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Have you ever read a work that struck you as more brutal or sexual than you ever would have guessed?

Have you ever read a work that struck you as more ...

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Mark Twain on ‘idiot’ politicians and our current predicament

Mark Twain on ‘idiot’ politicians and our current ...

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Share your enchantment?

Share your enchantment?

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A must read british book about society.

A must read british book about society.

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Literary Theory... serious question!

Literary Theory... serious question!

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No Country for Old Men: Violence and The Dream

No Country for Old Men: Violence and The Dream

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Cather's 'Death Comes For The Archbishop'

Cather's 'Death Comes For The Archbishop'

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Mario Vargas Llosa Interview

Mario Vargas Llosa Interview

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"Nobody can stay in the garden of Eden" – James Baldwin, in Giovanni's room, wrote this powerful line. Why do you think that is? Here's my take.

"Nobody can stay in the garden of Eden" – James Ba...

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No Country for Old Men

No Country for Old Men

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The popularity of historical fiction set in ww2

The popularity of historical fiction set in ww2

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Why should I read instead of scroll on my phone? Struggling with internet use and want change.

Why should I read instead of scroll on my phone? S...

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I can't believe how incredible Ray Bradbury's short stories are

I can't believe how incredible Ray Bradbury's shor...

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Question about the thought police in 1984

Question about the thought police in 1984

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What is an Amontillado (from Cask of Amontillado)

What is an Amontillado (from Cask of Amontillado)

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Fyodor Dostoevsky For The First Time (Recommendations)

Fyodor Dostoevsky For The First Time (Recommendati...

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Mario Vargas Llosa has died at age 89

Mario Vargas Llosa has died at age 89

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Why are 18th Century Writers Less Popular than 19th and 20th ones, at least the Novelists?

Why are 18th Century Writers Less Popular than 19t...

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Viet Thanh Nguyen: Most American Literature is the Literature of Empire

Viet Thanh Nguyen: Most American Literature is the...

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Carmilla - did she intend to turn Laura into a vampire?

Carmilla - did she intend to turn Laura into a vam...

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What are your thoughts on E.M Forster’s ‘Maurice’?

What are your thoughts on E.M Forster’s ‘Maurice’?...

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Psychoanalytic reading of The Great Gatsby

Psychoanalytic reading of The Great Gatsby

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What am I missing in Brothers Karamazov?

What am I missing in Brothers Karamazov?

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A Fictional Timeline of Great American Novels

A Fictional Timeline of Great American Novels

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Why Have Sentence Lengths Decreased?

Why Have Sentence Lengths Decreased?

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NYC Pynchon Meetup

NYC Pynchon Meetup

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Why is 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez so hyped?

Why is 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Mar...

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Finished “I am legend” and confused

Finished “I am legend” and confused

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What is your opinion of Thornton Wilder?

What is your opinion of Thornton Wilder?

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A Black American writer, disillusioned by modern Black writing

A Black American writer, disillusioned by modern B...

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Satantango

Satantango

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I can’t figure out what Abigail means when she says these things in The Crucible— please help!

I can’t figure out what Abigail means when she say...

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Sydney Carton from Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities is one of the best protagonists I’ve ever read.

Sydney Carton from Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two ...

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Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami! Read or Skip?

Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami! Read or Skip?

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The Strange case of The Mutineer. Why Has Hunter S. Thompson's Final Volume of Letters Vanished?

The Strange case of The Mutineer. Why Has Hunter S...

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"The Name of the Rose" Comedy and the death of God.

"The Name of the Rose" Comedy and the death of God...

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I've noticed a fair amount of similarities between Jonathan Swift and Vladimir Nabokov

I've noticed a fair amount of similarities between...

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"Love or Fidelity" A brilliant article exploring the nature of adapting books to the big screen

"Love or Fidelity" A brilliant article exploring t...

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Does anyone know where to find the first two versions of First Confession by Frank O'Connor?

Does anyone know where to find the first two versi...

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SEROTONIN - does it get better?

SEROTONIN - does it get better?

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Literature's greatest wholesome characters

Literature's greatest wholesome characters

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Is there a book where a woman unable to come to terms with growing old hides from society?

Is there a book where a woman unable to come to te...

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New Thomas Pynchon novel announced: "Untitled 6108"

New Thomas Pynchon novel announced: "Untitled 6108...

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2025 International Booker Shortlist

2025 International Booker Shortlist

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The Cult of Gorky in Interwar Greece

The Cult of Gorky in Interwar Greece

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Do you look at reviews before picking up a book?

Do you look at reviews before picking up a book?

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"If" - Rudyard Kipling, written in 1910 for his 12 year-old son John

"If" - Rudyard Kipling, written in 1910 for his 12...

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Books that taught you what NOT to do in writing?

Books that taught you what NOT to do in writing?

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Who else went downhill from their debut?

Who else went downhill from their debut?

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What are some books that pair well with each other like a double feature of cinema

What are some books that pair well with each other...

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