ARC Review: Hobbit Lessons, A Map for Life’s Unexpected Journeys by Devin Brown

Synopsis:

Millions of fans worldwide have been attracted to the Hobbit for its unique combination of high adventure and profound truths. Tapping the excitement around the highly-anticipated second installment of the Hobbit movie trilogy (in theatres December 2013), Tolkien-scholar, Devin Brown, now presents a fast-paced and easy-to-follow presentation of timeless spiritual messages to help navigate your spiritual journey. Peppered with illustrations throughout, Hobbit Lessons offers troll-sized portions of relevance and regular nuggets of good Hobbit sense. The result is a collection of tangible bites of wisdom that are not only deeply moving but also great fun. These lessons on joy, friendship, dedication, sacrifice, and more will appeal to Hobbit fans, parents, teachers, librarians, youth pastors, graduates and anyone looking for a creative way to explore timeless life lessons and important values of faith

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My Review:

5 stars

I received this through Goodreads First Reads.

This was absolutely wonderful to read! I will never view The Hobbit in the same way. This books has opened my eyes to amny things that I did not notice about Tolkien's writing.  And the "Hobbit Lessons" you read about through the book are things we can use in our everyday lives. With chapter titles like..

-"When Adventure Comes Knocking, Let It In (Even If It Makes You Late For Dinner)"
-"Remember Not All That Is Gold Glitters (In Fact, Life's Real Treasures Are Quite Ordinary Looking)"
-"Find The Enchantment All Around You (Even If You Are Not A Wizard)"

...you can see that there are some valuable "Hobbit Lessons" for us in these pages. After reading this you will have a lot more to take with you from Tolkien's amazing literary creations.

I highly recommend this to all Hobbit and Lord Of The Rings fans & readers!


Author:

Devin Brown (PhD, University of South Carolina) is a Lilly scholar and professor of English at Asbury University. A C. S. Lewis aficionado, Brown has written, taught, and lectured on Lewis extensively for more than ten years. He has written a number of books related to Lewis, including Inside Narnia and Inside Prince Caspian, and lives in Kentucky. In 2008 Brown was invited to serve as scholar-in-residence at the Kilns, Lewis's home in Oxford.