Lolita16 reviews
Vladimir Nabokov

Penguin Books Ltd, 1998

Selfishness and stupidity cause more pain than evil can

+ BETTER THAN THE GREAT MOVIE
+ Sensual...interesting...

In the field of erotic literature, this novel has probably touched the awareness of the public more than any other, to such an extent that the once innocuous name of Lolita has become another name for youthful feminine charm and sexuality, to put it mildly. Those are the historical facts, but ...
  
  











  



  
Of Mice and Men (Steinbeck Centennial Edition)1101 reviews
John Steinbeck

Penguin, 2002

The Greatest 20th Century Novella?

+ Depression-era Greek Tragedy
+ easy, short, to the point
+ Great book! One of my favorites.
  
  











  



  
A Clockwork Orange1 review
Anthony Burgess

Ballantine Books, 1971

A clockwork orange

Exelent, one of the best books ever written. Anthony Burgess goes into the mind of the juvenile delinquent so vividly. great vilin to hero story.
  
  











  



  
The Aenid
Virgil

Borders, 2004
  
  











  



  
In Cold Blood1 review
Truman Capote

Penguin Classics, 2000

In Cold Type...

Truman Capote's 'In Cold Blood' is enjoying a resurgence of popularity thanks to the Oscar-winning film depicting the author's life and work during the writing of this phenomenal piece. At one point in the film, the character Capote makes the statement that when he thinks about how good this book ...
  
  











  



  
Lonesome Traveler (Penguin Modern Classics)12 reviews
Jack Kerouac

Penguin Classics, 2000

The Wanderer's Bible

+ Travels with Jack Kerouac
+ Skipping the Central Bop Prosody Silliness, the Rest is Pure Talent
+ Lonesome Traveler is a completely unique experience
  
  











  



  
Farenheit 4511 review
Ray Bradbury

Del Rey, 2004

Dry leaves serve the fire

Just try to imagine how could be our world today with every book with a death sentence... it would be worst that it is today. This is a terrific story, which comes from a desperate internal scream of liberty, `cause our freedom is made in the cements of the knowledge. Bradboury paints us a history ...
  
  











  



  
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: (Great Books edition) (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)359 reviews
Ken Kesey

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1999

One Flew East, One Flew West

+ One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
+ Must Have
+ great quality!
+ McMurphy as the Metaphor for the Terrorist Suspect
  
  











  



  
Paradise Lost (Dover Giant Thrift Editions)2 reviews
John Milton

Dover Publications, 2005

Cheap and well done

+ From the Publisher

A heafty volume for a thrifty price. Good binding, clean & easy to read font and enough room in the margins for notes if you are a student. A great side item if you get the Dore' engravings of Paradise Lost [which are just quotes from the book and not the whole poem] and want to read more than ...
  
  











  



  
Cannery Row: (Centennial Edition)219 reviews
John Steinbeck

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002

The Human Tide Pool

+ Another classic Steinbeck...
+ good book for everyone
+ Cannery Row
+ A "funny little book."
  
  











  



  
Slaughterhouse-Five702 reviews
Kurt Vonnegut

Dial Press Trade Paperback, 1999

"So it goes....."

+ So it goes.
+ a short book about slaughter
+ Crazyness
+ The Why of Tralfalmadore
  
  











  



  
Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit868 reviews
Daniel Quinn

Bantam, 1995

Thank you Ishmael

+ Life Changing Novel
+ Original, Thought-Provoking and Intriguing
+ Step out of the box!
+ This should be required reading.
  
  











  



  
Invisible Man279 reviews
Ralph Ellison

Vintage, 1995

Completely Unique

+ The invisibility of man
+ A classic..
+ Underappreciated work of genius
  
  











  



  
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: (Great Books edition) (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)359 reviews
Ken Kesey

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1999

One Flew East, One Flew West

+ One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
+ Must Have
+ great quality!
+ McMurphy as the Metaphor for the Terrorist Suspect
  
  











  



  
A Clockwork Orange1 review
Anthony Burgess

Ballantine Books, 1971

A clockwork orange

Exelent, one of the best books ever written. Anthony Burgess goes into the mind of the juvenile delinquent so vividly. great vilin to hero story.
  
  











  



  
The Aenid
Virgil

Borders, 2004
  
  











  



  
Lonesome Traveler (Penguin Modern Classics)12 reviews
Jack Kerouac

Penguin Classics, 2000

The Wanderer's Bible

+ Travels with Jack Kerouac
+ Skipping the Central Bop Prosody Silliness, the Rest is Pure Talent
+ Lonesome Traveler is a completely unique experience
  
  











  



  
In Cold Blood1 review
Truman Capote

Penguin Classics, 2000

In Cold Type...

Truman Capote's 'In Cold Blood' is enjoying a resurgence of popularity thanks to the Oscar-winning film depicting the author's life and work during the writing of this phenomenal piece. At one point in the film, the character Capote makes the statement that when he thinks about how good this book ...
  
  











  



  
Farenheit 4511 review
Ray Bradbury

Del Rey, 2004

Dry leaves serve the fire

Just try to imagine how could be our world today with every book with a death sentence... it would be worst that it is today. This is a terrific story, which comes from a desperate internal scream of liberty, `cause our freedom is made in the cements of the knowledge. Bradboury paints us a history ...
  
  











  



  
Cannery Row: (Centennial Edition)219 reviews
John Steinbeck

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002

The Human Tide Pool

+ Another classic Steinbeck...
+ good book for everyone
+ Cannery Row
+ A "funny little book."