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Don Quixote​
Don Quixote​

Don Quixote, in the first part of the book, does not see the world for what it is and prefers to imagine that he is living out a knightly story. Throughout the novel, Cervantes uses such literary techniques as realism, metatheatre, and intertextuality.

Lincoln in the ​Bardo​
Lincoln in the ​Bardo​

Lincoln in the Bardo is a 2017 experimental novel by American writer George Saunders. It is Saunders's first full-length novel and was the New York Times hardcover fiction bestseller for the week of March 5, 2017. Saunders is better known for his short stories, reporting, and occasional essays.

Sing, ​Unburied, Sing​
Sing, ​Unburied, Sing​

(This book was selected as one of The New York Times Book Review’s 10 Best Books of 2017. For the rest of the list, click here.) SING, UNBURIED, SING By Jesmyn Ward 304 pp. Scribner. $26.

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Anything Is ​Possible​
Anything Is ​Possible​

Anything is Possible is the sequel to My Name is Lucy Barton and is read as short stories. In these unforgettable wise, simple and gracefully told short stories we learn more of the siblings and neighbours known to us from My Name is Lucy Barton as they share gossip, judgement and their sadness and disappointments.

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The Ministry ​of Utmost Happiness​
The Ministry ​of Utmost Happiness​

The Ministry of Utmost Happiness is the second novel by Indian writer Arundhati Roy, published in 2017, twenty years after her debut, The God of Small Things.

The Alchemist​
The Alchemist​

Englishman - A well-educated science student determined to learn the secrets of alchemy by learning from a true alchemist. He is a skeptic and loves reading his books. Read an in-depth analysis of Englishman.

The Catcher ​in the Rye​
The Catcher ​in the Rye​

"The Catcher in the Rye" deeply influenced the biographical drama film, "The Rebel in the Rye", which is about the writer of "The Catcher in the Rye", J.D. Salinger. It is a visual about his life, before and after World War II, and gives more about the author's life than the readers of "The Catcher in the Rye" learned from the novel.

All the Light ​We Cannot See​
All the Light ​We Cannot See​

All the Light We Cannot See covers five primary periods in the lives of Marie-Laure LeBlanc and Werner Pfennig: 1. Childhood Before the War Marie-Laure lives in

Killers of the ​Flower Moon
Killers of the ​Flower Moon

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI [David Grann] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST - AMAZON EDITORS' PICK FOR THE BEST BOOK OF 2017 Disturbing and riveting...It will sear your soul.

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The Woman ​in the Window​
The Woman ​in the Window​

The Woman in the Window summary that I just give isn’t really enough to give you chills but I am pretty sure that should suffice to feed your interest to read The Woman in the Window. Oh, let me also correct some people who mislabel Aj Finn’s book as The Girl in the Window.

One Hundred ​Years of Solitude​
One Hundred ​Years of Solitude​

One Hundred Years of Solitude is the first piece of literature since the Book of Genesis that should be required reading for the entire human race. Mr. García Márquez has done nothing less than to create in the reader a sense of all that is profound, meaningful, and meaningless in life.

Her Body and ​Other Parties​
Her Body and ​Other Parties​

HER BODY AND OTHER PARTIES. ... our editors select the one author and one book they believe to be most worthy of your attention and highlight them in our Pro Connect ...

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Middlemarch​
Middlemarch​

Middlemarch, A Study of Provincial Life is a novel by the English author George Eliot, first published in eight installments (volumes) during 1871–72.

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Heart of ​Darkness​
Heart of ​Darkness​

S o far, on this list, with the possible exception of Alice in Wonderland (No 18 in this series), Heart of Darkness is probably the title that has aroused, and continues to arouse, most literary critical debate, not to say polemic.

The Great ​Alone​
The Great ​Alone​

THE GREAT ALONE by KRISTIN HANNAH is an absolutely wonderful, spellbinding, powerful, tense, touching, and heartbreaking domestic family drama story that was an all-consuming and emotional read for me.

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Animal Farm​
Animal Farm​

Manor Farm is renamed Animal Farm, and the Seven Commandments of Animalism are painted on the barn wall. Initially, the rebellion is a success: The animals complete the harvest and meet every Sunday to debate farm policy.

Manhattan ​Beach​
Manhattan ​Beach​

Reading Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan on Siesta Key Beach So I started this book back in November and just finished it last week. When I first read about the plot I thought this book would be perfect for me: The story centers around Anna Kerrigan.

Slaughterhouse-​Five​
Slaughterhouse-​Five​

Slaughterhouse-Five is the sixty-seventh entry to the American Library Association's list of the "Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990–1999" and number forty-six on the ALA's "Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2000–2009." Slaughterhouse-Five continues to be controversial.

Crime and ​Punishment​
Crime and ​Punishment​

Crime and Punishment has a distinct beginning, middle and end. The novel is divided into six parts, with an epilogue. The notion of "intrinsic duality" in Crime and Punishment has been commented upon, with the suggestion that there is a degree of symmetry to the book.

The Picture of ​Dorian Gray​
The Picture of ​Dorian Gray​

The Picture of Dorian Gray is a philosophical novel by Oscar Wilde, first published complete in the July 1890 issue of Lippincott's Monthly Magazine. Fearing the story was indecent, the magazine's editor without Wilde's knowledge deleted roughly five hundred words before publication.

The ​Handmaid's Tale​
The ​Handmaid's Tale​

The Handmaid's Tale won the 1985 Governor General's Award and the first Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1987; it was also nominated for the 1986 Nebula Award, the 1986 Booker Prize, and the 1987 Prometheus Award. The book has been adapted into a 1990 film, a 2000 opera, a television series, and other media.

Of Mice and ​Men​
Of Mice and ​Men​

A quiet, insightful man, Slim alone understands the nature of the bond between George and Lennie, and comforts George at the book’s tragic ending. Carlson - A ranch-hand, Carlson complains bitterly about Candy’s old, smelly dog.

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Alice's ​Adventures in Wonderland​
Alice's ​Adventures in Wonderland​

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (commonly shortened to Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells of a girl named Alice falling through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures.

Things Fall ​Apart​
Things Fall ​Apart​

Things Fall Apart is a novel written by Nigerian author Chinua Achebe. Published in 1959, its story chronicles pre-colonial life in the south-eastern part of Nigeria and the arrival of the Europeans during the late nineteenth century.

American War​
American War​

This is a list of wars involving the United States of America 18th-century wars. Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result for the ... Spanish–American War (1898)

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Home Fire​
Home Fire​

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The Leavers​
The Leavers​

The Leavers by Lisa Ko is a 2017 Algonquin Books publication. Timely, heartbreaking, and emotional. Polly immigrates to the US from China and is raising her young son Deming, living with her boyfriend, Leon, his sister, Vivian, and her son, Michael. But, one day, after an argument, Polly leaves for work and disappears.

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Eleanor ​Oliphant is Completely Fine​
Eleanor ​Oliphant is Completely Fine​

“Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine” but after finishing this novel, I am not. I was completely unprepared for the life of Eleanor Oliphant and that of her ‘Mummy.” To be frank, I was ill-equipped to deal with it, much like Eleanor. And it wrecked me. At thirty years-old, Eleanor Oliphant is alone in this world. She always has been, actually.

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