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Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
5.0
Just when I thought I don't enjoy classics...here is 2023 contradicting that idea.
So basically Anne of Green Gables was one of the first few
English books I read when I was younger maybe 7-8 years old (of course it was abridged), and I remember loving it so much that I reread it a few times before returning it to the library, so reading it again as an adult unabridged was a wholesome experience and it's a really well-written book that you can read in a book club if the theme is cosy or Midwestern classic.
So basically Anne of Green Gables was one of the first few
English books I read when I was younger maybe 7-8 years old (of course it was abridged), and I remember loving it so much that I reread it a few times before returning it to the library, so reading it again as an adult unabridged was a wholesome experience and it's a really well-written book that you can read in a book club if the theme is cosy or Midwestern classic.
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
There are certainly a lot of psychological and literary analysis behind Kafka's The Metamorphosis and it's definitely obvious why it's his magnum opus.
There's a lot of symbolism to perhaps emotional or psychological imprisonment of oneself from stress or losing yourself in the crowdiness of life, written as transformation of Gregor Samsa into a cockroach and his inability to return to his former self, and also to the finality of life and suffering and the freedom following it for both the person suffering and the closest people caring or perhaps afflicted with their misfortune.
It's just so boring till you get to the end though, so it's worth it to read it until the last page!
5.0
There are certainly a lot of psychological and literary analysis behind Kafka's The Metamorphosis and it's definitely obvious why it's his magnum opus.
There's a lot of symbolism to perhaps emotional or psychological imprisonment of oneself from stress or losing yourself in the crowdiness of life, written as transformation of Gregor Samsa into a cockroach and his inability to return to his former self, and also to the finality of life and suffering and the freedom following it for both the person suffering and the closest people caring or perhaps afflicted with their misfortune.
It's just so boring till you get to the end though, so it's worth it to read it until the last page!
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
5.0
SO. MANY. CHARACTERS. SO. MANY. EVENTS!! Literally so much happens and there’s so many characters we didn’t have a chance to see in the movie(s), maybe some for good reason as they had little to no contribution to the story, I was shocked with how many songs and poems was written in the books and how long and detailed some chapters were, and some rightfully so! Throughout the book I felt like I have a TV in my head that could imagine everything in specific detail, Tolkein’s genius is underrated.
The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
5.0
There’s literally so much nostalgia and grief involved, only Tolkein could write such high fantasy and have the reader experience the story like the characters without depending by any means on romance/inappropriate language or unnecessary portrayal of human affection. All of which are deal breakers to me.
The plot truly develops here and the connections start to appear, the depth and essence of LOTR lies in this part of the series and we see multiple perspectives of the characters, lots of changes in the sceneries.
Several flashbacks are mentioned to Tolkein’s chronogically older work ‘The Silmarilion’ and his posthumous publicated collection under the name of ‘Unfinished Tales’ that was edited by his son, Christopher, giving more insight to the characters or the forebearers of the characters and the history of Middle Earth.
The plot truly develops here and the connections start to appear, the depth and essence of LOTR lies in this part of the series and we see multiple perspectives of the characters, lots of changes in the sceneries.
Several flashbacks are mentioned to Tolkein’s chronogically older work ‘The Silmarilion’ and his posthumous publicated collection under the name of ‘Unfinished Tales’ that was edited by his son, Christopher, giving more insight to the characters or the forebearers of the characters and the history of Middle Earth.
The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
5.0
The first half is crippling with dread and hopelessness, everything seems to be in a bleak and depressing setting, we see more emotions and plot development, the secondary characters who served their purpose are slowly being rid of, the second half could be divided into two other parts, the end of The Return of The King as like the movie (fun stuff everyone has a happy ending yay!) then the last bit which..I don’t want to say was tedious because it showed the valour of the hobbits upon returning to the shire, but it could’ve been done without.
What I liked about the HarperCollins 60th Anniversary illustrated edition was the beautiful art by Alan Lee and that it included some more in the end, like the list of names, a glossary and maps with some more of the history of Middle Earth!
The magic of Tolkein really sweeped me off my feet and I don’t think I’d be done with reading the collection only once, and may re-read them some other time if possible.
What I liked about the HarperCollins 60th Anniversary illustrated edition was the beautiful art by Alan Lee and that it included some more in the end, like the list of names, a glossary and maps with some more of the history of Middle Earth!
The magic of Tolkein really sweeped me off my feet and I don’t think I’d be done with reading the collection only once, and may re-read them some other time if possible.