Then, one day at age 8 was exposed to the animated film of The Hobbit. It sparked my interest and motivated me to read the book. With new found interest and motivation I dove into Bilbo's adventure. It opened to me a feeling of excitement, wonder, and adventure that I had never before experienced.
Since then I've devoured other books ranging from The Lord of the Rings and Silmirillion to the Dragonlance series, Bram Stoker's Drakula, Tom Sawyer, Shakespeare, and many others... even some writings of Jane Austin. Still, The Hobbit will always be the book that opened my mind to new worlds and wonders.
The Hobbit will always be the epitome of fantasy for me, by which all other fantasy is measured.
Sorry to carry on, but naturally I am happy to find this corner of the internet.
