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Circe is a novel set in Greek mythology, following a girl named Circe who is a daughter of the sun god Helios. She goes through many challenges and learns to deal with her loneliness. She does this through the companionship of mortals. Circe also learns that she can use the ability "pharmaka" which gets her exiled to her own island. I thought this book was pretty good as it involved interesting quests and other cool creatures from Greek mythology including the Minotaur, Odysseus, and Prometheus.

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Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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Purple Hibiscus is a coming-of-age novel about Kambili Achike's life growing up in the 1980's in Nigeria. This novel is about Kambili's journey through learning identity and violence. I recommend this book because it is easy to follow and intriguing throughout the whole book. As someone who doesn't enjoy reading all too much, this book kept me wanting to read more and more.

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Where The Crawdads Sing is a novel about the hardships and evolution that Kya, the main character, had to endure and overcome. She was abandoned at a young age and was forced to grow up in poverty alone. She was known as the "marsh girl" and everyone thought of her as trash. This story goes into detail about the relationships she creates throughout her life and how they help her grow into who she is. Her friends and family help her overcome the challenges that life throws her way including being accused of killing Chase Andrews. They stay by her side throughout the trial while Kya is afraid and judged by the people in her town who were always mean to her.

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Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

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Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

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Everything I Never Told You is a novel about what seems like the "perfect" Asian- American family. Throughout the story the reader learns of the family's imperfections and inability to cope when Lydia is found dead in the lake. This was a good murder mystery, although it was hard to follow because it goes back and forth from the past to the present often.

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Crime and Punishment follows the truly disturbed character of Raskolnikov as he descends into a fever of madness and guilt after committing a serious crime. I loved this book because it dives into the main characters minds and plays with the personal and societal norms of the time, it also explores many intricate social struggles that were so specific but at the same time applicable to society now. Also, if your a fan of criminal interrogation/confession tactics then this book will blow your mind by using the same psychological tactics that people use today. like the exact same tactics.

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This book is a domestic novel that talks about Antonia, an immigrant that lives in the United States involved in difficult situations such as the disappearance of her sister and a immigrant coming in her house illegally, all of this after the death of her husband.

I recommend this book because it is an introspective journey for Antonia that need to learn how to face difficult situations without her husband's help and talks about the important topic of racism and immigration in the US and moreover understand the function of the family and how you really know someone that you love.

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Afterlife [Alvarez, Julia] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Afterlife

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This book is set in London in, you guessed it, 1984. The government, party or Big brother controls everything cameras everywhere history recorded and destroyed aligned with the current political agenda and indoctrination constantly. One man sees through the lies and indoctrination the hunger and pain and wonders whether the evil capitalistic past was better. After developing a hatred for the party he vows to fight for truth against the party. This book was an amazing warning of the terrible things that can happen and the cunning tactics that can be used on the public when the government gains to mush power. It will make you think and scare you as you recognize the follies of this dystopic society and culture reflected in our world.

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The Invention of Wings takes place in the early 1800's in Charleston, South Carolina and follows two female main characters: Sarah Grimke, a progressive and strong white woman and Handful Grimke, a slave to the Grimke household. Both women are burdened by the oppressive nature of their lives and desire for freedom and autonomy in their own respective ways. While Handful wishes to escape slavery and retrieve her "wings" and Sarah wants to stand as an abolitionist and women's rights advocate, you begin to feel for them and understand their beliefs. The story covers over 30 years of both women's lives, through puberty, adulthood, and eventual drifting, which sparks new conversations about how intertwined their lives are. I enjoyed this book and I definitely recommend it, because the messages woven within are very important; however, there were parts that were slower than others and I struggled at times to feel motivated.

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Frankenstein is a thrilling novel about Victor Frankenstein, a scientist that creates a monster and therefore a miserable life for himself. The creature he created follows his life and brings torture to Victor. However, through the creatures life the reader gets to experience life for the first time. Unfortunately to everyone but himself the creature is a monster, and is treated like one. The book is suspenseful and makes you contemplate societies views on appearances and class versus the truth of someone. There are many complex themes with vivid and descriptive imagery to symbolize them.

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Where the Crawdads sing is a story about the evolution of a girl known as Kya and her morals as she walks throughout the trials of life. Kya is known as Marsh girl, she is singled out, left alone, and left to fend for herself when everyone in her life leaves. This book follows kyas life as the challenges of loneliness and morality rip at her she must decide what to do when the people she chooses to love in life leave. When everyone she loves leaves what will she do with the pieces of her life are left. This book is good would recommend to Little everyone.

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I absolutley loved this book. I was a little nervous with reading it, considering I have no experience with Greek Mythology, but it was extremely easy to read. This novel was so hard to put down, and I would recommend it to anyone who needs a fast paced, yet devestating choice. The characters & their relationships are so complex and beautiful, the storyline is magnificent, and overall a book that I truly felt I was not "forced" to read. However, there were a couple of times that I struggled with the amount of information/detail given for each character & situation, in certain areas I felt was not needed, which may be confusing for some. Nonetheless, I think this is a novel that anyone would enjoy, because it is truly exquisite.

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The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

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The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

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In The Haunting of Hill House, Shirley Jackson tells the story of four guests of Hill House taking part in an experiment where they try to figure out whether the house is truly haunted or not. The eeriness of the house is communicated to the reader extremely well and showcased one of the character's mental decay and caused me to question my sanity while reading it. I would recommend to those who appreciate horror.

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This book is filled with friendships, tragedy, loss, and life lessons. This book is definitely a very interesting and educational book despite the pieces of fiction within it. This book goes through Leisel Memingers very eventful life. Books were not the only thing stolen, apples, secrets, along with other items of important items were stolen throughout this book. I highly recommend this book to any reader who loves stories about history with a touch of flare.

