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Only Dull People Are Brilliant at Breakfast by Oscar Wilde
4.0
If Oscar Wilde had a twitter account, this would be it
The Witches by Roald Dahl
4.0
does this book still frighten me, even though I’m 20 years old and witches aren’t real?
yes it does
yes it does
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
5.0
wow this book.... it definitely felt like a journey (one that I enjoyed though)
It felt like I had my own little window into the Russian Aristocracy, and I LOVED it. I love these types of books that follow multiple people over a span of time, showing Insights into their daily lives and struggles.
I definitely felt very connected to some characters, but not all. I personally didn’t feel a great deal towards Anna which I was shocked at, I found her to be kind of annoying and at times quite cruel. I adored Levin and Kitty, and they definitely made the book for me.
It felt like I had my own little window into the Russian Aristocracy, and I LOVED it. I love these types of books that follow multiple people over a span of time, showing Insights into their daily lives and struggles.
I definitely felt very connected to some characters, but not all. I personally didn’t feel a great deal towards Anna which I was shocked at, I found her to be kind of annoying and at times quite cruel. I adored Levin and Kitty, and they definitely made the book for me.
Middlemarch by George Eliot
5.0
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. it had everything I love, interweaving plots, many characters and lots of drama. I loved the writing style and I cant wait to read more work by George Eliot.
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
5.0
“Words can be like x-rays, if you use them properly - they’ll go through anything. You read and you’re pierced.”
Far in the future, the World Controllers have created the ideal society. Through clever use of genetic engineering, brainwashing and recreational sex and drugs all it’s members are happy consumers. Bernard Marx seems alone harbouring an ill-defined longing to break free.
WOW! What a book. From the moment I started this I couldn’t put it down. The world that Huxley creates is so real and powerful. The themes and ideas explored are so vast and thought provoking! Also how is it possible that this book was written 88 years ago, and is so relevant and important today!
Far in the future, the World Controllers have created the ideal society. Through clever use of genetic engineering, brainwashing and recreational sex and drugs all it’s members are happy consumers. Bernard Marx seems alone harbouring an ill-defined longing to break free.
WOW! What a book. From the moment I started this I couldn’t put it down. The world that Huxley creates is so real and powerful. The themes and ideas explored are so vast and thought provoking! Also how is it possible that this book was written 88 years ago, and is so relevant and important today!
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
5.0
This book made me want to drink gin and call everyone “old sport”