Dystopia
Player Piano (Kurt Vonnegut)
Player Piano Author: Kurt Vonnegut Project: dystopia – technology Year of publication: 1952 Pages: 341 Goodreads: Player Piano
1941-1960
War
The Naked and the Dead (Norman Mailer)
Author: Norman Mailer Project: War – Word War II Year of publication: 1948 Pages: 721 Goodreads: The Naked and the Dead
War
Men at Arms (Evelyn Waugh)
Author: Evelyn Waugh Project: War – Word War II Year of publication: 1952 Pages: 265 Goodreads: Men at Arms
War
The Hunters (James Salter)
Author: James Salter Project: War – Korean War Year of publication: 1956 Pages: 256 Goodreads: The Hunters
War
The Quiet American (Graham Greene)
The Quiet American Author: Graham Greene List: Open Option Category: war Year of publication: 1955 Pages: 180 Goodreads: The Quiet American “Written before the escalation of the Vietnam war this novel explores the […]
Open Option
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings Author: J.R.R. Tolkien Label: Open Option Year of publication: 1955 Pages: 1216 Goodreads: The Lord of the Rings “Power corrupts, absolute power, corrupts absolutely. All set in the […]
Open Option
Butcher’s Crossing (John Williams)
Butcher’s Crossing Author: John Williams List: Open Option Year of publication: 1960 Pages: 274 Goodreads: Butcher’s Crossing “A Western about the loss of the Frontier; full of adventure, hardship, and comradery. About seeking […]
Open Option
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea Author: Ernest Hemingway List: Open Option Year of publication: 1952 Pages: 132 [½] Goodreads: The Old Man and the Sea
Dystopia
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm Author: George Orwell List: Open Option Project: dystopia – government / social injustice Year of publication: 1945 Pages: 144 [½] Goodreads: Animal Farm
Open Option
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita Author: Vladimir Nabokov List: Modern Classic Year of publication: 1955 Pages: 331 Goodreads: Lolita