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Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

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Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

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Remarkably Bright Creates follows the life of Tova, an aquarium janitor, Marcellus, an octopus, and Cameron, unemployed 30 something man. Cameron moves to Sowell Bay, Washington to find out who is father is. Along the way he meets Tova and Marcellus and starts to form a relationship. As they work at the aquarium together building and growing each other and themselves. The novel switches third person perspective with first person perspective from Marcellus. This book left me awe-inspired by how people grow and find the good in darkness.

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Everything I never Told You By Celeste Ng

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Everything I never Told You By Celeste Ng

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Everything I never told you is about a family of 5 who suffers the tragic death of the middle child, Lydia. The book goes through out each family member, their secrets, and their struggles of overcoming grief. Secrets of each family member gets brought to light in the process of their grieving and investigation of what happened to Lydia. These secrets break their family, but they are able to reconnect and bond with each other. I enjoyed the book and the shocking turns it takes. While some of its predictable, there is some major twist.

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The Road by Cormac McCarthy is a dystopian novel placed in post apocalyptic America, in which a father and son pair struggle to survive. Some of these struggles include things like hunger and thirst, but also at times, the struggle may include horrific scenes portrayed by the elegant writing style presented to truly encapsulate the the pain and misery the father and son must go through to simply survive in this new world.

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In the dystopian fiction novel Fahrenheit 451 written by Ray Bradbury depicts a world where objective facts are considered to be the worst sin you can commit. I consider this book a solid 6/10 in some scenes it was just awful to read, like when he was talking to the "walls" it just sometimes gets to hard to follow.

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Frankenstein follows the disastrous life of one Victor Frankenstein in mid 19th century Italy. He's as narcissistic as he is intelligent, and in an act of ultimate vanity, creates life from nothing, which completely ruins not only Victor's life, but the life of anyone even remotely related to him, and all with the worst case of victim complex ever seen in literature. Watch as Victor's world burns around him as he adds fuel to the fire. Overall, Frankenstein is a wonderful novel which has much to say on the human condition and what makes someone, or even something, truly a monster.

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WAR IS PEACE. FREEDOM IS SLAVERY. IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH. Written in 1949, George Orwell's dystopian prediction of what the year 1984 would look like tells of the disturbing life of Winston Smith, a man in his late thirties who works for the government of the Party, rewriting history and current events to further their communistic propaganda. All until he realizes what he is doing-- he is helping the Party change all truth-- and sets out across London to rediscover history and his past, sneaking past Big Brother's watchful eyes, or risk his nonexistence. In my opinion, this book was an excellent representation of what the world would look like if World War 2 ended differently: national superpowers would change, standards of living would be diminished, and the government would control nearly all aspects of life. The book does tend to drag on, often repeated previously mentioned or easily inferred information, however it excels at representing the true horrors of what a powerful corrupt government can do, and what little the people can. If you are wanting to read this book, I would recommend freshening up on your history to better understand the context behind the details, and to protect yourself from questioning your reality. Big Brother is watching you...

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Guy Montag is a firefighter; except instead of putting out fires, he burns books. (Besides all of the houses are fire-proof) Books in this society are considered a threat to others' mental health and a threat to thinking in general. That is why it is illegal to read or keep a book. Guy feels like there is something wrong with burning all of these books, or as if these books were important somehow. Guy finds that he is not happy in life and cannot understand why. He feels the need to hide his interest in books carefully because who may be watching. He thinks that books themselves can answer his questions about why he feels dissatisfied in life. Although this book has good meaning, the content itself (as far as how it was written and how the events stacked up) was disappointing. I find the book would have been better expressed if another person more experienced in writing wrote this book instead of Ray Bradbury.

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Fahrenheit 451 is an eye-opening and emotional novel that explains the simple yet nuanced meaning of books. The novel showcases the life of Guy Montag who lives in a society in which books are illegal and are burned when found. Montag slowly comes to realize that books are a crucial part of history but struggles to convince others the same. While I wish the book followed a more relatable path. I enjoyed it and consider it a certified classic.

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In the war novel The Things they Carried the readers follow the main character, Tim, through his and his comrades experience of the Vietnam War. The book shines light into Vietnam Veterans tragic stories and even their lives after the war. I really enjoyed the book because of how well written it was, and how the work can pull you into the events that happened. It also gives you an insight of what terrors our veterans had to endure. It is easy to read and is not very long. I highly recommend this book.

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Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt 

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Remarkably Bright Creatures is a book with 3 main characters; Marcellus who is an octopus, Tova who is the aquariums nightly janitor, and Cameron who sets out on a journey to find his father. The book starts off as each of the characters are in some tough situations and fighting their own battles. However, as the book continues and their paths begin to cross it becomes very heartwarming to see their connections be made. There is a feeling of suspense throughout the whole book that makes it hard to put down! I would definitely recommend.

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Catch-22 is a satire novel following a young American soldier during WWII and his struggles with insanity as well as the corrupt nature of the government. I enjoyed this book and think that it makes many good arguments against the government. It was a little hard to follow at times, especially at the beginning of the book, but I think that it is worth the read if you are interested in war stories.

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Where the Crawdads Sing is an Emotional coming of age story that follows a Kya Clark as she learns to grow up alone in the marsh. It was an interesting read following Kya as she learned the struggles of being alone and the wonders of nature. The drama of people leaving and entering her life as well as the suspense of her being accused of murder keeps you invested in the novel. I enjoyed the book and would recommend people to read.

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Circe is a Greek mythology book that follows a goddess who is an outcast in her family and society. She goes on a journey to find herself. The book spans over many years, but it is hard to follow the timeline. Most of the stories that are told about Circe's life are interesting and very heartfelt. They make the story more captivating to read. I would recommend this book if you like mythology, but it is very long. Personally, I wouldn't read it for fun because of how it kind of drags on.

