Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Teaser Tuesday #20: The Hobbit

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

  • Grab your current read
  • Open to a random page
  • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
  • BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
  • Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!


MY TEASERS:

hobbit"There he lay, a vast red-golden dragon; fast asleep; thrumming came from his jaws and nostrils, and wisps of smoke, but his fires were low in slumber. Beneath him, under all his limbs and his huge coiled tail, and about him on all sides stretching away across the unseen floors, lay countless piles of precious things, gold wrought and unwrought, gems and jewels, and silver red-stained in the ruddy light."

The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien, p. 201

28 comments:

  1. I love the Hobbit! I can't wait for the movie (: Enjoy!

    Celine ~ Nyx Book Reviews

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  2. Ohhh I love it so much! Thanks for reminding me. :) I loved those descriptions of Smaug as a youngster!

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  3. See, teasers like that make it difficult for me to understand why I never really got into this book. Such a beautiful passage.

    Thanks for stopping by mine!

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  4. Ahhhh, the hobbit. JRR Tolkien is one of my all time favorite authors. I adore him and his work so very much. <3 this book and I've read it multiple times. Great teaser and amazing choice of book! Can't wait for the movie!!! :D:D

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  5. I love your teaser. The Hobbit is a great read. :)

    Thank you for stopping by my blog. New follower of yours.

    - Beckie @ Bittersweet Enchantment

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  6. Oooh, that is a GREAT teaser! I haven't read The Hobbit, but it's definitely on my list.

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  7. Oooh good teaser! It's been so long since I read that book. Thanks for stopping by the blog :)

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  8. I could never get into the Hobbit, I tried many times, I just watched the LOTR movies instead, lol, I know, not the same, but I guess the too much details, and strange ways of it were too much for me. Hope you enjoy it.

    Tuesday Teaser and Intros

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  9. Definitely a book I should read. Thanks for stopping by my blog!

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  10. I haven't read The Hobbit, but I love the teaser.

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  11. I don't really want to read The Hobbit, but this is a great teaser! :D

    Thanks for commenting on my blog! ^.^

    Tiffa @ The British Book Nerd

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  12. I was never a fan of The Hobbit but I did forget how well th whole series was written. Thanks for sharing :)

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  13. Haven't read this book but I really want to. Great teaser! :]

    ~Stephanie @ Bookfever

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  14. I still haven't read this book but I have it and am determined to read it before the film comes out! Your teaser has prompted me to get round to it soon :) thanks for stopping by my TT!

    Sarah @ TotalTeenFiction

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  15. It's been so long since I've read The Hobbit, but maybe I should re-read for the movie!

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  16. Ooo. I do want to get to reading this one and this author. Great teaser!! Thank you! And thank you for stopping by the blog today as well. :)

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  17. I never read this one, but it's a great teaser!

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  18. Oh, goody :-) Very vivid and beautiful ... I haven't read this in a while, time for a re-read maybe.

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  19. Sadly, I've yet to read this book. Sounds like an interesting read.

    Thanks for stopping by
    @ Livin' Life Through Books

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  20. The Hobbit is amazing. Great teaser pick. Looking forward to seeing the movie. It's been a long time coming and well overdue.

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  21. Lovely teaser! I need to read this one before the first Hobbit movie is released. Thanks for stopping by my TT :)

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  22. I read this back in college. Great book.

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  23. THE HOBBIT! It has been so long since I have read but I LOVE these books and cannot wait for the movie!

    Thanks for stopping by my post!

    ~Sara @ Forever 17 Books

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  24. I just got this book on the way back to Japan! Now, I can't wait to read it!

    Thanks for stopping by my blog!

    ^_^

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  25. Oh I love the Hobbit! Thanks for stopping by our teasers! http://refractedlightreviews.com/?p=10811

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  26. Very descriptive! Haven't read The Hobbit, yet. Read Lord of the Rings but not the Hobbit. I'll have to pick it up soon.

    Thanks for visiting my blog.

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  27. Wow...THE HOBBIT...haven't thought about that book for long time.

    THANKS for the teaser.

    Elizabeth
    Silver's Reviews
    http://silversolara.blogspot.com/2012/10/teaser-tuesday-10162012.html

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  28. mmm, great read!
    just saw the movie trailer for the hobbit - soooo excited to see it!

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