32 lovely literary tattoos that bring your favorite books to life

Tattoos are a way to express the things that mean something to you — and what's more meaningful than your favorite book?

We took a journey 'round the internet to find the most extraordinary, most stunning literary tattoos, and we found them, from "Matilda" to "Lord of the Rings" to "Harry Potter."

Take a look at these 32 tattoos and see if you end up adding to your reading list (or to your own tattoos!).

"Harry Potter" by J.K. Rowling.

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Instagram/mcfarlandbrowntattoos

"Slaughterhouse Five" by Kurt Vonnegut.

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Instagram/katiemaedit

"Le Petit Prince" by Antoine Saint-Exupéry.

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Instagram/emporiumlakeland

"Little Bear" by Else Holmelund Minarik (illustrations by Maurice Sendak).

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Instagram/emilyeffler

"Lord of the Rings" by J.R.R. Tolkien.

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Instagram/tolkientattoos

"The Wind-Up Bird Chronicles" by Haruki Murakami.

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Instagram/zanzerton

"Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak.

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Instagram/lasvegansloca

"Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.

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Instagram/evakrbdk

"Harry Potter" again.

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Instagram/literarytattoos617

"Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley.

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Instagram/dennison.luke

"The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien.

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Instagram/literarytattoos617

"Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury.

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Instagram/literarytattoos617

"The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak

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Instagram/slaykers84

"Moby Dick" by Herman Melville.

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Instagram/quotesliteraryapparel

"This Is Where I Leave You" by Johnathan Tropper.

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Instagram/svnnhnchl

"Fight Club" by Chuck Palahniuk.

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Instagram/evakrbdk

"Where the Sidewalk Ends" by Shel Silverstein.

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Instagram/amberdanger

"The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

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Instagram/sodacus

"The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger.

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Instagram/jimmyenglish01

"Harriet the Spy" by Louise Fitzhugh.

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Instagram/nikleana

"Nancy Drew" by Carolyn Keene.

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Instagram/kjbolter

"Oh The Places You'll Go" by Dr. Seuss.

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Instagram/tankgirlsgreatadventure

"Matilda" by Roald Dahl.

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Instagram/ileana

"The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins.

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Instagram/sonmarsel

"Pippi Longstocking" by Astrid Lindgren.

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Instagram/nikleana

"A Series of Unfortunate Events" by Lemony Snicket.

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Instagram/sofacetious

"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee.

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Instagram/kaymc82

"Mister Men/Little Miss" by Roger Hargreaves.

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Instagram/the_sarah

"Madeline" by Ludwig Bemelmans.

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Instagram/addictedreader

"The Giving Tree" by Shel Silverstein.

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Instagram/jessicaleighozimek

"The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman.

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Instagram/evakrbdk

So many books, so little time *sigh*

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Instagram/librandian