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Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

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Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

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Remarkably Bright Creatures tells a story through 3 characters, Tova Sullivan, an elderly woman working at a small aquarium in her hometown, Cameron Cassmore, a young man on a journey to find his father, and Marcellus, a giant pacific octopus who comes in throughout the story and gives his wise opinions. The story is very suspenseful as it is true dramatic irony. As the book goes on, the characters all begin to connect in a way. It is a very joyful and heartwarming book to read. Coming from someone who dislikes reading, I would recommend this book.

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The Kite Runner is a story about two childhood friends that live in Kabul, Afghanistan, Amir and Hassan, and how their childhood unfolded. The story is set in the 1970s and is all flashbacks from Amir's perspective. The tragic events that are talked about involve the war going on at the time and what relvolves aroung that. Overall I thought the book was good. I enjoyed how it was told from the perspective of a growing kid that could be related to. I also enjoyed reading about the events that were going on at the time, but I did think that the book was a little dark. Other than that though I would recommend this book to others.

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Where the Crawdads Sing is about a girl, Kya, who was abandoned by her family at a young age. She is known as "the marsh girl". Her life is full of challenges and hardships in her town. For example, being a suspect in a murder. Kya is a very brave and determined character. I enjoyed reading this book and would recommend it!

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1984 was a very interesting novel about a dystopian future, in which the government has control over all aspects of life. Throughout the novel, George Orwell demonstrates the dangers of a world in which citizens do not have rights. This paints a picture of a controlling and almost automated world, where people are severely punished for not doing exactly as they are told. The novel also demonstrates the difficulties of breaking a system such as this one, once it has been placed.

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Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

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Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

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This short but captivating novel brings the reader along the journey of discovering Eleanor's tragic story. In the beginning, she is portrayed as a normal 29 year old woman going through her everyday routine. However, this routine quickly becomes mundane and it is suddenly clear that there is more going on with Eleanor than at first appeared. Through the progression of the novel, it is slowly revealed that Eleanor is hiding some kind of trauma from those she knows, and even herself. Unlike the title of the book, Eleonor is not "completely fine" and needs help in order to find healing and experience life for what it really should be, more than just fine. This novel was very interesting to read and had me hooked and always wanting the read the next chapter. It is relatively short, which was good for the time frame portion of this project. Overall, I would give this book a 10/10. I really enjoyed the messages it taught and how deep and meaningful the book actually was.

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Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine - Gail Honeyman

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Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine - Gail Honeyman

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This haunting psychological novel follows the life and psyche of Eleanor Oliphant, a 29-year-old woman living a supposedly normal life in Glasgow, Scotland. However, it quickly becomes evident that Eleanor is anything but fine. Her mind is plagued with unknown traumas that she suppresses by practicing the same routine every week, day in, day out: go to work, come home, and on the weekends purchase a pizza and large bottle of vodka to get blackout drunk on. It's a miserably beautiful novel, relatively short (for those who prefer shorter books), and never once left me bored or without the desire to pick it back up and keep reading. Highly recommended!

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Crime and Punishment By Fyodor Dostoevsky

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Crime and Punishment By Fyodor Dostoevsky

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Crime and Punishment follows Raskolnikov and as the title implies his life as he commits a crime and the subsequent punishment that follows. The book is heavily centered around Christian themes of redemption and renewal. Each character is deeply flawed however aspects of each can be related among all people. While the book isn't a captivating read on the surface level if you take a fine tooth comb to it and break down all of the allusions, metaphors, etc from a psychoanalytical perspective it becomes interesting.

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The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

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The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

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The Poisonwood Bible follows the Price family from Georgia, USA to the Belgium Congo on a mission trip, and after almost 10 months their lives get turned upside-down. I thought that this book was an interesting read, as it shows the family going through trial as soon as they get to the Congo. The book also shows how the Price family dynamic changes as their lives change while they are in the Congo.

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Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

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Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

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This charming story about an Octopus, an old woman, and a young man's journey through friendship, hope, and an unlikely relationship between said woman and octopus. The book was captivating and a joy to read. I would recommend this book to anyone who can handle mature language.

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Salvage The Bones is set during the time of Hurricane Katrina where Esch and her 3 brothers navigate going through life with no mother figure and an alcoholic father. This story focuses on Esch going through life without a mother figure and the consequences of what can happen without proper guidance in her life. This story is constantly keeping you at the edge of your seat and showing several life lessons that Esch is learning without a mother figure. Although it started off slow when it picked up, it kept up with the fast pace of events and kept you feeling so many things towards all of the characters.

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The book tells the story of the events leading up to the end of the world where it follows a very plain narrator who contrasts with all the other interesting and weird characters. It's a pretty funny book and it's not very long which was good for me since I don't really like to read. Sometimes I got confused while reading partly because the book has some very weird and unrealistic moments but you just have to go with it and realize the book is just over the top sometimes and isn't trying to be set in a normal world. Pretty solid book, though I don't plan on reading it again any time soon.

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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo- Taylor Jenkins Reid

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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo- Taylor Jenkins Reid

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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo follows a Hollywood actress: Evelyn Hugo. The book starts with Monique, a struggling journalist. Monique meets Evelyn and is given the opportunity to write Evelyn's biography. The book has a good balance between the two characters, and how they affect each other's lives. In the book we learn Evelyn's story from Monique's point of view and of all the obstacles of being a famous actress that Evelyn encountered. Overall, the book is one of my favorites I have read. The book explores femininity and confidence. I love the way the writing was unique. There were many twists and turns that had me consistently intrigued.

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Where The Crawdads Sing - By: Delia Owens

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Where The Crawdads Sing - By: Delia Owens

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Where The Crawdads Sing was a really good book, even if you have seen the movie. It is based on a girl named Kya who lives in a Carolina marsh. She is known as the marsh girl. She has a life full of tragedy and is accused of many things. She becomes a suspect of a murder. Most of the town is against her, and despite losing all of her family, she finds supporters. Kya represents a strong and determined girl. I'm not a huge reader but I loved reading this. It is a motivating book that touches your heart but will leave you second guessing.

