The Lord of The Rings – J.R.R. Tolkien

Featured here not because I have anything new or interesting to say about it, but simply because any reading list in my life would be incomplete without it. Tolkien can transport anyone to the mythic realm at the drop of an elf’s hat, and send me just with his instinct for names.
 
Tolkien was a brummie, bless ’is heart. My auntie and gran lived in Moseley, walking distance from the Dell and Sarehole Mill, inspirational settings for the Shire in Lords of the Rings, which let’s face it, is a bit of alroyt.