Express7686 rated Stoner: 4 stars
Stoner by John Williams, John Williams (NYRB Classics)
William Stoner is born at the end of the nineteenth century into a dirt-poor Missouri farming family. Sent to the …
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Express7686 rated The Road: 5 stars
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
A searing, postapocalyptic novel destined to become Cormac McCarthy’s masterpiece.
A father and his son walk alone through burned America. …
Express7686 rated Shadow of the Torturer: 4 stars
Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe (Book of the New Sun (1))
The Shadow of the Torturer is the first volume in the four-volume series, The Book of the New Sun. It …
Express7686 rated The Fault in Our Stars: 2 stars
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her …
Express7686 rated Os Maias: 3 stars
José Maria Eça de Queiroz: Os Maias (Editora Ulisseia)
Os Maias by José Maria Eça de Queiroz
“Os Maias” conta a história da família Maia. Afonso da Maia tem um filho, chamado Pedro, tímido e nervoso.
Pedro …
Express7686 rated Memorial do Convento: 3 stars
Memorial do Convento by Vários Autores
«Um romance histórico inovador. Personagem principal, o Convento de Mafra. O escritor aparta-se da descrição engessada, privilegiando a caracterização de …
Express7686 rated Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain: 3 stars
Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain by David Eagleman
Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain is a New York Times bestselling non-fiction book by American neuroscientist David Eagleman, …
Express7686 rated The Code Book: 4 stars
The Code Book by Simon Singh
The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography is a book by Simon Singh, published …
Express7686 rated The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: 3 stars
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks
In his most extraordinary book, “one of the great clinical writers of the twentieth century” (The New York Times) recounts …
Express7686 rated The Player of Games: 3 stars
The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks, Iain Banks (Culture, #2)
The Player of Games is a science fiction novel by Scottish writer Iain M. Banks, first published in 1988. It …
Express7686 rated American Gods: 2 stars
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
First published in 2001, American Gods became an instant classic, lauded for its brilliant synthesis of “mystery, satire, sex, horror, …
Express7686 rated The Stand: 3 stars
The Stand by Stephen King
One man escapes from a biological weapon facility after an accident, carrying with him the deadly virus known as Captain …
Express7686 rated The Hot Zone: 3 stars
The Hot Zone by Richard Preston (Dark Biology, #1)
A highly infectious, deadly virus from the central African rain forest suddenly appears in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. There …
Express7686 rated House of Leaves: 4 stars
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Nothing, in all it's entirety.
Express7686 rated 1Q84: 2 stars
1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
The year is 1984 and the city is Tokyo.
A young woman named Aomame follows a taxi driver’s enigmatic suggestion …