Poor Things
Author:
Alasdair Gray
“Poor Things” by Alasdair Gray is a complex and imaginative novel that blends elements of gothic fiction, social commentary, and dark humor. It presents a story within a story, raising questions about identity, memory, a...
The Great Gatsby
Author:
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby, a novel published in 1925, is said to be F. Scott Fitzgerald’s greatest novel. It is also considered a pinnacle of the American dream. It focuses on a young man named Jay Gatsby, who falls in love with a woma...
The Kite Runner
A Story of Betrayal and Redemption
Author:
Khaled Hosseini
Genre:
Fiction
The Kite Runner is an emotional roller coaster. It is gripping in the best ways possible. It tells the story of Amir and his ‘baba’ in the town of Kabul, Afghanistan. Amir is good friends with another boy called Hassan who lives wit...
The Handmaid’s Tale
A woman struggle in totalitarian society
Author:
Margaret Atwood
The Handmaid’s Tale was written by Margaret Atwood, and was published in the year 1985. It is a futuristic feminist dystopian literature, depicting a world where women have been stripped off their civil rights and have been reduced ...
Pride and Prejudice
Author:
Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice is a sentimental novel by Jane Austen, distributed secretly in three volumes in 1813. Considered a classic, it focuses on the connection between Elizabeth Bennet, belonging to a family of landed gentry, and Fitzw...
1984
Author:
George Orwell
Published in 1949, 1984 is the last book by Orwell before his death. The term “Orwellian” has come to describe actions or organizations reminiscent of the totalitarian society depicted throughout the novel. The novel is ...
Gone with the Wind
Author:
Margaret Mitchell
“Gone with the Wind” is a sweeping romantic novel about the American Civil War, written by Margaret Mitchell and published in 1936. The story is primarily told from the perspective of the Confederacy and revolves around ...
All Quiet on the Western Front
Author:
Erich Maria Remarque
All Quiet on the Western Front is a novel by Erich Maria Remarque, published in 1929, that takes place during World War I. The story revolves around a 20-year-old German boy named Paul Baumer, who is serving in the war. The novel is...
A Long Walk To Water
Author:
Linda Sue Park
A Long Walk to Water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about two eleven-year-olds in Sudan, a girl in 2008 and a boy in 1985. The girl, Nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours’ walk from her home: She...
