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by Yevgeny Zamyatin 24 July 2023

The grand original O.G. dystopian novel, that influenced everything from 1984 to Brave New World, and everyone from Kurt Vonnegut to Ayn Rand. D-503 of the totalitarian OneState is a mathematician who thinks in numbers and equations. But he discovers he has a soul, and passions...

Binti

by Nnedi Okorafor 21 July 2023

Her name is Binti, and she is the first of the Himba people to be offered a place at the prestigious Oomza university. But that would mean leaving her world behind forever and entering a world at war with the Meduse...

Jurassic Park

by Michael Crichton 20 July 2023

Revolutionary new techniques in genetic engineering allow scientists to bring back long-dead animals. They choose to use the technology to make the most amazing theme park ever envisioned... until something goes wrong.

All Quiet on the Western Front

by Erich Maria Remarque 14 July 2023

A young soldier in WW1 recounts his moving story of horror and disillusionment of life in the trenches.

The Secret Garden

by Frances Hodgson Burnett 12 July 2023

An orphaned girl is sent to live with a reclusive uncle, where she finds a secret garden which changes the lives of herself and everyone around her

Slaughterhouse-Five

by Kurt Vonnegut 10 July 2023

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.

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 6 July 2023

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.

The Outsiders

by S. E. Hinton 5 July 2023

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.

The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas

by John Boyne 4 July 2023

Auschwitz as seen by a child... a very deluded and self-involved child.

Norwegian Wood

by Haruki Murakami 29 June 2023

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...

The Lovely Bones

by Alice Sebold 22 June 2023

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.

The Giver

by Lois Lowry 15 June 2023

At the age of twelve, Jonas, a young boy from a seemingly utopian, futuristic world, is singled out to receive special training from The Giver, who alone holds the memories of the true joys and pain of life.