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Throughout reading this book , I thoroughly enjoyed it. Even though I had seen the movie previous to reading this book , it was still a suspenseful read. As we see Kya coming of age throughout this book , her layers are also revealed in dramatic ways. Kya goes through struggle, love, and accomplishment through her crazy journey of life. It is easy to say that this book will keep you on your toes and has remarkable depth.

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Salvage The Bones was a great, easy read. It follows a teen girl through weeks before and through Hurricane Katrina, including some personal battles along the way. While also having to be in a poor part of Mississippi and African American. She has some major life changing conflicts like her pregnancy. This book is a very real time in following events of how her life is going at this time. There are major connections to her mother in the book as her mom passed away a few years before this story was told. I do recommend this book as it is an interesting story, but you have to stay reading as sometimes it gets kinda slow at times like life does.

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Station Eleven is a story in which the present world as we know it has collapsed do to a ravaging viral infection called the Georgian Flu. The Georgian Flu has a high lethality rate and is able to kill the host within a matter of days. The story starts with the disease spreading out of Russia, and people coming to North America by plane and accidentally spreading the disease, the disease then spreads like Wildfire and every hospital near the area of Toronto is at capacity. The Georgian Flu then wipes out 99% of humanity within weeks, leaving those left to scavenge and survive without the use of technology. Along with this there is a raging Prophet scouring the landscape looking to indoctrinate people with his beliefs. This book consistently changes time periods to days and months before the flu, to 20-25 years after "The Collapse". Overall this book is an amazing read, and as a person who doesn't like to read a lot, this book definitely encourages me to read more because of how enjoyable it really was. At times this book is very tense and meticulous, but has many great scenes as well as messages in it and I would recommend it to anyone who wants a read a great dystopian novel.

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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin

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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin

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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow's story revolves around love, while not being about romance. It follows 2 college dropouts, Sam & Sadie, who have been friends since they were 11 & 12, but grew apart as life went on. They reunite while attending college at Harvard, & their career interests cross paths. Both have an interest in video games, so they decide to drop college & pursue developing their own video game. It follows the connection between Sam & Sadie, along with the journey they travel as being game developers

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Where the Crawdads Sing is a coming-of-age story of a girl named Kya, she lives on her own in the marshes of Carolina after her family abandons her at a young age. She grows through her relationships with the people around her and her love for the marsh. Everything changes when Kya is accused of a town murder. I loved reading this book. It has many twists and turns that make you want to keep reading. The first few chapters are a little slow while introducing the backstory, but the pace picks up after that. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a mystery. There is also a movie that you can compare it to after you finish the novel. If I could do it over I would 100% choose this book again!

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Remarkably Bright Creatures tells the story of a octopus named Marcellous and a Lady named Tova who is the nightly cleaner at the local aquarium. Cameron is another character in the book and he has set out to find out who his father really is. This book was really interesting, but at first and during reading it I could not tell if I really liked it however towards the end of the book I couldn't stop reading it and I had to figure out what was going to happen next. The octopus is a really neat character, as he has his own little point of views throughout the story and you will really enjoy reading his parts. Overall, it was enjoyable to read this book however reading isn't my passion, but if I had to read a book it would be this one.

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The Jungle tells the heartbreaking and treacherous story of a young Lithuanian family who moves to Chicago in pursuit of a better life for themselves and future generations. In direct opposition to what the family has been told about the "free" economy of the United States, they soon discover that it is just as corrupt and willing to sacrifice human lives to maintain the bottom lines of the workboss' as in their home country. You will quickly develop a deeply personal relationship with almost all the characters in this book as they try their best to navigate the complicated and hostile world that they have placed themselves in, in the hopes of a better life.

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Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine - Gail Honeyman

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Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine - Gail Honeyman

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Eleanor Oliphant goes into the depths of a woman who has struggles that no one knows about. Her establishment of a strict routine is how she copes with a difficult childhood. This novel tracks how repetition and constant irritations in life can chip away at humans leading them to their demise. It expands on mental health and the importance of relationships as one continues their journey of life. This book kept me attentive and wanting to know more about Eleanor and why she acts the way she does.

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Everything I never Told You by Celeste Ng

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Everything I never Told You by Celeste Ng

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Everything I never Told You is about a interracial family that goes through many struggles throughout the book. This book comes with many plot twist ans shocking events. Let me tell you I am not a reader but I could not put this book down. It was a bit diffrent from other books beacuse you got to see how each family member lived from their own point of view and got to see what they really stuggled with. This novel is just full of secrets. I would 100% recomend this book to anyone.

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Everything I Never Told you is about a family facing challenges throughout their time. The biggest one they face it the death of one of their daughters Lydia. This book was very interesting in my opinion because it was a mystery and it instantly got to the point. Reading is hard for me and this book made it easy. The book reflects back and forth throughout time which was kind of confusing but if you really read you won't be confused. This is a great book and it's one of the mysteries that doesn't have crazy things, Everything that happens in this book is what can happen in real life which is why i like the book. It's a realistic mystery.

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The Nickel Boys is about a boy named Elwood during the Civil Rights movement. Elwood finds himself getting into a bad situation and ends up being sent to a reform school called the Nickel Academy. There he meets his best friend, Jack, and they witness and go through things that no kid should have to. Most of these things consist of brutality from the white men in charge of the school. The boys end up trying to make an escape from the academy and it ends in a shock.

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Everything I Never Told You Is based on a family of 5 who has faced discrimination. Our attention is grabbed in the beginning when we read that Lydia is dead. Throughout you are given the information that led to understand what led to her death and how she ended dying. When I had read this book I felt that it was a book that definitely kept you attention and made you want to read more. But for someone who does not do well on comprehending what they are reading it was a little harder because it transitioned back and forth between time a lot. It make it hard to understand what was happening and at what time period in the book it had happened. You would go from the after math of Lydia's death to the investigation of trying to figure out what led to it. If you struggle to read and are looking for a book that will get you hooked though I believe this is a good one.

