Jay rated The Catcher in the Rye: 4 stars
The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
Holden Caulfield, knowing he is to be expelled from school, decides to leave early. He spends three days in New …
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1984 by George Orwell
Portrays a terrifying vision of life in the future when a totalitarian government, considered a "Negative Utopia," watches over all …
Jay rated The metamorphosis and other stories: 5 stars
The metamorphosis and other stories by Franz Kafka (Oxford world's classics)
This collection of new translations brings together the small proportion of Kafka's works that he thought worthy of publication. It …
Jay rated Lord of the flies: 5 stars
Lord of the flies by William Golding (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century; Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)
Stranded on an island while an atomic war destroys the rest of the world, a group of young boys revert …
Jay rated Animal Farm: 5 stars
Animal Farm by George Orwell
George Orwell's timeless and timely allegorical novel—a scathing satire on a downtrodden society’s blind march towards totalitarianism.
“All animals are …
Jay rated The trial.: 5 stars
The trial. by Franz Kafka (The Modern library of the world's best books [318])
Byzantine and claustrophobic novel of a man arrested by the secret police and charged with an unspecified crime. Unable to …
Jay rated Brave New World: 5 stars
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Originally published in 1932, this outstanding work of literature is more crucial and relevant today than ever before. Cloning, feel-good …
Dune by Frank Herbert
Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family …