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James (Percival Everett)
Author: James Everett Published: 2024 Pages: 303 Prize: Shortlist, Man Booker 2024 This is a retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn but can be read on its own. please note that subscription […]
journey
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Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Last of the Mohicans is set during the French and Indian War in the American wilderness. It follows the protagonists as they navigate the dangers of the frontier, forming alliances and facing conflicts with […]
War
A Possible Life (Sebastian Faulks)
A Possible Life Author: Sebastian Faulks Project: War – World War II Year of publication: 2012 Pages: 294 Goodreads: A Possible Life
War
Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
Cold Mountain tells the story of Inman, a Confederate soldier who deserts the army during the Civil War to make his way back home to Ada, the woman he loves. The novel explores Inman’s arduous […]
War
What’s the What (Dave Eggers)
What’s the What Author: Dave Eggers Project: War – African Conflicts (Sudan Civil War) Project: Identity – racial Year of publication: 2006 Pages: 538 Goodreads: What’s the What
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Orfeo (Richard Powers)
Orfeo Author: Richard Powers Project: Orpheus – power of music / love and trust Year of publication: 2014 Pages: 400 Goodreads: Orfeo “Combining music with science leads to a witch hunt by the […]
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The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
In a world threatened by darkness, a humble hobbit named Frodo embarks on a perilous quest to destroy a powerful ring before it falls into the hands of the malevolent Dark Lord Sauron. With a […]
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Butcher’s Crossing (John Williams)
Butcher’s Crossing follows Will Andrews, a Harvard student who seeks adventure and heads to the Kansas frontier in the 1870s. There, he joins a buffalo hunting expedition led by the enigmatic Miller. As they face […]
Orpheus
Etta and Otto and Russell and James (Emma Hooper)
Etta, Otto, Russell and James is a moving novel that chronicles Etta’s solo journey, leaving her husband Otto and friend Russell behind. Set against a backdrop of shared memories, the story delves into themes of […]
Identity
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
Set in the United States during the 19th century, a young slave named Cora escapes from a Georgia plantation and embarks on a perilous journey through the Underground Railroad, a network of secret routes and […]