Absolutely loved it. This is my first time reading Tolkien, and it won't be the last. I had seen the Hobbit cartoon movie when i was a kid, but forgot 90 percent of it, and had forgotten a lot of the two Peter Jackson installments as well. So, my crappy memory for movies served me once again with this book. Much of it was a surprise. 
 The ending was a trifle convenient, but it's still a really great story. The movies don't convey how long and grueling the journey was, and how hungry and cold the adventurers were. I liked the lighthearted writing style, but i'm looking forward to what i hear is more detailed, adult-caliber writing in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Bring it awn. 
 What a good book. It's another one of those classics that are very deserving of their hype.