mimi10v3Mythic and dreamlike modern classics, with Tolkien's deep worldmaking at one pole and Murakami's porous reality at the other. The fantastic is a place one enters, not a decorative effect.
The recorded ratings average 8.0/10, with 0 perfect tens. Recurring authors include C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien.
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Highest rated.
Something Wicked This Way Comes
About the bookIn this atmospheric novella, the Cooger & Dark's Pandemonium Shadow Show arrives in the quiet Illinois town of Green Town just before Halloween, bringing with it a seductive and siniste…
8/10Modern Literature : FantasyThe Fellowship of the Ring
About the bookThe first volume of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic trilogy follows Frodo Baggins, a hobbit from the Shire, as he inherits the One Ring from his cousin Bilbo. Realizing the Ring is a weapon of th…
8/10Modern Literature : FantasyThe Return of the King
About the bookThe third and final volume of The Lord of the Rings concludes the epic saga of Middle-earth, shifting focus from the hobbits' perilous journey to the broader political and military reso…
8/10Modern Literature : FantasyThe Two Towers
About the bookThe second volume of The Lord of the Rings follows the fractured Fellowship of the Ring after the fall of Gandalf and the betrayal of Boromir. As the war in Middle-earth intensifies, th…
Grouped reading
Series.
All books 10
| Open | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little, Big | John Crowley | 1981 | — | Partly read | → |
| Mythago Wood | Robert Holdstock | 1984 | — | Unread | → |
| Prince Caspian | C. S. Lewis | 1951 | — | Read | → |
| Something Wicked This Way Comes | Ray Bradbury | 1962 | 9 | Read | → |
| The Fellowship of the Ring | J. R. R. Tolkien | 1954 | 8 | Read | → |
| The Horse and His Boy | C. S. Lewis | 1954 | — | Read | → |
| The Magician's Nephew | C. S. Lewis | 1955 | — | Read | → |
| The Return of the King | J. R. R. Tolkien | 1955 | 8 | Read | → |
| The Two Towers | J. R. R. Tolkien | 1954 | 8 | Read | → |
| The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle | Haruki Murakami | 1994 | 7 | Read | → |