Fiction Book Reviews

Macbeth is a play by Shakespeare about a brave general who meets three witches that predict he will become king of Scotland. His wife, Lady Macbeth, pushes him to pursue …

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The Lord of the Rings is an epic tale about Frodo and his companions – Gandalf the Wizard, hobbits Merry, Pippin, and Sam, Gimli the Dwarf, Legolas the Elf, Boromir …

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The Alchemist is a captivating tale that blends magic, mysticism, wisdom, and wonder into a story of self-discovery. Written by Paulo Coelho, it has become a modern classic. The story …

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In “1984″, London is a grim city in the totalitarian state of Oceania where Big Brother is always watching you and the Thought Police can practically read your mind. Winston …

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Great Expectations is a novel that follows the childhood and young adult years of Pip, a village blacksmith’s apprentice. After inheriting a large fortune (and exceeding his expectations) from a …

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A century and a half after its publication, Moby-Dick remains an indisputable literary classic. The story is about an eerily compelling madman waging an unholy war against a creature as …

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This Pulitzer Prize-winning classic is considered the best novel ever written about American politics. It tells the story of Willie Stark, a small-town lawyer whose passion for power overtakes his …

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In “Heart of Darkness,” Charles Marlow sets out on a journey to find an important trading post in the heart of Africa, which is led by a man named Kurtz. …

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Native Son tells the story of a young black man caught in a downward spiral after he accidentally kills a young white woman during a moment of panic. Bigger Thomas …

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It is believed that William Shakespeare wrote The Tragic Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice around 1603, which is based on the 1565 short story Un Capitano Moro (“A …

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Henry IV, Part 1 focuses on family relationships. Henry IV and Prince Hal were significant father-son pairs, with Henry in despair because Hal lived a dissolute life. Hotspur (Lord Henry …

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Voltaire’s satirical masterpiece Candide, first published in 1759, attacks the excesses of Enlightenment culture in 18th-century France. Our protagonist Candide lives in an Edenic paradise and is indoctrinated with Leibnizian …

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“Billy Budd” is the final work of American author Herman Melville which was discovered amongst his papers three decades after his death and first published in Raymond Weaver’s 1924 edition …

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The tales of chivalry have so captivated Don Quixote that he decides to become a knight errant himself. His exploits blossom in all kinds of wonderful ways with the help …

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Far from the Madding Crowd explores themes of love, honor, and betrayal against the backdrop of a farming community in Victorian England. The story takes place in rural southwest England …

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Ethan Frome is a story about how society can destroy people. The characters in the story live in a hostile and depressing world where their ambitions are thwarted, their romances …

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Catch-22 remains one of the funniest and most celebrated books of all time and a cornerstone of American literature. This is the story of Yossarian, an incomparable bombardier who is …

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Momaday’s novel centers around the idea that life is a journey, and the challenge for the protagonist, Abel, is to understand the purpose of the journey and its destination. The …

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The Joy Luck Club explores the universal theme of generational conflict, focusing on the relationships between mothers and daughters. A prime example is the love-hate relationship between Jing-mei (June) Woo …

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The Color Purple is a cultural touchstone of modern American literature, which portrays the lives of African American women in rural Georgia in the early twentieth century. In spite of …

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