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Anthem by Ayn Rand
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Synopsis: The book first starts out as a dystopian socialist type of society where everyone refers to themselves as “We” (no concept of individualism). This, along with the main protagonist’s journey, mirrors that of Winston’s in Orwell’s 1984. Eventually, the main protagonist runs away from this society [...]

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Zombies. They’re sort of like vampires, but nowhere near as popular. Why is that? Aside from the fact that their mythology hasn’t yet been sexed up and corrupted, it’s because there’s not a lot of great zombie literature. Max Brooks’s World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War puts that excuse to rest. [...]

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Just put an order in with Amazon for a few books. Wanted to know if any readers have read any of these, and if so, what did you think?

Story: Substance, Structure, Style and The Principles of Screenwriting by Robert Mckee
The Iliad and The Odyssey Robert Fagles Translation
The Aeneid Robert Fagles Translation
All 7 Harry Potter [...]

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“Can you help a brother out?” To a lot of you reading this that conjures up images of a guy in dirty clothes, wondering the streets or sitting on the sidewalk, hand outstretched and asking for some cash. In this case, it’s sort of like that, but not really. Actually this edition is named as [...]

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I just picked up Soon I Will Be Invincible by first-time author Austin Grossman. If you’ve been to a bookstore lately, you may have seen a bright blue book with a pink, winged helmet on the cover. Looking at it, of course, just screams tacky. One look inside, however, and you’ll be hooked. At least [...]

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