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J. D. Salinger
1951-07-16
Novel, Fiction, Bildungsroman, First-person narrative
Classics, Literature, Literary criticism, Popular literature, Human sexuality, Psychological identity, Social alienation, Teenage rebellion, Adolescent psychology, Belongingness More
“ It was probably a great book when it came out, but it has not aged well at all. „
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Leo Tolstoy
1869
Historical novel, Romance novel, War novel
History, Russia, Soviet Union, Napoleonic Wars, Popular literature, Fiction More -
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Ayn Rand
1957-10-10
Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative fiction, Dystopia
Literary, Classics, Literature, Adventure, General, Capitalism, Objectivism More
“ Read the Fountainhead instead. Ayn Rand needs to learn to express her ideas in a more straightforward method and not in 1000 pages. „
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4
John Kennedy Toole
1980
Comedy, Fiction, Tragicomedy
Literary, Classics, New Orleans, Popular literature, French Quarter
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5
George Orwell
1949
Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative fiction, Utopian and dystopian fiction, Social science fiction More English Language, Classics, Literature, English Literature, Literary criticism, Communism, Political fiction, Brainwashing More
“ Everyone gets very excited about 1984, but Brave New World is so much better. In 1984, it is clear that the system is bad and it has no support. Its a boring book. At least in Brave New World you have intelligent characters arguing for the dystopia. „
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
1850
Novel, Fiction, Children's literature, Historical novel, Romance novel, Reference More United States of America, England, History, Literary, Classics, Literature, Literary criticism, Massachusetts, Clergy, Monarch, 19th century, New England, Popular literature, Revenge, Women, Adultery, Libraries More -
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Rememberance of things past
Marcel Proust
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Charlotte Brontë
1847-10-16
Novel, Fiction, Romance novel
England, Morality, Popular literature, Social class
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Albert Camus
Fiction, Crime Fiction, Suspense, Existentialism, Absurdist fiction
History, Literary, Classics, Literature, Murder, Suspense, Algeria, Existentialism More -
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Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels
Political philosophy, Philosophy, Treatise
History, Political philosophy, Politics, Political Science, Current events, Communism, Socialism, Economic history, Economic development More -
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Jack Kerouac
1957
Novel, Fiction, Roman à clef
Literary, Classics, Literature, English Literature, 1950s, Road trip
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12
James Joyce
1922-02-02
Novel, Fiction
Ireland, Men
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13
James Joyce
1939-05-04
Novel
“ This is not even a book. There are, for the most part, only groups of letters that do not make words. „
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14
Walter Scott
1819
Fiction, Historical novel, Historical fiction
England, History, Literary, Classics, Literature, English Literature, Music, Great Britain, Popular literature, Crusades, French literature, Chivalry, 12th century More -
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Dale Carnegie
1936-10
Self-help
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Friedrich Nietzsche
Poetry, Philosophy, Inspirational, Prose poetry
History, Classics, Literature, Ethics, Philosophy, 19th century, Existentialism, Modern philosophy More -
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Harper Lee
1960-07-11
Fiction
Drama, Literary, Classics, Literature, English Literature, Literary criticism, Monarch, Legal, Performing arts, Fathers and Daughters More -
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Mark Twain
1876
Fiction, Children's literature, Reference, Bildungsroman
History, Classics, Literature, English Literature, Literary criticism, Missouri, Mississippi River, Adventure, Great Britain, Education, 19th century, Linguistics, Men, Language More -
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Arthur C. Clarke
1968
Science Fiction, Speculative fiction
Computers
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20
Elizabeth Gilbert
2006-02
Biography, Memoir
United States of America, Literary, Geography, Bali, Travel, Women, Spirituality More
“ A lot of navel-gazing. „
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21
Neal Stephenson
1992-06
Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative fiction, Cyberpunk, Postcyberpunk More Computer Science, Anarchism, Nanotechnology, The Internet, Computers, Mafia, Cyberspace, Avatar More -
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Dan Brown
Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Speculative fiction, Crime Fiction, Suspense, Detective fiction, Conspiracy fiction More English Language, Adventure, Suspense, Espionage, Religion
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23
J. K. Rowling
2007-07
Fantasy, Fiction, Children's literature, Speculative fiction
England, Literature, Education, Coming of age, Schools, Wizards
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Edward Gibbon
Italy, History, Byzantine Empire, Europe, Rome, Ancient Rome, World
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Laura Ingalls Wilder
1935
Fiction, Children's literature, Western
United States of America, Classics, Literature, Literary criticism, 19th century, Places, Family, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Language More
J. D. Salinger1951-07-16Novel, Fiction, Bildungsroman, First-person narrativeClassics, Literature, Literary criticism, Popular literature, Human sexuality, Psychological identity, Social alienation, Teenage rebellion, Adolescent psychology, Belongingness More“ It was probably a great book when it came out, but it has not aged well at all. „
Leo Tolstoy1869Historical novel, Romance novel, War novelHistory, Russia, Soviet Union, Napoleonic Wars, Popular literature, Fiction More
Ayn Rand1957-10-10Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative fiction, DystopiaLiterary, Classics, Literature, Adventure, General, Capitalism, Objectivism More“ Read the Fountainhead instead. Ayn Rand needs to learn to express her ideas in a more straightforward method and not in 1000 pages. „
John Kennedy Toole1980Comedy, Fiction, TragicomedyLiterary, Classics, New Orleans, Popular literature, French Quarter
George Orwell1949Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative fiction, Utopian and dystopian fiction, Social science fiction MoreEnglish Language, Classics, Literature, English Literature, Literary criticism, Communism, Political fiction, Brainwashing More“ Everyone gets very excited about 1984, but Brave New World is so much better. In 1984, it is clear that the system is bad and it has no support. Its a boring book. At least in Brave New World you have intelligent characters arguing for the dystopia. „
Nathaniel Hawthorne1850Novel, Fiction, Children's literature, Historical novel, Romance novel, Reference MoreUnited States of America, England, History, Literary, Classics, Literature, Literary criticism, Massachusetts, Clergy, Monarch, 19th century, New England, Popular literature, Revenge, Women, Adultery, Libraries More
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