Many fantasy novels have been banned from bookshelves due to positive portrayals of magic being interpreted as problematic, and J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit are no exception. Tolkien’s high fantasy works are the forerunners of almost the entire fantasy genre as we know it today, but The Hobbit is actually much less an epic saga than a contained, fairy-tale-esque adventure aimed at children. Taking place earlier in the Lord of the Rings timeline and largely focusing on Bilbo Baggins’ personal journey and transformation, it seems less likely to be targeted by bans than its contemporaries.
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