I read ANOTHER 4 chapters today for The Hobbit and I've only got 2 left (YES!). SPOILERS!

I was disappointed however with the book somewhat so far. I was expecting sometype of fight between Smaug and Bilbo and the dwarves at the end and I was disappointed to hear that Bard killed Smaug before he got the chance to fight them. Other than that it is fun and exciting to read some of the things that later play into The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (such as Bilbo's sword, Sting, and the mail that he got from Smaug's cave that he both later gave to Frodo).