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- CofC c/o 2025 B.S. Psychology
- Interested in gender studies, anthropology, and psychology
- Mainly read fiction books that are emotional, reflective, and challenging
- Public library lover
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Joshua rated Aldous Huxley's Brave New World: 4 stars
Aldous Huxley's Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Originally published in 1932, this outstanding work of literature is more crucial and relevant today than ever before. Cloning, feel-good …
Joshua rated The Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks: 4 stars
The Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor black tobacco farmer whose cells—taken …
Joshua rated The Homeric hymn to Demeter: 3 stars
Sophie Mills: Euripides (2006, Duckworth)
Euripides by Sophie Mills (Duckworth companions to Greek and Roman tragedy)
"Accessible introductions to ancient tragedies discuss the main themes of a play and the central developments in modern criticism, while …
Joshua rated The spirit catches you and you fall down: 4 stars
The spirit catches you and you fall down by Anne Fadiman
Discusses a sick child of Laotian immigrants whose beliefs conflict with Western medicine.
Joshua rated Sophocles - Oedipus Tyrannus : A Translation: 3 stars
Euripides by Allan, William (Duckworth companions to Greek and Roman tragedy)
Euripides' Medea is one of the greatest and most influential Greek tragedies. This book outlines the development of the Medea …
Joshua rated The War of the Worlds: 5 stars
The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells
When an army of invading Martians lands in England, panic and terror seize the population. As the aliens traverse the …
The Iliad by Emily Wilson, Homer
The greatest literary landmark of classical antiquity masterfully rendered by the most celebrated translator of our time.
When Emily Wilson’s …
Joshua rated The Odyssey: 5 stars
The Odyssey by Homer
The Odyssey (; Greek: Ὀδύσσεια, Odýsseia, Attic Greek: [o.dýs.sej.ja]) is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to …
Joshua rated At Night All Blood Is Black: 4 stars
At Night All Blood Is Black by David Diop, Anna Moschovakis
Alfa Ndiaye is a Senegalese man who, never before having left his village, finds himself fighting as a so-called “Chocolat” …