fiction thats changed how I think about the world
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Timeline
by Michael Crichton
In an Arizona desert a man wanders in a daze, speaking words that make no sense. Within twenty-four hours he is dead, his body swiftly …
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Ethan Frome
by Edith Wharton
One of Edith Wharton's greatest works, this classic novel is a portrait of the simple inhabitants of a 19th-century New England village. Crafted with stark …
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Ender's Game
by Orson Scott Card
From New York Times bestselling author Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game—adapted to film in 2013 starring Asa Butterfield and Harrison Ford—is the classic Hugo and …
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Rendezvous with Rama
by Arthur C. Clarke
"On an autumn morning in 2077, a huge ball of fire appeared in the sky over Europe. Moving at 50 kilometres a second, the meteorite …
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The Lord of the Rings
by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
As the evil of Sauron swarms out to take over Middle-earth, Frodo Baggins and Sam travel deep into Mordor, still trying to get the Ring …
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The Sparrow
by Mary Doria Russell
A visionary work that combines speculative fiction with deep philosophical inquiry, The Sparrow tells the story of a charismatic Jesuit priest and linguist, Emilio Sandoz, …
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The Pillars of the Earth
by Ken Follett
Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read #1 New York Times Bestseller Oprah's Book Club Selection The “monumental masterpiece” …
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We the Living
by Ayn Rand
This classic novel is not a story of politics, but of the men and women who have to struggle for existence behind the banners and …
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I Know This Much Is True
by Wally Lamb
On the afternoon of October 12, 1990, my twin brother, Thomas, entered the Three Rivers, Connecticut, public library, retreated to one of the rear study …
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Nineteen Eighty-four
by George Orwell
Eternal warfare is the price of bleak prosperity in this satire of totalitarian barbarism.
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Empty World
by John Christopher
Neil faces a double battle for survival when a virulent plague sweeps the country, after the death of his parents in an accident