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.
Classics
Walden – Henry David Thoreau
Some ‘classics’ just aren’t worth anyone’s time.
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.
The Song of Roland
A classic? A French hero braved the foreign hordes to defend his homeland. I’m not so sure…
Stand on Zanzibar – John Brunner
It’s a strange, ‘happening’ future. Contemporary, and sixty years too late
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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Failures in Polymathy 