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Fahrenheit 451 (1953)
by Ray Bradbury I don’t talk things, sir. I talk the meaning of things. I first read this book in early high school and did not see the hype. I didn’t think it deserved to be called a masterpiece, not even close to “one of the good classics.”…
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Slaughterhouse-Five, or, The Children’s Crusade (1969)
by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. There was a fire-storm out there. Dresden was one big flame. The one flame ate everything organic, everything that would burn. Quite possibly a top-five book of the 20th century, Slaughterhouse-Five, also known as The Children’s Crusade is one of the greatest gifts given…
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Animal Farm (1945)
by George Orwell It is a book about the Russian Revolution. It is also a book about anthropomorphic farm animals who rise up against their human subjugators and subsequently, those farm animals who rise up against their own. In this case, the pigs win out, break every promise…