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Six of Crows
Leigh Bardugo · 2015
If We Were Villains
M. L. Rio · 2017
1984
George Orwell · 2014
1984
George Orwell · 2014
1984
George Orwell · 2014
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde · 2025
Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray is a mesmerizing and provocative novel that delves into the complexities of human nature, the pursuit of pleasure, and the consequences of unchecked desire. Set in the opulent and morally ambiguous world of late Victorian London, the story follows Dorian Gray, a young man whose extraordinary beauty captivates all who meet him. When the artist Basil Hallward paints Dorian’s portrait, he unwittingly sets in motion a chain of events that will forever alter the course of Dorian’s life. Influenced by the charismatic and hedonistic Lord Henry Wotton, Dorian becomes obsessed with the idea that youth and beauty are the only things worth having, and he makes a fateful wish that he might remain forever young while his portrait bears the marks of age and sin. As Dorian indulges in a life of excess, vice, and moral corruption, his outward appearance remains flawless and untouched by time, while his hidden portrait grows increasingly grotesque, reflecting the darkness of his soul. Isolated from the consequences of his actions, Dorian spirals ever deeper into decadence, leaving destruction in his wake and grappling with guilt, fear, and the haunting presence of his own conscience. Wilde’s only novel masterfully blends elements of gothic horror, philosophical fiction, and biting social satire, challenging readers to consider the true cost of vanity, the dangers of influence, and the eternal struggle between surface and substance. The Picture of Dorian Gray endures as a powerful meditation on art, ethics, and the price of living for pleasure alone. This classic work continues to captivate readers worldwide, offering profound insights into the nature of vanity, the consequences of moral decay, and the eternal conflict between appearance and reality. A timeless masterpiece. Its enduring relevance and haunting narrative make it a cornerstone of literary exploration into the human psyche and the cost of eternal youth.
The Beautiful and Damned
F. Scott Fitzgerald · 2010
<p>F. Scott Fitzgerald's second novel, which brilliantly satirizes a doomed and glamorous marriage, anticipated the master stroke—<i>The Great Gatsby</i>—that would follow, and marks a key moment in the writer’s career. Would-be Jazz Age aristocrats Anthony and Gloria Patch embody the corrupt high society of 1920s New York: they are beautiful, shallow, pleasure-seeking, and vain. As presumptive heirs to a large fortune, they begin their married life by living well beyond their means. Their days are marked by endless drinking, dancing, luxury, and play. But when the expected inheritance is withheld, their lives become consumed with the pursuit of wealth, and their alliance begins to fall apart. Inspired in part by Fitzgerald's own tumultuous union with his wife Zelda, hauntingly rendered and keenly observed, these characters evoke a vivid portrait of a lost world: a city steeped in vice, a society without direction, and the rootless and decadent generation that inhabited it.</p>
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger · 1991
The "brilliant, funny, meaningful novel" (The New Yorker) that established J. D. Salinger as a leading voice in American literature--and that has instilled in millions of readers around the world a lifelong love of books.<br/><br/>"If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth."<br/><br/>The hero-narrator of The Catcher in the Rye is an ancient child of sixteen, a native New Yorker named Holden Caufield. Through circumstances that tend to preclude adult, secondhand description, he leaves his prep school in Pennsylvania and goes underground in New York City for three days.
Legend
Legend
The Goldfinch: A Novel (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)
The Goldfinch: A Novel (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)
I Am the Messenger
I Am the Messenger
The Librarian of Auschwitz
The Librarian of Auschwitz
The Four Winds: A Novel
The Four Winds: A Novel
Gone With the Wind
Gone With the Wind
The Nightingale: A Novel
The Nightingale: A Novel
Scythe (1) (Arc of a Scythe)
Scythe (1) (Arc of a Scythe)
Little Women
Louisa M Alcott
Normal People: A Novel
Sally Rooney • 2020
If We Were Villains: A Novel
M. L. Rio • 2018
1984
George Orwell • 1961
<b>Written more than 70 years ago, <i>1984</i> was George Orwell’s chilling prophecy about the future. And while 1984 has come and gone, his dystopian vision of a government that will do anything to control the narrative is timelier than ever...<br><br><b>• Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s <i>The Great American Read •</i></b><br></b><br>“<i>The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.</i>”<br><br>Winston Smith toes the Party line, rewriting history to satisfy the demands of the Ministry of Truth. With each lie he writes, Winston grows to hate the Party that seeks power for its own sake and persecutes those who dare to commit thoughtcrimes. But as he starts to think for himself, Winston can’t escape the fact that Big Brother is always watching...<br><br>A startling and haunting novel, <i>1984</i> creates an imaginary world that is completely convincing from start to finish. No one can deny the novel’s hold on the imaginations of whole generations, or the power of its admonitions—a power that seems to grow, not lessen, with the passage of time.
