord of the Rings.

But my favorite is still The Silmarillion!

12-11-2009, 08:16 AM	#3
Mugwump Wight Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Taconic Mountains Posts: 111	The Hobbit is trivial compared to The Lord of the Rings. As Skip says, it was written as a children's story and the style is completely different from Tolkien's other works. I didn't much care for The Hobbit, but I loved The Lord of the Rings. But my favorite is still The Silmarillion!