I had a lot of time on my hands one winter, bought a complete set of his books, and read every one. Well, they sure aren’t all great – he did write potboilers – but his language is good and still readable. Great Expectations came up in...
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And, of course, the corollary to that is that there are a lot of fantastic books out there that never won anything or were even panned when they were first published. My second point is that when you read books that were written many years ago, sometimes they may feel dated. People dre...
So, while I profoundly disagree with most of Kerouac’s opinions I think it’s stimulating to read them. After all, the smoky, jazz-filled atmosphere and Kerouac’s restless, yearning spirit of adventure left its mark on the culture of the late 20th century, influencing countless books, film...
The master of suspense must be included in any list of books you should read in a lifetime. That’s why you’ll find Stephen King’s The Shining here. Jack Torrance is a middle-aged man looking for a fresh start. He thinks he’s found it when he lands a job as the caretaker at...
2.The Guns of Augustby Barbara W. Tuchman Barbara W. Tuchman won the Pulitzer Prize for her best-selling work. The Guns of Augustis a must-read for anyone who wants to learn about the early stages of World War I. The book covers the process that led up to the war and then provides...
With each new murder, the remaining members of the group must use their knowledge of the genre to find the killer and try to stay alive.Advertisement - Continue Reading Below42 Penguin Books The Shadow of the Wind, by Carlos Ruiz Zafón Now 12% Off...
13.The Hound of the Baskervilles, Arthur Conan Doyle An ancient curse suddenly flares up in Victorian England. The towers of Baskerville Hall and the open country of Dartmoor around it cover up a myriad of secrets that Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson must unravel. The iconic detective is conte...
one of the most prophetic dystopian works of the 20th century" (Wall Street Journal) must be read and understood by anyone concerned with preserving the human spirit in the face of our "brave new world"Aldous Huxley's profoundly important classic of world literature, Brave New World is ......
Different literary experts set different metrics for what qualifies as historical fiction. Some say a story must begin over 30 years before the year of its publication, while others use 50 years, 60 years, or the span of the author’s own life as a benchmark. ...