How I Spent My Vacation
Discover how I spent my vacation immersed in a world of books! Explore my reading list and get inspired for your next literary getaway.
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Understanding Power
by Peter R. Mitchell
An introduction to Noam Chomsky's views on the politics of power discusses third-party politics in the United States, the suppression of dissent, U.S. foreign and domestic policy, and the role of the media.
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A Maze of Death
by Philip K. Dick
Fourteen strangers came to Delmak-O. Thirteen of them were transferred by the usual authorities. One got there by praying. But once they arrived on that planet whose very atmosphere seemed to induce paranoia and psychosis, the newcomers found that even prayer was useless. For on Delmak-O, God is either absent or intent on destroying His creations.
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The Castle
by Franz Kafka
The story of land-surveyor K's obsessive attempts to reach the castle, illustrating man's struggle against bureaucracy.
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A Confederacy of Dunces
by John Kennedy Toole
Set in New Orleans, the protagonist is nearly arrested for being a suspicious character and encounters many unfortunate events.
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Miss Lonelyhearts & The Day of the Locust
by Nathanael West
Two classic short stories, one about a male reporter who writes an advice column, and the other, about people who have migrated to California in expectation of health and ease.