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Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

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Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

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Remarkably Bright Creatures is at first a book about two peoples lives in two completely different places. This books sets up the background of characters well and allows the reader to have empathy and feel for their sad situations. As the book goes on the characters begin to cross paths and continually create a connection. The book closes on a heartwarming and satisfying note, which makes the whole book come together. I recommend this book because its theme allows you to remember that everyone is fighting their own battles, whether you can see it or not.

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Overall it was an amazing book and I felt like I learned a lot through reading it. It was about an abandoned girl who learned how to live on her own. There was tragedy, love, passion all in this one book. In hind sight I would have not chosen a book where I knew what was going to happen and would feel more invested if I did not know what was going to happen next. With that being said it was an emotional yet freeing book and I would recommend.

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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo tells the story of the famous Evelyn Hugo and her rise to fame and all of the trials and tribulations she faces along the way. Evelyn faces all of the harsh realities of Hollywood, and struggles to get there in the first place. Evelyn hires a not-so-random woman to write her biography and tell of her life stories and how she went through seven husbands. This book is exciting and something unexpected comes around every corner you turn. I love this book and I would definitely recommend this book for someone who likes drama and needs a book that gets their attention right away.

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Addison Walton

Atonement tells the story of how one's mistake made in their younger days can affect the rest of their life. The story takes place in Europe over the course of WW2. The main character, Briony is 13 when she has an awful deception and acts on it, this ends up destroying the lives of many including the ones closest to her. The story has everything wrapped into one romance, heart break, action, and coming of age. Even though the book might seem long, it's never boring as it captures the point of views from multiple characters, allowing the reader to see different perspectives. Definitely a great read and I highly recommend if you wanna be thrill-fully entertained or cry.

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Everything I never Told you - Celeste Ng - KATHY THAI

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Everything I never Told you - Celeste Ng - KATHY THAI

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Everything I Never Told You starts off with an interracial family who faces discrimination and challenges throughout the story. There's also a huge hit in the face when the story starts off with the death of one of the Lee daughters, Lydia. Although dead, no one seemed to know why or how and this caused the struggle crisis throughout the rest of the story. In my opinion, I enjoyed this book because I was able to relate to some key moments in this book and it has a very interesting plot and story line. While reading this book, I found myself wanting to keep reading more and more, and I'm not normally the one to read but this book kept drawing me in.

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The Haunting of Hill House - Shirley Jackson

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The Haunting of Hill House - Shirley Jackson

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The Haunting of Hill House tells the story of three adults, all with unique histories, who are invited to stay at Hill House over the summer. Hill House was built in the early 19th century and like the guests invited has an interesting past. The novel tells the story of the time they all stayed in Hill House and every ominous instance that occurred there. This novel is psychological, and unlike anything I have ever read before. I would recommend it to someone who is interested in a novel with a serious tone, since it focuses a lot on grief. While at some points it was slow the ending was worth the read.

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The Iliad describes a conflict with two neighboring nations from one of the earliest epic poems of history and has influenced many works and will continue to. it is pretty difficult to understand and complex in many natures. I had mixed feelings towards this book as i was confused yet intrigued by the word usage and the path of the story however if i could understand it better i feel i would have no issue putting this epic among the better that i have read.

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Demon Copperhead is a bildungsroman or a coming of age story that follows the life of a kid named Damon. It follows his life as he deals with things in life like abuse, foster care and drug addictions just to name a few. It shows how he deals with it and shows his decisions he made in his life. I really enjoyed reading this there is a lot of things that happened in this novel and throughout the characters life. I highly recommend this to anyone looking for a fun book to read. The only thing against this book that I had is if you procrastinate it was a lot of pages and you need to actually read it periodically because it will be very difficult to speed read around the time of the deadline.

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Catch 22 is an ironic satire on not only the US military but also World War 2 and the ways we view Patriotism. We mainly follow Captain John Yossarian as he progresses through the war just trying to stay alive. Along the way, we get to see how the bureaucracy of the government and the upper leadership's greed hurts not only the war effort but the lives of the entire squadron. I found the book to be full of comedy mixed in with sad moments that make you question our military.

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Salvage the Bones is a true insight to African American lifestyle on the Mississippi Gulf. This novel paints the feelings of the main character, Esch, while also showing insight to life as a girl without a mother. Esch had three brothers, and was the only daughter living with her drunken father. Esch faced several challenges, one being her pregnancy which she denied telling her family. In this book, I learned about poverty, familial loss, and discrimination more than anything. Though their father worked, he did not provide much for the children and had them perform many laboring tasks to help him work. This book is painfully real and brutal at times, but it shows significance of a girl in a man's world and how she persevered throughout it.

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The Odyssey is one of the earliest classics in human history, a widely influential hallmark of literature.

It's honestly a pretty hard read: choosing a translation that fits your reading style is very important. I personally enjoy the verse translations.

This epic holds within mythology and stories burned into the cultural zeitgeist. The very structure of its plot is used in modern novels, the most on-the-nose being the second volume of the Percy Jackson series: The Sea of Monsters. If you are a fan of historical lore and mythologies, definitely give this book a read.

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Where the crawdads sing is set in a carolina marsh where we are introduced to a young girl named Kya Clark, The storys plot revolves around Kya's misfortune but also highlights the pure enjoyment she finds in life. If you are looking for a book that becomes more of an emotional attachment than pages bound together this book is for you.

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Where the Crawdads Sing is a mystery/thriller novel about a young girl named Kya. As a child, she was abandoned and she had to survive off her own intelligence and survival skills. This book has a mix of love and murder which are things that make a book good. I would recommend this book to people who like romance novels but also who like a little mystery as well. I enjoyed this book and I loved how it was very descriptive.

