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Error rating book. Pinkie Brown, a neurotic teenage gangster commits a brutal murder — but it does not go unnoticed. The Stranger by Albert Camus 4. It and its sequels are some of the worst things I've ever read. Since publication, it quickly became what can only be described as a phenomenon. Erich Maria Remarque. The Outsiders by S.
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The combination of social satire and metaphysical dilemma that Don DeLillo uses to expose our rampant consumerism and media saturation makes White Noise an unmissable work of modern fiction. Not only can you still get it, there's a handsome new illustrated and annotated edition, published in , with an introduction by Henry Louis Gates Jr. Morrison combines the visionary power of legend with the unassailable truth of history in this enduring novel.
Beloved Beloved Trilogy, 1 by Toni Morrison 3. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov 3. Otherwise its great list. As Bateman spirals deeper into madness, Bret Easton Ellis masterfully blurs the line between reality and delusion, creating a biting satire of yuppie culture. A comedy sci-fi classic, this laugh-out-loud romp through space is the first of five books in a 'trilogy', and sees protagonist Arthur Dent narrowly escape the destruction of Earth by hitching a ride on a spaceship with his alien best friend Ford Prefect.
A fearless, gripping novel that spans three continents and numerous lives, Americanah is a must-read story of love and expectation set in a modern globalized world. Did we forget how to count once we hit 77? Mar 18, PM. Buy the book. Njal's Saga by Anonymous 3. According to legend, Lao Tzu left China at the age of eighty, saddened that men would not follow the path to natural goodness.
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