For me, currently, it is Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors. There is a lot of hate about this book. I don’t know why, the book for me is awesome. First few pages and I’m already hooked. Some chapters got me guessing on the relevance of it in the story but it all made sense at the end. Though it’s a debut novel by Mellors and some writing needs to be improved. Looking forward for her future books.
I wish i had read lotr before i watched the movies. I love both dearly, but so much of the mystery and intrigue is lost in the movies. Like i imagine reading lotr not knowing how important gollum is to the story, and feeling a chill down my spine any time there’s a reference to him following the fellowship.