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This book was included in “1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die.”
I own the 2006 edition of “1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die.” Peter Boxall is the general editor and the preface was written by Peter Ackroyd. This book has compiled 1001 recommended books, primarily novels which were selected by over 100 contributors (literary critics, professors of literature, etc.). For each recommended book there is information on the author and a short blurb about the book.
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This book was included in “1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die.”
I own the 2006 edition of “1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die.” Peter Boxall is the general editor and the preface was written by Peter Ackroyd. This book has compiled 1001 recommended books, primarily novels which were selected by over 100 contributors (literary critics, professors of literature, etc.). For each recommended book there is information on the author and a short blurb about the book.
I use "1001 Books Yo ...more
I was very surprised that I liked this book because it is not something I usually read. When reading this I could not help but have a feeling of disbelief. I would read certain details and just think to myself, "no way". I would recommend this book to someone because it is very original and interesting.
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This is a profoundly thought-provoking book. I tried to start it once before years ago and gave up within the first few pages; I can't imagine why now. The scariest thing about this book is that it really seems vaguely plausible, perhaps now more than ever. Atwood has a way of getting to the root of society and pinpointing what is wrong and how it could actually go given the right set of circumstances.
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Oct 28, 2013
Monica St. Dennis
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it was amazing
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review of another edition
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again-and-again
This gets better every time I read it -- and, most recently, during the government shutdown, it got scarier.
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EDITED: Now it's the beginning of the Trump administration, and it seems a bit quaint. People used to think that we'd need violence to shift America into theocracy? I doubt it will take that much. ...more
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EDITED: Now it's the beginning of the Trump administration, and it seems a bit quaint. People used to think that we'd need violence to shift America into theocracy? I doubt it will take that much. ...more
Jan 26, 2011
Shoshana G
rated it
did not like it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
dystopia,
grown-up-fiction
Aug 26, 2011
Natalya
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it
Nov 27, 2017
Angel Castaner
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really liked it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
gender-and-sexuality,
dystopia
