Someone else posted this over on Wotmania, but The Hobbit's 70th anniversary just passed. It was published on 21 September 1937. More here.

 

I first read The Hobbit in 1995, a few months after reading The Lord of the Rings. I was a bit older than its intended audience (I was 16 at the time) but quite enjoyed it. A bit like the Rings it starts off very jovial and gets a bit more serious (although never as serious as Rings) as it goes along. Thorin was a great character, the Bilbo/Gollum face-off was pretty tense and disturbing and the Elven king (later revealed to be Thranduil) was a bit of an arse.

 

Interesting if the film version ever gets made, although I'm not sure about Sam Raimi as the potential director.

I read it when I was nine. Happy Birthday Bilbo!

 

I think something spectacular will be in order in 41 years time. 111!!

I don't remember when I read it, but it was early in my "career". Happy birthday!

PJ may still be able to make the hobbit. he has wone the first of his lawsuits  ( http://derhobbit-film.de/indexengl.shtml )

 

this websit has info on people and places to send your mail to make new line understand that the only way that anyone will watch it is to let pj do it.  http://www.thehobbitfilm.com/

I remember reading it to my children when it first came out. As for a film, I'm not that bothered about Jackson doing it. I'm sure plenty of other people could do a good job of it.

Wow, it is interesting how long ago I read it. Let's see it was in 1975 that I read it for the first time. I am glad I read it before I read Lord of the Rings. It made it more interesting I think.

 

As far as Peter Jackson doing the movie, okay. I know why he made the changes to The Lord of the Rings, but some of them were a disappointment.