Lord of the Rings

Way back before the movies existed, high school students who read that trilogy (I was NOT one of them) saw themselves as belonging to a special "secret society." One would see the graffiti "Frodo Lives" all over the place, which I never understood until finally someone explained to me what it referred to.

I finally read the trilogy when I was in my 20's, and I absolutely loved it.

I have had no desire to see the movies, as I prefer to keep Tolkien's images in my head.

It has been a long time, so I do hope to read them again sometime. Next time, it will be after reading some commentaries, as I know he put a lot of symbolism into those books.

That is really interesting! LOTR is not too common in high schools anymore, which is unfortunate because it is excellent literature. The trilogy was essentially a lifetime project to Tolkien.