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1984 (Signet Classics)
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"Outside, even through the shut window pane, the world looked cold. Down in the street little eddies of wind were whirling dust and torn paper into spirals, and though the sun was shining and the sky a harsh blue, there seemed to be no color in anything except the posters that were plastered everywhere." The year is 1984; the scene is London, larg... »
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Animal Farm (Signet Classics)
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Since its publication in 1946, George Orwell's fable of a workers' revolution gone wrong has rivaled Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea as the Shortest Serious Novel It's OK to Write a Book Report About. (The latter is three pages longer and less fun to read.) Fueled by Orwell's intense disillusionment with Soviet Communism, Animal Farm ... »
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Animal Farm and 1984
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George Orwell was a genuis and if he were alive, he wouldn't have to be spinning in his grave right now, watching the world of '1984' descending upon our heads.
For those of us who read it before '1984' it was a frightful tale of a possibly impending future. For those of us who grew up after '1984' it's more of a big "So what?" as it isn't... »
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Nineteen Eighty-Four
It really doesn't make much sense to review a classic. I wish we continue to maintain a critical mass of people who read this book at least once. The word... »
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The Gravedigger's Daughter
This was my first exposure to Ms. Oates. I enjoyed the story for the most part. It was dark and the ending was good - an ending that let the reader figure... »
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The Complete Stories
Thirty-one stories and 550 pages rest within this collection. Each story has its own merit, but I would like to take a moment to describe the ones that ha... »
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Divisadero
From the celebrated author of The English Patient, comes another breathtaking, unforgettable story, this time about a family torn apart by an act o... »
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Thirst: Poems
This was our introduction to Mary Oliver. This lady has an amazing ear for words and eye for the natural world. My husband and I both read it from cover... »
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Down and Out in Paris and London
What was a nice Eton boy like Eric Blair doing in scummy slums instead of being upwardly mobile at Oxford or Cambridge? Living Down and Out in Paris a... »
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The Complete Aubrey/Maturin Novels
"The best sea story ever written." - from the original New York Times book review of "Master and Commander".
"The best sea story ever written." - Lo... »
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