Series: Lord of the Rings – A Lovely Little Book Blog

Day 10 – Favorite classic book

Favourite classic book?! That would demand that I am actually one who can figure out what makes classical literature classic and that is a true problem. Just like I was once told that I didn’t read literature because Stephen King was not literature. And really, what the hell does that mean in the first place?

So I didn’t pick just one.

Favourite Classic Featuring Female Characters

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

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Favourite Canadian Classic

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

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Favourite Classic Monster Novel

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

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Favourite Classic Fantasy

Lord of the Rings by J.R.R Tolkien

The Magicians Nephew by C.S. Lewis

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Favourite Classic Non-Fiction Novel

Night by Elie Wiesel

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This remains one of my favourite books, upon yet another re-read. The world build is so fantastic, and so welcoming and yet foreboding all at the same time.

The characters are easy to love. Sam with his ernest need to protect Frodo, Merry and Pippin with their steadfast loyalty and their sense of adventure which does begin to crumble. Gandalf with his intelligence and wisdom. Aragorn. Legolas.

And the language, and messages within this book always stay with me. I think years from now I’ll still recall lines and passages and rejoice in knowing them.

“The future, good or ill, was not forgotten, but ceased to have any power over the present,” in particular is a line I love.

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Tag: Series: Lord of the Rings

Book Challenge Day 10

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien