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Down and Out in Paris and London is George Orwell’s semi-autobiographical account of his experiences living in extreme poverty in Paris and London, first published in 1933. The novel explores the grim realities of destitution and sheds light on the …
The Year of the Flood, a speculative fiction novel by Margaret Atwood, is the second installment in the MaddAddam Trilogy, following the critically acclaimed Oryx and Crake. The story is set in a dystopian future ravaged by environmental collapse, corporate …
Shift is a science fiction novel by Hugh Howey, published in 2013. It serves as a prequel to his earlier work, Wool, and explores the origins of the post-apocalyptic world introduced in the first book. The narrative of Shift is …
Silo is a dystopian science fiction novel by Hugh Howey, originally published as a series of interconnected short stories. The first volume, Wool, was released in 2011, followed by the prequel Shift in 2013, and the sequel Dust later that …
Misery is a gripping psychological horror novel by Stephen King that tells the story of a successful author, Paul Sheldon, who finds himself at the mercy of a dangerously obsessed fan, Annie Wilkes, after a car accident leaves him injured …