THE HOBBIT
The novel The Hobbit is a special novel, it is unlike most others. First, the author, J.R.R Tolkien is a very clever and inventive man. The amazing world he has created is so complex and realistic it is hard to believe that it is fiction. Tolkien!s cleverness comes into perspective shortly after the books' beginning. The first example is the "moon letters". I felt that these were exceptionally interesting and unique because you would rarely find something like this in another novel. Another innovative technique used by the author was the use of the small poems and riddles. These riddles are quite shrewd and perhaps have some symbolism in them. I found that for each species that sang a small song it told something about them. For the goblins is would be a much darker tone yet the dwarves would be much more optimistic and would show their determination to complete their objective.
Another thing I noticed about Tolkien's writing is that he seemed to have applied it our real world. For example Tolkien has included many different "kinds" of people(dwarves, eagles, goblins, elves). This is exactly like our world because we have many different kinds of people also(whites, blacks, Hispanics). This gives both our real world and Tolkien's fictional world much variety. Also all different kinds of people have special skills that make them unique, thats why we are all special and in the novel every "species" has something new and different to contribute to the adventure.
I have to say that the first time I picked up this book I thought it would be really comy and lame because I had heard that the book revolved around a fantasy plot. But I was really surprised after I got into it about fifty pages or so. instead, what I found was a very inventive and book that was unlike many other novels. It was different from novels like "Catcher In The Rye" or something like "David Copperfield" because it was not written in the first person and it lacked the prior experiences of the reader being brought up. Yet, I feet that that both novels had similar themes but the authors explained them in two totally different methods. The theme of "The Catcher In The Rye was for the main protagonist Holden to find a way of fitting in and finding himself and his place in society. The main theme of "The Hobbit" was for the main protagonist Bilbo to fit in with the group of dwarves and to find himself and his place in the group. Another type of book that "The Hobbit" differs from is more contemporary novels like those of Michael Crichton. Novels such as "Airframe", "Sphere" and "The Andromeda Strain" are good, quality books but are in need of stronger characters and much deeper meaning. The themes are also definitely different. "The Hobbit" is a very special novel and will probably never be in a select category but that is what makes novels unique!