The Road by Cormac McCarthy
ISBN: 0307387895
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I was hoping for a very dark post apocalyptic novel when I purchased The Road, but instead I found what felt like a half-hearted attempt at the genre. To be honest the entire story didn’t feel all that dark, hopeless, or even post apocalyptic. McCarthy [...]
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
ISBN: 0446670251
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After recently reading Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides I was anxious to read another book he had written.The Virgin Suicides continues in much the same style of sarcasm and biting social commentary, while remaining very approachable to the casual reader. The point of these reviews [...]
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
ISBN: 0312422156
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“I was born twice: first, as a baby girl, on a remarkably smogless Detroit day in January of 1960; and then again, as a teenage boy, in an emergency room near Petoskey, Michigan, in August of 1974.” Is your interest piqued yet? This remarkably novel follows [...]
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
ISBN: 0743297334
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The Sun Also Rises is **censored**. In summary, the ending was quite nice. Without giving away too much I’ll just say the ending was very Casablanca-ish.
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
ISBN: 0061122416
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The Alchemist is a quaint tale about a peaceful shepherd named Santiago. He travels from his quiet existence in the hills of Spain to begin what will ultimately become the spiritual journey of his life. Unfortunately for the reader, Coelho tries far too hard to [...]