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Classics, Fiction, Novel, Satire  0 Comments

June 10, 2022July 28, 2021

Gulliver’s Travels: Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World – Jonathan Swift

So called ‘classics’ pretty frequently don’t age very well. I am not sure why this is such a controversial statement.

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February 18, 2022May 5, 2021

On the Road – Jack Kerouac

‘On the Road’ is one of those classics that won’t be a classic much longer.

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Capitalism, Classics, Fiction, Novel  0 Comments

October 15, 2021April 8, 2021

The Grapes of Wrath – John Steinbeck

Reading the so called classics often leaves me with a bad taste in my mouth. This is one of the few that I actually enjoyed.

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Classics, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Self-Help  2 Comments

September 20, 2019September 20, 2019

Walden – Henry David Thoreau

Some ‘classics’ just aren’t worth anyone’s time.

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Classics, Cyberpunk, Fiction, Science-Fiction  0 Comments

July 20, 2018June 4, 2018

Neuromancer – William Gibson

One of the most absolutely influential novels of all time, William GIbson’s Neuromancer did much to create the ambiance of the modern technological world.

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Classics, Fiction, History, Mythology  0 Comments

July 6, 2018May 22, 2018

The Song of Roland

A classic? A French hero braved the foreign hordes to defend his homeland. I’m not so sure…

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Classics, Fiction, Science-Fiction  0 Comments

March 23, 2018February 10, 2018

Stand on Zanzibar – John Brunner

It’s a strange, ‘happening’ future. Contemporary, and sixty years too late

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Classics, Non-Fiction, Poems  0 Comments

February 16, 2018January 7, 2018

Selected Epigrams – Martial (Translated by Susan McLean)

The first century Roman poet fills you in on just what Roman society was like. It’s not what you think.

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