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Bailey Hattenhauer

Where The Crawdads Sing was something that was so beautiful to read. A girl from the marsh, Kya Clark, grows up with a rocky home life where everyone left her except her abusive father. She learned how to take care of herself and her father at a very young age. She finds love with 2 guys. One of them, Tate, goes to college for study and the other, Chase, ends up dead. Kya becomes a suspect for the investigation, but later gets released because she is innocent. Tate came back and they grew old together until she passed away. It is later seen that Tate was cleaning out her things and packing them away that he found something special...

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Where The Crawdads Sing is a coming-of -age story. The main character Kya Clark grew up alone and an outcast from her town. Kya has to learn to live on her own and become independent at such a young age. She learns that the world is a dark place and that justice is not always given. This book kept me interested and on my toes wanting to see what happens next. Overall this was a good book and would recommend anyone to read it.

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Circe is a book based on the Greek myth about a goddess who is exiled to an isolated island. This book travels through the waves of Circe's life, the development of her magic, and the growth of her character. Madeline Miller weaves the story honestly and tragically. Miller does not try to hide or lessen Circe's numerous misdeeds but rather shows the circumstances behind them, how they haunt her future, and how she overcomes them and learns from her mistakes. This legendary tale is worth reading for the history behind it and the transformative nature of it. Not only do you learn how Circe grows from her misdeed, but you also find ways to grow from your own mistakes in reading the marvels of this book.

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For someone who doesn't really like reading I can easily put this book at a 9/10. Fahrenheit 451 does a great job in envisioning a messed up dystopian setting by starting off the book with critical scenes. Overall the story was amazing, however it soon lost momentum in my opinion. Overall the characters are relatable, the story is easy to follow and perfectly blends suspense and events. I just wish the ending was at the same pace and volume as the book started off.

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Everything I never Told you by Celeste Ng

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Everything I never Told you by Celeste Ng

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Everything I Never Told You is a very interesting story it is about a family whose daughter dies mysteriously and the whole family goes into shambles. The point of view is from a 3rd person that goes from character to character telling the thoughts and ideas of everyone. I thought the book was pretty mid but if you want to read it all power to you because if the fate of the world was on the line for me to read the book I would not read it again.

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Karalyn Whited

Sing, Unburied, Sing is based in the mid to late 1900s during a very racist time period. This book shines a light on how racism can affect families for generations. The book is told in multiple different points of view so we can see more deeply into each character and how they think and feel. In this book there is drug abuse, violence, and murder. I personally loved this book because for me it is very touching. Jojo's family is similar in a way to my family and his grandma struggles with cancer throughout the whole book. This book is very entertaining and all the while mystical.

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Cayden Hartman

Fahrenehit 451 is a dystopian novel set in a futuristic society. It is portrayed through the life of a man who is going against the grain of mediocracy. It is full of futuristic action scenes and suspensful chases. I loved reading this book because of how intrigued I was the entire time I was reading it. I would definitely recommend it for anyone wanting to sit down and read a thrilling novel.

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In a career spanning more than seventy years, Ray Bradbury, who died on June 5, 2012, at the age of 91, inspired generations of readers to dream, think, and create. A prolific author of hundreds of short stories and close to fifty books, as well as numerous poems, essays, operas, plays, teleplays, and screenplays, Bradbury was one of the most celebrated writers of our time. His groundbreaking works include Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated Man, Dandelion Wine, and Something Wicked This Way Comes. He wrote the screen play for John Huston's classic film adaptation of Moby Dick, and was nominated for an Academy Award. He adapted sixty-five of his stories for television's The Ray Bradbury Theater, and won an Emmy for his teleplay of The Halloween Tree. He was the recipient of the 2000 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, the 2004 National Medal of Arts, and the 2007 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation, among many honors.

Throughout his life, Bradbury liked to recount the story of meeting a carnival magician, Mr. Electrico, in 1932. At the end of his performance Electrico reached out to the twelve-year-old Bradbury, touched the boy with his sword, and commanded, "Live forever!" Bradbury later said, "I decided that was the greatest idea I had ever heard. I started writing every day. I never stopped."

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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong 

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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous details the heartbreaking triumphs that Vuong faced throughout his childhood to his adult years. Vuong is a poet, and that is clear with every line being beautifully crafted. Within the first few pages of this book, I was hooked. Vuong has a way of putting every emotion and image into words that I have not seen with any other author before. He bears the physical and emotional abuse he faced throughout his childhood from his mom to you in an extremely raw and real way. "You're a mother, Ma. You're also a monster. But so am I - which is why I can't turn away from you." This novel grabs your heartstrings and forces you to understand and learn Vuong's unfortunate family dynamic of his abusive traumatized mother and his grandmother whose mind is slowly slipping away from her. This is an absolutely fascinating novel because of Vuong's ability to write and his unfortunate circumstances he has gone through. I would read this again in a heartbeat.

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1984 is a dystopian novel where the people's lives are controlled by a corrupt government. Winston Smith, the protagonist of the story, fights against the oppression in his society. Through Winston, Orwell was able to create a thought provoking story that is a commentary, and a warning about totalitarian governments. I enjoyed 1984 because of the flaws that every character in the book has, but the well defined justification of why they act the way they do.

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Everything I Never Told you by Celeste Ng

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Everything I Never Told you by Celeste Ng

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The mysterious novel, Everything I Never Told you by Celeste Ng, is a fascinating story about a seemingly normal family who loses their eldest daughter Lydia. This novel is full of secrets and unknowns and as the novel progresses the more is uncovered about what actually happened to Lydia. This story expresses the scary reality of how pressuring parents who want their children to be perfect usually end up negatively harming them.

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Remarkably Bright Creatures is about an old women named Tova with a dead son and husband. Also, about Cameron a younger man who doesn't know his origins and sets out to find the truth with the hopes of getting money. This book is very interesting, fun, and keeps you engaged. The characters change throughout the whole book and are very relatable especially Cameron. This book is very touching and it makes you grow close to all the characters. It brings you through all the hardships the characters go through and that is what made the ending so satisfying. I was bummed that the book was over but also over joyed at its ending.

