fantasy·
The Fellowship of the Ring
J. R. R. Tolkien · 1954
Skip the plot, everyone can find that. Readers keep the residue here: the sentence that survived after the cover closed.
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What did The Fellowship of the Ring leave in you?
One sentence. Forget the review voice. Write the line you'd underline and whisper to a friend on the train.
Live proof
The line you carried will sit here, in print.
From the margins
10 lines · sorted by underlines · offline shelf
- CarriedNo. VE4X4P
The Nine walked out of Rivendell as a chess move and became the century's best found family.
Carried out ofThe Fellowship of the RingJ. R. R. Tolkien · 1954not yet underlinedCarried byIlan25 APR 2026 - CarriedNo. QBM9NN
The Bridge of Khazad-dûm, you shall not pass, then a fall no one was ready for.
Carried out ofThe Fellowship of the RingJ. R. R. Tolkien · 1954not yet underlinedCarried byOwen25 JUN 2026 - CarriedNo. 6CYB7Q
Boromir tried to take it and died defending two hobbits. Redemption fits in one morning.
Carried out ofThe Fellowship of the RingJ. R. R. Tolkien · 1954not yet underlinedCarried byRosa25 JUL 2026 - CarriedNo. ZZQODY
Sam going all the way, the gardener out-heroed the Fellowship and never noticed.
Carried out ofThe Fellowship of the RingJ. R. R. Tolkien · 1954not yet underlinedCarried byLucy25 AUG 2026 - CarriedNo. 02HW4T
The Ring is a character: it whispers. My phone read the same part.
Carried out ofThe Fellowship of the RingJ. R. R. Tolkien · 1954not yet underlinedCarried byPetra25 OCT 2026 - CarriedNo. 14PRDD
Carried out of it: not all who wander are lost. Some are just on foot due to budget.
Carried out ofThe Fellowship of the RingJ. R. R. Tolkien · 1954not yet underlinedCarried byWren28 OCT 2026