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War and Peace – Leo Tolstoy

This Tolstoyan masterpiece is one of the best-written books on War and its effect on people’s lives. The War is the Napoleonic war where Russia was invaded by a strong French army conquering Moscow, and the subsequent defeat and flight of the conquering army.

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Maurice – E.M. Forster

Maurice is said to be Forster’s homage to same-sex love. It is so. Belonging to the same lot, Forster must have felt a strong need to express himself through fiction.

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Les Misérables – Victor Hugo

This is one of the most beautiful and best books that is ever written about human suffering; a true masterpiece.

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July 24, 2021

All Quiet on the Western Front – Erich Maria Remarque

“This book is to be neither an accusation nor a confession, at least of all an adventure, for death is not an adventure for…

July 24, 2021

Anna Karenina – Leo Tolstoy

“Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” This opening sentence sums up the main theme of this…

July 24, 2021

Of Mice and Men – John Steinbeck

After long years of avoiding him, I finally managed to sum up my courage and read John Steinbeck. Now one may ask me why…

July 24, 2021

Shirley – Charlotte Bronte

Dear Charlotte, you and I will never be friends. I’m convinced of it now. I do get on with your sisters well, but not…

July 23, 2021

Count of Monte Cristo – Alexander Dumas

To say that The Count of Monte Cristo is the most widely read novel written by Alexander Dumas is no exaggeration. The Three Musketeers…

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