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Everything I never told you            by Celeste Ng

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Everything I never told you            by Celeste Ng

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Everything I never told you by Celeste Ng is a mysterious novel that tells the story of the Chinese American family, the Lee's. Throughout the novel we see the repercussions of emotional damage, isolation, racism, societal issues, and high parental expectations. The author provides perspectives for each of the family members during all of the different hardships they face. The book is very suspenseful and has many emotions. The author mainly focuses on Lydia Lee, the oldest daughter. We get to see what leads her to her death and the after math of it. This book was overall really good, and one that I would recommend if you like to be kept on the edge of your seat.

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Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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Daisy Jones and The Six is a historical fiction novel based on rock bands of mainly the 70's and 80's. This book shows how hard work can pay off, but it also shows how addiction, lying, and other harmful habits can ruin relationships. Main characters Daisy Jones and Billy Dunne join forces to pursue rock and roll fame, although along the road to glory there is multiple roadblocks. Overall, I loved this book and every time I read it I was entertained and wanted to read more.

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Where the Crawdads Sing is a mystery novel revolving around Kya Clark, a girl growing up in the marsh. Her early life is difficult, and creates a connection to readers as many will face some of the struggles she goes through in some way. The book is constantly evolving and complex, showing different narratives and timelines in a small time span. As the book makes different twists, the reader is constantly involved. This book is an enjoyable book, and would be a good read regardless who you are.

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The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller is a great and entertaining version of the story originally written by Homer in the Iliad. In this version of the book, one of the only flat characters in all of the Iliad Patroclus becomes the main character and adds depth to the character. In the original, Patroclus was Achilles' favorite cousin, in this iteration of the story Patroclus is Achilles' lover. This makes far more sense with the story because after Patroclus dies, Achilles flies into a rage in both versions. It makes far more sense to have this reaction for a lover rather than a favorite cousin. Over all, the classic story of the Iliad was expanded upon by adding more depth and meaning to Patroclus' character, making for an entertaining read.

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Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng is a mysterious novel about a perfect looking family that has many secrets. Throughout the novel you learn more and more about the family leading to how Lydia, the family's golden child, was found dead in a lake. This is the best book I've ever read and I wish I could read it for the first time again. It's a murder mystery that keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout the whole book and always wanting to read more.

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This time piece by Zora Neale Hurston takes place in southern Jim Crow America. The story focuses on Janie, a black woman who tries to find happiness while dealing with the societal expectations of black people and women. With plot twists, humorous moments, and thoughtful social commentary, it makes for a captivating read. However, the heavy southern accents in the dialogue can make it difficult to read.

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Circe by Madeline Miller is a mythological novel that follows the life of the Goddess Circe. This story is a large quest to find an identity. It spans thousands of years and it can sometimes be difficult to tell when things are happening. But each small story embedded in the large one is shocking and heart-wrenching. This book is great for Greek mythology lovers because of its pace and storyline. Understanding who all the characters were as a first-time Greek mythology reader was a little difficult, but by the end of the book, I could understand what was happening.

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The novel "East of Eden" follows the relationships of brothers Adam and Charles and then Arron and Cal. This also shows insight into human life that still resonates with us today. I also liked Cathy as a character even though she was a little odd in my mind. This book lurches towards determinism and things being out of our control and then right at the end Steinbeck gives us hope. This shows that a relationship can be thwarted but can still be fixed in the book.

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The Nickle Boys explores the adventures of a boy named Elwood who lives in Florida in the 1960s during this time he lives with his grandma, and excels in school , to escape the prejudice of his town and give him more opportunity Elwood sets off to attend a college but on this journey he runs into trouble that will change his life forever. My opinion of the book was that it had a really great message and an amazing ending , Although in the beginning parts of the book can drag on and be slow and somewhat hard to read it was still very interesting. 7.5/10

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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous is a coming of age novel. The novel revolves around a first generation Vietnamese-American boy by the name of Little Dog. Throughout the novel, Little Dog discusses various issues he has with his mother. However, the issues with his mother aren't the only matter discussed throughout the novel. There were a few graphic scenes, which didn't bother me but definitely could definitely bother others. In my personal opinion, the book was very good and written in such a poetic way which made it almost impossible to want to put it down. It was a very eye opening novel about the livelihood of those who try and become accustomed to American lifestyles. Not only this, but it also hits on the points on drug use and homosexuality. Him coming to terms with his sexuality plays into finding a space for himself in a world that doesn't seem to accept him, not only for his desires but for his race.

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The book takes place in Ancient Greece and is the story of Achilles from the perspective of Patroclus. Throughout the story, there are a series of conflicts that challenge both Achilles and Patroclus. The ending is mostly sad, but it is a great story about the two and is a great take on the story of Achilles. I would recommend this book to anybody looking to read a somewhat romance novel. If you do read it, I hope you enjoy.

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The Vanishing Half encompasses a story of twin sisters, Desiree and Stella Vignes who live in a small town in New Orleans where everybody claims to be and is strictly only "light skinned". The twins run away from the town but soon become strangers to each other due to Stella's decisions and secret keeping. The novel then goes on to show Desiree and Stella's lives apart, along with their own two daughters who have no clue they other exists. Throughout the entire novel, you get to feel for each and every character as they are all having different emotions and experiences. The ideas that secrets are always exposed and deceiving family members hurts both you and your family are explored. I am not a fan of reading but once I started the book I always looked forward to reading it. I would recommend it to any girl who doesn't normally like to read.

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The book thief is about a girl who is adopted in Germany under the Nazi regime. The story follows her as she grows up during the war. The story has love,loss,sadness, and joy. The characters were very relatable in the fact that they were not perfect, and are relatable. This book will definitely make you cry a lot!! It is so good though I cannot recommend it enough!

