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"There are 8 strangers that are invited for a few days to stay at a supposed millionaires mansion. The invite comes from a mysterious Mr. U.N. Owen, whom these strangers all feel they heard of, but"... (read full reviews)
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"A truly excellent story. Not too long and perfectly paced, full of surprises. Highly recommended."... (read full reviews)
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"This book is part of my reading for my English Literature class. I love it, love it, LOVE IT! I mean, come on, it’s Wuthering Heights.
I love the relationships between the characters particularly"... (read full reviews)
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"Animal Farm by George Orwell is a masterpiece and one of the most famous books written in the last hundred years. It tells the story of hard done to farm animals who rise to form a rebellion, drive"... (read full reviews)
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"It's hard to write something in this review without using a lot of exclamation marks, because this book is magnificent. I had read the short stories before and was so impressed that I bought the"... (read full reviews)
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"In a world where women are flogged in some countries for being raped, Hardy's novel is still shockingly relevant. Tess Durbeyfield goes to work for a rich family to whom her parents believe they are"... (read full reviews)
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"A really good read.Would recommend to anybody."... (read full reviews)
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"Insanity becomes sanity and unreason reason when reading Alice's adventures. Someone needs to study the different types of psychoses afflicting each character in this book (I believe all mental"... (read full reviews)
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"Okay, 'Lolita' is the meisterwerk, the top dog, boss hog of Nabokov. But just imagine if it didn't exist... 'Pale Fire' would surely be number one! A long mock-Robert Frost style poem (astounding"... (read full reviews)
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"I would give this 6 stars if I could! the most beautiful, dreamlike book I have ever read. It is beautifully written. The haunting love story seems so ethereal you will read it again and again. I"... (read full reviews)
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"More philosophical wit and wisdom from the master storyteller, as Captain Stormfield lays waste to the more traditional views of the hereafter. In very much the same vein as "The Diary Of Adam"... (read full reviews)
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"Ok, so I simply don't understand some people. Now I'm adding 'people who have given kestrel for a knave fewer than four star reviews' to the list of people I don't understand. They seem to be missing"... (read full reviews)
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"Dickens, the greatest storyteller of English letters, writes with such atmosphere and affection about our great capital. This, his last full novel, is a bleak, serious and gripping satire on the"... (read full reviews)
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"I absolutely love this novel, it's beautifully written and the story itself is refreshingly unique. My favourite love story and I am yet to find another that I find comparable to this."... (read full reviews)
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"I found this a gripping read even though it was slightly uncomfortable in places. It was full of suspense and I couldn't put it down, as I couldn't wait to find out what happened in both the future"... (read full reviews)
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"An astounding book that explores the strengths and depths of the human soul. Solzenitstyn's writing is utterly profound and outstanding and you continue to reflect on what you've read long after"... (read full reviews)
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"The shortest of his novels, this is probably the Dickens that is encountered most frequently these days due to its permanent position on school book lists. That's a shame really because it is the"... (read full reviews)
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"This book is one of the least read of Dickens works but it really deserves a higher profile. The common misconception that anyone with an interest in 19th Century fiction is not engaged with 21st"... (read full reviews)
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"Described as "Pride and Prejudice with a social conscience", this is a wonderful love story set against the backdrop of the 19th century cotton mills. Margaret Hale, uprooted from her quiet"... (read full reviews)
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"Jane Eyre is an orphan who comes from a loveless aunt to a brutal school in the north of England. When the school's atrocities are discovered, vast improvements are made and Jane continues on from a"... (read full reviews)