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A Room with a View 3/5

Summary/thoughts: A young woman on holiday in Italy

I don't remember much of this story. I had moved or was about to move to China for a year when I read this.

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The Scarlet Letter 2/5

Summary/thoughts: A woman in town is socially excluded from everyone else, her exclusion visualized by an A sewed on her clothes.

I remember being very bored by the book. Maybe I would have more appreciation for it now a days.

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Brave New World 3.5/5

Summary/thoughts: Humanity is in a strict caste system with alphas at the top and Epsilon at the bottom. There is systematic indoctrination and distractions to keep everyone in place. One man starts to question his society.

Its an important part of dystopian lit but theres def problems with it. Its very dated in alot of ways and its not as shocking now (even though I find it to be). Content warning for the book as well.

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Things Fall Apart 3.5/5

Summary/thoughts: Follows a leader of a fictional Igbo clan in Nigeria and the struggles he and his community face with the forced colonization.

I am very thankful to have a curriculum that included this for an English class. Being introduced to different people, cultures, religions, and races in such a humanizing and empathic way is critical to education.

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The Time Travelers Wife 2.5/5

Summary/thoughts: A dude travels back in time uncontrollably and occasionally meets his wife throughout her life. Its not great when you think about it for more then a minute. I personally think its important to read book to form your own opinion instead of someone on the internet telling you its bad.

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