There’s nothing like getting lost in a good book. It’s especially an experience when a story resonates with your own life—whether it’s a character, a moment, or even just a quote. It can be hard not to want to relive it over and over.
Some people choose to. Some people love books so much that they actually get something that reminded them of that book permanently inked on their body. That’s right, we’re talking about literary tattoos, or tattoos that were inspired by famous books.
The tattoos can be anything from a quote to an image or a character. Whether in black or white or color, all of them are simply magical.
From Catcher in the Rye to Harry Potter and everything in between, if you’re a book worm, you’re going to adore these tattoos. Here are 21 of our favorites:
-
The Bell Jar
By Sylvia Plath
-
The Great Gatsby
By F. Scott Fitzgerald
-
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
By Lewis Carroll
-
Catcher in the Rye
By J.D. Salinger
-
1984
By George Orwell
-
The Handmaid’s Tale
By Margaret Atwood
-
Frankenstein
By Mary Shelley
-
Harry Potter series
By JK Rowling
-
To Kill a Mockingbird
By Harper Lee
-
The Old Man and the Sea
By Ernest Hemingway
-
Gone With the Wind
By Margaret Mitchell
-
The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings Trilogy
By J.R.R. Tolkien
-
Matilda
By Roald Dahl
-
Pride and Prejudice
By Jane Austen
-
The Chronicles of Narnia
By C.S. Lewis
-
Winnie-the-Pooh
By A.A. Milne
-
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
By Stephen Chbosky
-
The Hobbit
By J.R.R. Tolkien
-
Where the Sidewalk Ends
By Shel Silverstein
-
Where the Wild Things Are
By Maurice Sendak
-
The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
By J.R.R. Tolkien
Which tattoo is your favorite? Would you ever get a tattoo inspired by your favorite book? Tell us what you’d get!