Reading - The Hobbit

My first impressions of The Hobbit is that I think it will be a good book. I've just gotten to the part where all of the dwarves come to Bilbo's hole in the hill, but I still think it will be a good book. I found interesting so far that Gandalf put a marking on Bilbo's door, but Bilbo never saw it, and is trying to convince the dwarfs that there was never a mark on his door. I am enjoying this novel, though I haven't read very much. J.R.R. Tolkein's writing style is very different than most books that I've read. There are in some places over explaining, in my opinion. I am making no connections with my self and this novel yet.