Let it burst(and bloom)

Don’t get me wrong. I love Harry Potter. I love Kvothe from The Name of the Wind. I love Charlie from perks, and Peeta, and Howard Roark, and all the characters in The Wind on Fire trilogy.

But none of them will ever compare to Samwise.

He never gives up. Never. He’s scared out of his wits, and he doesn’t always understand exactly what’s going on, and he’s definitely naive in a lot of ways, but he never, ever gives up. When Frodo tries to take the ring to Mordor by himself, Sam won’t let him. Sam wades right out into the water to try and get to Frodo’s boat, even though Sam can’t swim, and hates the water. Even when they lose Gandalf, he doesn’t give up. When they’re almost out of food, almost out of water, he doesn’t give up. Even when he thinks Frodo is dead, he knows that now it has to be his turn to take the ring to Mount Doom. Every time Frodo is about to collapse, every time Frodo says they can’t make it, Sam refuses to let them surrender, even if that means that Sam has to carry Frodo up the mountain and up to the fire. He’s always there, no matter what.

So while I might love many, many other characters, I don’t think I’ll ever love a character quite as much as I love Sam.

The words…the words alone are so beautiful, it’s breathtaking.

          I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life. I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in. I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during day. I have talked to gods, loved women, and written songs that make the minstrels weep.

          You may have heard of me.

That last line alone will always give me chills.

If you like Tolkien, or Harry Potter, or any fantasy book or story that has ever existed, I implore you to pick up this book. It is one of the most perfect books I have ever read. It is beautiful in every way, and it breaks my heart that more people have yet to read it.

Go to the library, go to the book store, go somewhere, and find this book.

Do your duty to your fandom!