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The Great Gatsby

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"It is the greatest American novel"
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Animal Farm

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"Allegory too many contemporaries have forgotten. "
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1984

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"Cautionary tale still relevant in the 21st century"
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Catch-22

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"Greatest WW2 satire"
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Lolita

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3.87 avg rating — 961,127 ratings
"Brilliant writing of lives twisted by sexual tension"
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Mark Twain: Huckleberry Finn

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3.89 avg rating — 23,814 ratings
"Great American book of the 19th century showing the prejudice and failings of society laid between the lines with humor. "
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Fahrenheit 451

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"Censorship one step in the future handled like a literary thriller "
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The Big Sleep (Philip Marlo...

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"Perhaps, the greatest detective story written"
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The Martian Chronicles

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