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Remarkably Bright Creatures would fit into a category of being about a dysfunctional family. Cameron lives his whole life not knowing his upbringing and because of this, he uses it as an excuse to not make anything of himself in life and always losing his job. After his girlfriend breaks up with him, he moves to Sowell Bay where he believes he will find out who his father is and why his mother left him. While he is there, he takes on a job as a janitor in a local aquarium where he befriends an octopus and an elder woman named Tova. As Cameron meets several people along the way, the story of who his father was impacts his decisions and behaviors as well as how the truth unfolds.

Overall, it was fun to read. There really weren't many parts in the book where I got bored. I would say however that it wouldn't be one of my favorite books. The plot is fun, and its fun to read, but its usually not one of those books that most people would say is there favorite.

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Daisy Jones and the six- Taylor Jenkins Reid 

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Daisy Jones and the six- Taylor Jenkins Reid 

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The novel follows a band of six members and singer Daisy Jones as they deal with their upcoming fame. They worked from the bottom up and gained their place in rock and roll. Although behind the stage, drug addiction, taboo relations, and family trauma is what they must face. This book protrays what you see isn't always the truth. I thought it was a great book with good insight look on each character. everyone should read!

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This book is soooooo good! I am not a big reader but I would read this again on my own time. The whole book is a mystery and it keeps you guessing the whole time. At the very end everything makes sense and its so satisfying. Its pretty modern so I could still relate to a lot of the plot. It has drama, plot twist, and even made me cry. I %100 recommend reading this book with a friend and discussing the end because its crazy.

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Nineteen Eighty Four is a novel set in a dystopian society ran by a singular party. Orwell's novel follows Winston Smith as he fights the oppression of the party. Winston does things against the party's rule put upon society such as expressing his thoughts in a hand written diary. Winston also pursues a relationship. Orwell in 1984 has seemed to exploit many flaws of society. I enjoyed this read because of the action and desire set forth by the characters Orwell created.

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Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is set in a dystopian society where everyone belongs to everyone and the government is in complete control of everything. I enjoyed reading this book, it gave interesting perspectives into more than one character and it has major themes that are still quite relevant to today.

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Everything I Never Told you by Celeste Ng

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Everything I Never Told you by Celeste Ng

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Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng is a book about a seemingly perfect family in a small town in Ohio when their pride and joy daughter, Lydia Lee. The book goes back and forth between the point of view of different family members as they go through the heartbreak and grief of this tragic accident. But as the book goes on the more secrets become known and the real Lee family comes into the light. As the pressure of looking still put-together for the public eye after Lydia's death slowly squeezes the lies out of the family, you get to see just how "perfect" they really are. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who loves drama and thrill. I could not put this book down once I started it because you will want to keep reading just to find out what secret is going to be exposed next. It was really interesting to get to read from almost every main characters point of view's and I think that is what made the book even better.

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The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien tells the war stories and how they mentally affected himself, as the book goes on. The story really allows the reader to understand and feel the horrible and gruesome aspects of war, and they mental affect those experiences have on their health. Personally, I believe the novel is a great story to read to really understand what people had to go through to make our country what it is today.

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A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hossani

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A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hossani

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This Historical Fiction novel follows two women in Afghanistan during the soviet invasion as well as the Taliban's rule. This story was incredible, it follows the story of two women who were married off to the same abusive husband. The way their struggles and friendship are portrayed is absolutely heartbreaking but beautiful. The women's struggles and abuse faced are very vividly described, and can sometimes be hard to read because of how real the imagery is. Despite this, the book is incredible and inspiring and I would recommend it to everyone.

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Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

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Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

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This story written by Gail Honeyman is about the socially awkward Eleanor Oliphant. Right at the beginning, we are introduced to this main character as someone who prefers to do things alone and lives the life of a normal adult; going to work five days a week and then going back home. Nothing more and nothing less. So she is pretty relatable to us. As we learn why she is so awkward, it teaches us lessons such as why having a healthy mental state is so important. Something that I didn't really like about this book was that the beginning was really hard to get into, but once you get to a certain point, and you will know once you get there, the story gets really interesting. It is kind of annoying how she just keeps criticizing everyone's social skills every time she talks to someone new, but it does give us a perspective of what she is thinking. I would rate this story a 3/5 because the ending was really good and I had to finish it the same day I got to the good point but I really did not like the beginning because of how slow the book moved in my opinion and how annoying Eleanor's interactions are with others.

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The Nickel Boys is about Elwood's time at a corrections boarding school, Nickel Academy. Elwood is a black boy growing up in Florida in the 1960s, so he deals with many struggles before, during, and even after being at Nickel. It was different. I'm not quite sure I liked it, but I didn't dislike it. It was super hard to get into, to get interested in. But once I got to the third part, which was set in the present time instead of the past. At that point, it became more suspenseful rather than just a retelling. You could something was coming, but you didn't know what it was. Overall, I'd give it a 6/10. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't really for me.

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The Grapes of Wrath is a meaningful novel that is based on true historical situations. It consists of a family who loses their land and is required to migrate west in hopes of work and a place to call home. With the many hardships they face, it is easy to get engrossed and wonder what may happen next as the family continues moving. The novel consistently reminds the reader of the hardships of the past, but also continues to show how some things have yet to change as time has progressed. Overall, I highly enjoyed reading this novel and recommend it to anyone who is looking for something to read.

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The Handmaid's Tale is a dystopian novel, throughout which themes of oppression, unity, and resistance exist. I enjoyed this novel because of its realistic approach to a theoretical situation. The narrator provided insight into her own thoughts as well as her interpretation of the world around her as the story progressed, which allowed for readers to put themselves into her situation more easily. The story was intriguing and highly emotional in some parts of its progression. I would recommend this novel to those who enjoy dystopian novels, contemplate theoretical situations, and view life from a philosophical perspective.