Well I finally finished it. I started it back in April and read 7 chapters in probably a weeks time and haven't picked it up again. I read 2 chapters Wednesday, 4 Thursday, 4 Friday and 2 today. I did enjoy this and I'm glad I read it after I read The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. SPOILERS! I was diappointed with the way Smaug died. I was expecting and hoping for sometype of fight between Bilbo and the dwarves against Smaug because it had seemed to have been built up for the entire book and was somewhat saddened when Bard killed him with an arrow to his left breast.END OF SPOILERS! Again I did enjoy this and although it's not nearly as well written as The Lord of the Rings, it's still a very fun and interesting book to pick up. I can't wait now until I begin reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone when I get it next week in the mail
