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Express7686 rated The Investigation: 4 stars
The Investigation by Stanisław Lem
Reads initially like the sort of traditional science fiction you might see on TV - rocket lands on foreign planet, …
Express7686 rated The Return of the King: 5 stars
The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
THE RETURN OF THE KING, which brings to a close the great epic of war and adventure begun in The …
Express7686 rated The Two Towers: 5 stars
The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the …
Express7686 rated The City & the City: 3 stars
The City & the City by China Miéville
When a murdered woman is found in the city of Beszel, somewhere at the edge of Europe, it looks to …
Express7686 rated One hundred years of solitude: 4 stars
Express7686 rated Capitalist Realism: 4 stars
Capitalist Realism by Mark Fisher
Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? explores Fisher's concept of "capitalist realism," which he takes to describe "the widespread sense …
Express7686 rated Lord of Light: 4 stars
Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny
Earth is long since dead. One a colony planet, a band of men has gained control of technology, made themselves …
Express7686 rated Siddhartha (Picador Books): 4 stars
Siddhartha (Picador Books) by Hermann Hesse, Hermann Hesse
Hermann Hesse wrote Siddhartha after he traveled to India in the 1910s. It tells the story of a young boy …
Express7686 rated The Fall of Hyperion: 3 stars
The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons (Hyperion Cantos, #2)
On the world called Hyperion, beyond the law of the Hegemony of Man, there waits the creature called the Shrike. …
The aleph (including the prose fictions from The Maker) by Jorge Luis Borges (Penguin classics)
Express7686 rated Homage to Catalonia: 5 stars
Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell (Penguin books -- 1699)
[Homage to Catalonia][1] is [George Orwell][2]'s account of his experiences fighting in the 'Spanish Civil War'. Alongside many British workers, …
Express7686 rated Left Hand Of Darkness: 4 stars
Left Hand Of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
[Comment by Kim Stanley Robinson, on The Guardian's website][1]: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K Le Guin (1969) …
Express7686 rated The dispossessed: 5 stars
The dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
E-book extra: In-depth study guide.Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. He will seek answers, question the unquestionable, and …
