Blog Post on the Hobbit

I recently finished The Hobbit and I thought it was very good. I have read Lord Of The Rings and was wondering how the Hobbit differed from Lord of the Rings. I felt that the hobbit was less dark, and that the main issue (and problem) was not as serious. The story of the hobbit is Bilbo Baggins, a well-respected hobbit goes on an adventure with thirteen dwarves and a wizard, Gandalf. They encounter all sorts of nasty things such as goblins, and Bilbo discovers a magical ring. The thirteen dwarves want to get back treasure that they was captured from them by an evil dragon, Smaug.
As I was reading the hobbit, I was mentally comparing it to Lord of the Rings. Although the hobbit is a prequel to lord of the rings, they could almost be two different books. As I said before, the hobbit was much more lighter toned, and that consequences weren't as severe if they did not complete their mission. The lord of the rings was the end of the world, we may not come back alive mission. The hobbit seems more like a bedtime story for little kids, they tell stories of dwarves and marvelous adventures.
Despite theses obvious differences between the books, I enjoyed the hobbit a lot. It was quirky, and there were both funny and scary moments. I think if I was to tell someone which to read first I would say the hobbit, because once you've read lord of the rings nothing really amazes you in the other books.  The Hobbit will set you up for lord of the rings and will give you a sneak peek into what will happen. The hobbit is also very different because it follows the view of Bilbo Baggins, who is doubtful and very often wants to go home at different parts of the book. This is very different from the narrator of lord of the rings, who is Frodo Baggins and who has a much deeper perspective on the world and his adventure.