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Science Fiction & Dystopia
Fahrenheit 451
Author: Ray BradburyPublished: 1953Genre: Dystopian Fiction / Science Fiction / Cautionary TaleSetting: A near-future American society where books are outlawed and critical thinking is suppressed ⭐ Why It Matters Fahrenheit 451 is a powerful defence…
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Crime & Mystery
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Crime & Mystery
Gone Girl
Author: Gillian FlynnPublished: 2012Genre: Psychological Thriller / Crime / MysterySetting: Missouri, USA (mid-2010s) ⭐ Why It Matters Gone Girl redefined the modern thriller. With its dual unreliable narrators, cynical view of marriage, and shocking plot…
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Young Adult (YA)
The Hate U Give
Author: Angie ThomasPublished: 2017Genre: Young Adult / Contemporary Fiction / Social JusticeSetting: Garden Heights (fictional urban community) and a suburban…
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War & Conflict
All the Light We Cannot See
Author: Anthony DoerrPublished: 2014Genre: Historical Fiction / War & Conflict / Literary FictionSetting: France and Germany during World War II…
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Science Fiction & Dystopia
Fahrenheit 451
Author: Ray BradburyPublished: 1953Genre: Dystopian Fiction / Science Fiction / Cautionary TaleSetting: A near-future American society where books are outlawed and critical thinking is suppressed ⭐ Why It Matters Fahrenheit 451 is a powerful defence…
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Fantasy
Circe
Author: Madeline MillerPublished: 2018Genre: Fantasy / Mythological Retelling / Literary FictionSetting: Ancient Greece and various mythological islands and realms ⭐…
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Classics
Pride and Prejudice
Author: Jane AustenPublished: 1813Genre: Classic Romance / Social Satire / Comedy of MannersSetting: Rural England, late 18th to early 19th…
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Nature & the Supernatural
Starve Acre
Author: Andrew Michael HurleyPublished: 2019Genre: Folk Horror / Nature & the Supernatural / Literary FictionSetting: Yorkshire countryside, modern day ⭐…
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War & Conflict
All the Light We Cannot See
Author: Anthony DoerrPublished: 2014Genre: Historical Fiction / War & Conflict / Literary FictionSetting: France and Germany during World War II…
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The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Author: Robert Louis StevensonPublished: 1886Genre: Gothic Horror / Psychological Thriller / Classic…
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The Yellow Wallpaper
Author: Charlotte Perkins GilmanPublished: 1892Genre: Short Story / Psychological Fiction / Proto-Feminist…
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The Lottery
Author: Shirley JacksonPublished: 1948 (in The New Yorker)Genre: Short Story / Horror…
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Horror
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Author: Robert Louis StevensonPublished: 1886Genre: Gothic Horror / Psychological Thriller / Classic FictionSetting: Victorian London ⭐ Why It Matters Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a cornerstone of classic horror and Gothic literature, exploring the…
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