Chapter 1 - The Invisibility and Loneliness of Bilbo Baggins
- Author
- Jon
- Published
- Wed 25 Jun 2025
- Episode Link
- https://harry-potter-and-the-first-time-readers.simplecast.com/episodes/chapter-1-the-invisibility-and-loneliness-of-bilbo-baggins-zMimKoR0
I am reading Lord of the Rings for the first time and something struck me as sad and depressing in the first chapter. It seems like it’s more subtext than it is anything else, but the invisibility and loneliness of Bilbo Baggins is terribly sad.
