Slaughterhouse-Five
Centering on the infamous firebombing of Dresden, the story follows the life of Billy Pilgrim. as he reflects on the events of his life across time and space.
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One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
The story of labour-camp inmate Ivan Denisovich Shukhov, it graphically describes his struggle to maintain his dignity in the face of communist oppression. An unforgettable portrait of the entire world of Stalin's gulags.
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The Outsiders
Two weeks in the life of Ponyboy Curtis, a 14-year old "greaser" and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in which he believes that he is an outsider.
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The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas
Auschwitz as seen by a child... a very deluded and self-involved child.
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Norwegian Wood
Toru, a young college student in Tokyo, is devoted to Naoko, but their mutual passion is marred by the death of their beir friend years before...
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The Lovely Bones
The book begins with the tragic death of a fourteen-year-old girl, Susie Salmon (like the fish). From there, Susie's spirit narrates in first person the lives of Susie’s family, friends and murderer.
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A Time To Kill
A riveting court-room drama and a compelling tale of retribution and justicea in small town Mississippi, where both the crime and the fallout are highly racially charged...
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Memoirs of a Geisha
A world where women's artistry is to entice the most powerful men; where their virginity is auctioned to the highest bidder, and where love is scorned...
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The Killing Floor
Jack Reacher. Ex-Military Police, current drifter, is passing through a small town when he is suddenly arrested for a murder he knows nothing about. He expects the case of mistaken identity to be quickly resolved, but soon finds out that he is connected to the case... very intimately.
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The Big Sleep
The first book featuring tough-as-nails P.I. Philip Marlowe... private eye, educated, heroic, streetwise, rugged individualist, hero... a complete man, a common man, and yet, a highly unusual man.
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