Yet another book haul guys… I need to stop this. My TBR pile is enormous.
1984 by George Orwell
Written in 1948, 1984 was George Orwell’s chilling prophecy about the future. And while the year 1984 has come and gone, Orwell’s narrative is timelier than ever. 1984 presents a startling and haunting vision of the world, so powerful that it is completely convincing from start to finish. No one can deny the power of this novel, its hold on the imaginations of multiple generations of readers, or the resiliency of its admonitions. A legacy that seems only to grow with the passage of time.
Winston Smith works for the Ministry of truth in London, chief city of Airstrip One. Big Brother stares out from every poster, the Thought Police uncover every act of betrayal. When Winston finds love with Julia, he discovers that life does not have to be dull and deadening, and awakens to new possibilities. Despite the police helicopters that hover and circle overhead, Winston and Julia begin to question the Party; they are drawn towards conspiracy. Yet Big Brother will not tolerate dissent – even in the mind. For those with original thoughts they invented Room 101 . . .
I’ve been on the edge about whether to read this book for years. I have yet to meet someone who doesn’t like this book and thats got to mean something right?! So I saw it on the shelf and thought… well, I’ll get it and when I want to read it I can just pick it up.
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
In American Psycho, Bret Easton Ellis imaginatively explores the incomprehensible depths of madness and captures the insanity of violence in our time or any other. Patrick Bateman moves among the young and trendy in 1980s Manhattan. Young, handsome, and well educated, Bateman earns his fortune on Wall Street by day while spending his nights in ways we cannot begin to fathom. Expressing his true self through torture and murder, Bateman prefigures an apocalyptic horror that no society could bear to confront.
Kind of a funny story behind getting this. I haven’t read it, and a few years ago I bought this book for my father for Father’s Day and I remember opening it up and reading a paragraph at random. Its safe to say I was horrified. But I had no choice but to give it to him, as I had no more money to get him anything else. He hasn’t mentioned the book to me at all since.
But now I am curious to actually read the book. I’m not usually into the horror/thriller genre, but I think this could be an interesting and disgusting book that I could end up loving.
The Midas Touch by Mark Daniels
This authoritative and fascinating introduction to the legends of history will reintroduce readers to the cyclopes, Minotaur and centaurs of the Ancient Greeks, as well as shedding light on the wider world of mythology.
The Midas Touch includes a stunning array of fascinating tales and gets to grips with the ancient stories of Aboriginal, Sumerian, Egyptian, Mesoamerican, Maori and Indian cultures, encompassing legends from the most diverse societies and the most ancient cultures from across the globe.
In a concise yet comprehensive format, The Midas Touch is a wonderful evocation of the hugely entertaining stories and characters of mythology.
I find Mythology fascinating, but I have also found that I honestly don’t know where to start when reading about it. This is book is just an introduction but I think it’ll do the job in acquainting me with the lesser known myths out there.
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