[Tolkein] The Hobbit Re-Read 2: Electric Boogaloo

I stand firm in my position that the ring is a gigantic retcon. There is NOTHING in this book to indicate that the ring is anything other than a ring that makes you invisible. Tolkein DOES indicate that OTHER things have a larger meaning and the omniscient narrator does give hints about things that will be important later. But NOTHING on the ring.

Thorin makes multiple references to what an asshole Gandalf is just sort of appearing and disappearing when he feels like it. Thorin isn't wrong.

Dumbledore did a better job guiding Harry.

I was asking myself "Does Gollum talk to the ring and call the ring 'precious' or does he talk to himself and refer to himself as 'precious'?" The answer is yes, yes he does. All of the above.

Bard. WTF Bard.

The gigantic super awesome climactic killshot that takes down Smaug goes to someone who literally shows up a few pages before. What the ass?

As a kid I hated that, I could barely read and I was like "You're shitting me with this who is this guy?"