I have no idea how many times I have read this book. I certainly read it when I was in primary school, after one of my teachers read parts to the class at the end of each day. It is a wonderful adventure story, and feels absolutely timeless.
One thing I never realised, and searched up online when reading it this time is that Tolkien meant the goblins in this story and the orcs in The Lord of the Rings to be the same creatures. They’re effectively two different “translations” of an older word. Presumably one that he made up in his many created languages.
I have always loved the Riddles in the Dark chapter, which Bilbo and Gollum trading riddles with Bilbo’s life at risk. Something that really doesn’t work as well I think is Smaug being killed with none of the main characters present, and the Battle of the Five Armies ending by Eagles saving the day.