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Nineteen Eighty-Four
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1984 is one of the best novels ever written in English. The dismal world of the "future" presented here is beyond belief but also seems within reach. Although it may seem to be a warning against communism (some of the elements are found in A Darkness at Noon - a true critique of the pogroms of Stalin), it is in fact a warning against excess that can oc... »
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The Echo Maker: A Novel
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I am reading The Prisoner's Dilemma because I wanted to read another of Powers' books. This author's work is probably not for everyone because of its depth, but for me it held the elements key to a winning work: it is thought-provoking, it has visual beauty that is portrayed through the written word, its strong characterizations are marvelous, and it h... »
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The Crying of Lot 49 (Perennial Fiction Library)
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Funny & confusing, but due to its length, a great introduction to Pynchon. Even though you find it hard to know what's going on, you don't have to wade through hundreds of pages for the finish.
The comparison with Ulysses is not, in my opinion, very apt. While Pynchon had obviously read it, he didn't try to write Ulysses Lite.
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The Bell Jar
Plath was an excellent poet but is known to many for this largely autobiographical novel. The Bell Jar tells the story of a gifted young woman's me... »
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The Chosen
Few stories offer more warmth, wisdom, or generosity than this tale of two boys, their fathers, their friendship, and the chaotic times in which they live... »
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The Moviegoer
This elegantly written account of a young man's search for signs of purpose in the universe is one of the great existential texts of the postwar era and i... »
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