All I Asking for is My Body
Milton Murayama
Murayama's novel explores the struggles of the Japanese immigrant community in Hawaii during a time of social and economic inequality. Kiyoshi comes from a poor family. They face discrimination…
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Breakfast of Champions
Kurt Vonnegut
_Breakfast of Champions_ is set in the fictional town of Midland City…
The Purloined Letter
Edgar Allen Poe
The Purloined Letter begins with Dupin's friend, the narrator, visiting him…
The Gold Bug
Edgar Allen Poe
…the adventure of an unnamed narrator and his eccentric friend, William Legrand, as they search for buried treasure.
The Colossus of Maroussi
Henry Miller
The book chronicles Miller's experiences traveling through Greece in the late 1930s…
The Great Wall of China
Franz Kafka
a fictional account that explores the construction and purpose of the Great Wall, employing allegory and philosophical themes.
A Contest for Supremacy
Aaron Friedberg
Examines the socioeconomic forces at play in US-China relations. I do not share the author's conclusion, but it's an engaging book.
Let Me Be Frank With You
Richard Ford
The book serves as a sequel to Richard Ford's previous novels, The Sportswriter, Independence Day, and The Lay of the Land.
Slaughterhouse 5
Kurt Vonnegut
…the story of Billy Pilgrim, an optometrist and World War II veteran. Billy becomes "unstuck in time," experiencing moments of his life out of chronological order.
The Education of Henry Adams
Henry Adams
Henry Adams, journalist, historian, and member of the Adams political family, posthumously published…
The Royal Game
Stefan Zweig
It tells the story of Mirko Czentovic, an uneducated but exceptionally talented chess player…
Desert Queen
Janet Wallach
The book provides a comprehensive account of Gertrude Bell's life, beginning with her privileged upbringing in a wealthy British family.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Hunter S. Thompson
It is a semi-autobiographical account of a drug-fueled journey through Las Vegas…
Barley Patch
Gerald Murnane
A contemplative and introspective work that delves into themes of memory, imagination, and the nature of storytelling.
Vineland
Thomas Pynchon
An exploration of the clash between the counterculture ideals of the 1960s and the conservative political climate of the 1980s.
Burning Secret
Stefan Zweig
The central focus of the novella is the relationship that develops between Edgar and a man named Baron von Aschenbach.
The Death of Ivan Ilyich
Leo Tolstoy
…a high-ranking Russian bureaucrat, and his gradual realization of his own mortality as he faces a terminal illness.
Eye in the Sky
Philip K. Dick
The story follows a group of individuals who find themselves trapped in a bizarre and ever-shifting alternate reality…
Man Walks Into A Room
Nicole Krauss
The story centers around Samson Greene. Greene is a professor of cognitive science who discovers that he has lost all memory.