Hunger by Knut Hamsun
First published in Norway in 1890, Hunger probes into the depths of consciousness with frightening and gripping power. Like the …
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Alf rated Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: 5 stars
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig, Roberty M. Pirsig, Robert Pirsig
"The real cycle you're working on is a cycle called 'yourself.'"One of the most important and influential books of the …
Doppler by Erlend Loe (Andreas Doppler, #1)
Doppler is a satirical novel by Norwegian author Erlend Loe. It was first published in 2004 in Norwegian where it …
Alf rated Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina: 5 stars
Alf rated The Annotated Hobbit: The Hobbit, or, There and back again: 5 stars
The Annotated Hobbit: The Hobbit, or, There and back again by J. R. R. Tolkien, Douglas A. Anderson
The Annotated Hobbit: The Hobbit, or There and Back Again is an edition of J. R. R. Tolkien's novel The …
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. …
Alf rated Lord of the Flies: 4 stars
Lord of the Flies by William Golding (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century; Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)
Lord of the Flies is a 1954 novel by Nobel Prize–winning British author William Golding. The book focuses on a …
Alf rated The Catcher in the Rye: 3 stars
The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
Holden Caulfield, knowing he is to be expelled from school, decides to leave early. He spends three days in New …
Alf rated Fahrenheit 451: 3 stars
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Fahrenheit 451 is a 1953 dystopian novel by American writer Ray Bradbury. Often regarded as one of his best works, …
11/22/63 by Stephen King
On November 22, 1963, three shots rang out in Dallas, President Kennedy died, and the world changed. Unless...
In 2011, …
Alf rated The Martian: 4 stars
The Martian by Andy Weir (The Martian, #1)
A mission to Mars.
A freak accident.
One man's struggle to survive.
Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one …
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Jane Eyre (originally published as Jane Eyre: An Autobiography) is a novel by English writer Charlotte Brontë, published under the …
Alf rated No more Mr. Nice Guy!: 3 stars
Alf rated The Alchemist: 3 stars
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
"My Heart Is Afraid that it will have to suffer," the boy told the alchemist one night as they looked …
Alf rated Naive. Super: 5 stars
Naive. Super by Erlend Loe
Naïve. Super. (Original title: Naiv.Super.) is a novel by the Norwegian author Erlend Loe. It was first published in 1996 …