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Lolita 16 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.
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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.
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A Clockwork Orange 1 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.
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The Aenid Virgil
Borders, 2004
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In Cold Blood 1 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 ...
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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
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Farenheit 451 1 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 ...
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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
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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 ...
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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."
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Slaughterhouse-Five 702 reviews Kurt Vonnegut
Dial Press Trade Paperback, 1999
"So it goes....."
+ So it goes. + a short book about slaughter + Crazyness + The Why of Tralfalmadore
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Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit 868 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.
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Invisible Man 279 reviews Ralph Ellison
Vintage, 1995
Completely Unique
+ The invisibility of man + A classic.. + Underappreciated work of genius
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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
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A Clockwork Orange 1 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.
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The Aenid Virgil
Borders, 2004
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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
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In Cold Blood 1 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 ...
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Farenheit 451 1 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 ...
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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."
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