My Favorites: Classical and some others

Explore a curated list of classical favorites and other must-read books. Discover timeless literature and hidden gems for your next great read.

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Brave New World

by Aldous Huxley

Huxley's story shows a futuristic World State where all emotion, love, art, and human individuality have been replaced by social stability. An ominous warning to …
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The Plague

by Albert Camus

“Its relevance lashes you across the face.” —Stephen Metcalf, The Los Angeles Times • “A redemptive book, one that wills the reader to believe, even …
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The Stand

by Stephen King

Horrific disaster as a plague virus sweeps the U.S., leaving only a handful of survivors.
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East of Eden

 

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Candide, or, Optimism

 

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The Illustrated Man

by Ray Bradbury

Eighteen science fiction stories.
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Out of the Silent Planet

by C.S. Lewis

The first book in C. S. Lewis's acclaimed Space Trilogy, which continues with Perelandra and That Hideous Strength, Out of the Silent Planet begins the …
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The House of Mirth

by Edith Wharton

A portrait of American manners and morals at the turn of the century offers the saga of Lily Bart, a beautiful heroine who lacks one …
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Ethan Frome

 

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Tender Is the Night

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

An idealist confronted by a doomed marriage.
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Rappaccini's Daughter

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Part fairy tale, part Gothic horror story, Rappaccini’s Daughter is an inspired tale of creation and control. It is published here with two additional short …