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1984
George Orwell
The most important novel of the 20th century. Period.
Dracula
Bram Stoker
Forget sparkly vampires. This is the real deal. Dracula is terrifying because he's sophisticated evil.
The Midnight Library
Matt Haig
A bit too neat and tidy for my taste. The life lessons feel spoon-fed at times. Still enjoyable.
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë
Bronte wrote a love story where the woman holds all the moral power. Radical for 1847, inspiring today.
Frankenstein o el Moderno Prometeo
Mary Shelley
Shelley wrote this after a dare from Byron. Imagine what she would have written with encouragement.
The Catcher in the Rye
J. P. Steed
The scene with Phoebe on the carousel is one of the most beautiful moments in American fiction.
Moby Dick
Herman Melville
I respect it more than I enjoy it. The ambition is staggering but the execution tests your endurance.
Dracula
Bram Stoker
A Victorian masterpiece of dread. The themes of sexuality, immigration anxiety, and modernity vs tradition are fascinating.
Wuthering Heights
Emily Brontë
The Yorkshire moors are as much a character as Heathcliff or Catherine. Atmospheric and haunting.
The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien
The songs and poems slow things down but add to the mythic quality. This is meant to be an epic saga, not a thriller.
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