A Little Life
Hanya Yanagihara • 2016
<b><i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (<i>NPR</i>) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century.<br></b><br><b><b><b><b><b><b><b>NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST <b><b><b>•</b></b></b></b> MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST <b>• <b><b><b><b><b> WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE</b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b><br><br><i>A Little Life</i> follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves.
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They Both Die at the End
Adam Silvera · 2017 Romance, Young Adult, LGBT
Adam Silvera reminds us that there’s no life without death and no love without loss in this devastating yet uplifting story about two people whose lives change over the course of one unforgettable day. #1 New York Times bestseller * four starred reviews * A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year * A Kirkus Best Book of the Year * A Booklist Editors' Choice * A Bustle Best YA Novel * A Paste Magazine Best YA Book * A Book Riot Best Queer Book * A BuzzFeed Best YA Book of the Year * A BookPage Best YA Book of the Year On September 5, a little after midnight, Death-Cast calls Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio to give them some bad news: They’re going to die today. Mateo and Rufus are total strangers, but, for different reasons, they’re both looking to make a new friend on their End Day. The good news: There’s an app for that. It’s called the Last Friend, and through it, Rufus and Mateo are about to meet up for one last great adventure—to live a lifetime in a single day. In the tradition of Before I Fall and If I Stay, They Both Die at the End is a tour de force from acclaimed author Adam Silvera, whose debut, More Happy Than Not, the New York Times called “profound.” Plus don't miss The First to Die at the End: #1 New York Times bestselling author Adam Silvera returns to the universe of international phenomenon They Both Die at the End in this prequel. New star-crossed lovers are put to the test on the first day of Death-Cast’s fateful calls.
Finished
The Stranger
Albert Camus · 2012
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee · 2014
The Handmaids Tale
Margaret Atwood • 2017
The Great Gatsby
Francis Scott Fitzgerald • 2022
Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck • 2025
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Stephen Chbosky · 2012 Young Adult, Contemporary
The Book Thief
Markus Zusak · 2007 Classics, Young Adult
You've Reached Sam
Dustin Thao · 2021 Romance, Young Adult
Books
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee · 2014
Reading
The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins · 2011
<p> </p> The first book in the ground-breaking Hunger Games trilogy. "A violent, jarring, speed-rap of a novel that generates nearly constant suspense. . . . I couldn't stop reading." Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly <p>"I was so obsessed with this book. . . . The Hunger Games is amazing."Stephenie Meyer, author of the Twilightsaga</p> <p>"Brilliantly plotted and perfectly paced."John Green, The New York Times Book Review</p> <p> </p> <p>Set in a dark vision of the near future, a terrifying reality TV show is taking place.</p> <p>Twelve boys and twelve girls are forced to appear in a live event called The Hunger Games.</p> <p>There is only one rule: kill or be killed.</p> <p>When sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen steps forward to take her younger sister's place in the games, she sees it as a death sentence.</p> <p>But Katniss has been close to death before. For her, survival is second nature.</p> <ul> <li>Three books, four films and one worldwide phenomenon, The Hunger Gameschanged the face of global YA.</li> <li>All three of the Hunger Gamesoriginal novels have been made into major feature films, starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson & Liam Hemsworth</li> <li>The best-selling prequel to The Hunger Games, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, was a global number one feature film in autumn 2023 and a number one New York Times and The Times bestseller in hardback in May 2020.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>OTHER BOOKS IN THE SERIES</p> <ul> <li>Catching Fire</li> <li>Mockingjay</li> <li>The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes</li> <li>Sunrise On the Reaping - the fifth book in theHunger Games - soon to be a major feature film in November 2026</li> <li>The Hunger Gamesillustrated edition released in October 2024</li> </ul>
