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BBC Radio to the Rescue

November 6, 2016 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

I have, in my life, attempted to read The Hobbit on three separate occasions. The fourth try was the charm because I gave in to the power of the BBC Radio Drama. As many of you know Ale is working on her thesis about the origins of fantasy, and she is my roommate. What you may not know, is that I retrieve all our library needs, since I’m there every week. My latest pick up for her was the audio version of The Hobbit, and […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy Tagged With: BB radio presents, faintingviolet, read harder challenge, the hobbit, tolkien

faintingviolet's CBR8 Review No:73 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy · Tags: BB radio presents, faintingviolet, read harder challenge, the hobbit, tolkien ·
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