The Time of Light
By: Gunnar Kopperud
4.08
Format: 247 pages, Paperback
Markus, a former German soldier devastated by the outbreak of this new war, seeks atonement from an…
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1. The Time of Light
By: Gunnar Kopperud
4.08
Format: 247 pages, Paperback
Markus, a former German soldier devastated by the outbreak of this new war, seeks atonement from an… read more
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- war
- european literature
- world war ii
- fiction
- historical fiction
2. One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
By: None , H.T. Willetts , Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
3.98
Format: 182 pages, Paperback
The only English translation authorized by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn First published in the Soviet… read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
"A couple of ounces ruled your life."-None, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
"Two roubles. Worn notes that didn't rustle."-None, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
"It's all so arty there's no art left in it."-None, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
"Гении не подгоняют трактовку под вкус тиранов!"-None, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
3. If Nobody Speaks Of Remarkable Things
By: Jon McGregor
3.89
Format: 275 pages, Paperback
In this Booker Prize–nominated “dream of a novel,” ordinary middle-class lives converge and collide… read more
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- fiction
"Say excuse me but, really, I am actually very much in love with you."-Jon McGregor, If Nobody Speaks Of Remarkable Things
"I'm surprised, but I'm glad, I realise that this is what i wanted that night last week, to simply make a connection and keep hold of it."-Jon McGregor, If Nobody Speaks Of Remarkable Things
"I remembered the promises we'd made to each other, me and Sarah and Simon, and I wondered if I'd been naive to think we could keep them."-Jon McGregor, If Nobody Speaks Of Remarkable Things
"But there are people too he says, everywhere there are people and I think it is easier to hold hands with people than it is with angels, yes?"-Jon McGregor, If Nobody Speaks Of Remarkable Things
4. Kafka on the Shore
By: Haruki Murakami , Philip Gabriel
4.13
Format: 467 pages, Paperback
Kafka on the Shore, a tour de force of metaphysical reality, is powered by two remarkable character… read more
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- fiction
"In dreams begins responsiblities."-Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore
"I don’t know what it means to live."-Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore
"Artists are those who can evade the verbose."-Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore
"It's easy to forget things you don't need anymore."-Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore
5. The Good Terrorist
By: Doris Lessing
3.68
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
The Good Terrorist follows Alice Mellings, a woman who transforms her home into a headquarters for … read more
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- fiction
"There was a certain struggling fury that went with being jobless, and persevering, and being turned down, that was different from simply being jobless."-Doris Lessing, The Good Terrorist
"كانت التوجّهات التي تمَّ اختيارها هي : √ الأولى ، مشكلة البطالة - التي لابدّ مِن استثمارها. √ الثانية ، كراهية الشعب البريطاني عامةً لسياسة الحكومة حول التسلُّح النووي. √ الثالثة ، رفض الشعب البريطاني الناشئ…"-Doris Lessing, The Good Terrorist
6. The Midwich Cuckoos
By: John Wyndham
3.91
Format: 220 pages, Mass Market Paperback
In the sleepy English village of Midwich, a mysterious silver object appears and all the inhabitant… read more
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- fiction
"…after all, what is a planet but an island in space?"-John Wyndham, The Midwich Cuckoos
"Some quotations," said Zellaby, "are greatly improved by lack of context."-John Wyndham, The Midwich Cuckoos
"Will you agree to be superseded, and start on the way to extinction without a struggle? I do not think you are decadent enough for that."-John Wyndham, The Midwich Cuckoos
"But not she. Her eternity is an article of her faith. Great wars and disasters can ebb and flow, races rise and fall, empires wither with suffering and death, but these are superficialities: she, wom…"-John Wyndham, The Midwich Cuckoos
7. Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall
By: Anna Funder
4.20
Format: 328 pages, Paperback
In 1989, the Berlin Wall fell; shortly afterwards the two Germanies reunited, and East Germany ceas… read more
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"People were crazy with pain and secrets."-Anna Funder, Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall
"When I got out of prison, I was basically no longer human,' Miriam says."-Anna Funder, Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall
"Why are some things easier to remember the more time has passed since they occurred?"-Anna Funder, Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall
"Ten days is time enough to die, to be born, to fall in love and to go mad. Ten days is a very long time."-Anna Funder, Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall
8. Out
By: Natsuo Kirino , Stephen Snyder
3.95
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
Natsuo Kirino's novel tells a story of random violence in the staid Tokyo suburbs, as a young mothe… read more
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- fiction
"...I'm willing to march into hell if I'm following you."-Natsuo Kirino, Out
"And I'm willing to march into hell if I'm following you."-Natsuo Kirino, Out
"I'm desperate for money'. She said. And I'm willing to march into hell if I'm following you."-Natsuo Kirino, Out
"I'm desperate for money'. She said. 'And I'm willing to march into hell if I'm following you'. (Yoshie Azuma)"-Natsuo Kirino, Out
9. Prophet Song
By: Paul Lynch
4.10
Format: 259 pages, Kindle Edition
A fearless portrait of a society on the brink as a mother faces a terrible choice, from an internat… read more
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- war
- fiction
"people are entitled to some small moment of peace."-Paul Lynch, Prophet Song
"the child absorbing the mother’s trauma and storing it in his body for later use,"-Paul Lynch, Prophet Song
"... time is at once addition and subtraction, time adds one day to the next and always takes away from what's left..."-Paul Lynch, Prophet Song
"...knowing how it is so that all boys grow up and pull away from home to unmake the world in the guise of making it, nature decrees it so."-Paul Lynch, Prophet Song
10. Old God's Time
By: Sebastian Barry
3.85
Format: 261 pages, Hardcover
From the two-time Booker Prize finalist author, a dazzlingly written novel exploring love, memory, … read more
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- fiction
"Per ell aquest era el sentit de la jubilació, de l'existència: estar-se immòbil, feliç i inútil"-Sebastian Barry, Old God's Time
"Per ell aquest era el sentit de la jubilació, de l'existència: estar-de immòbil, feliç i inútil"-Sebastian Barry, Old God's Time
"No one minds life as long as they are not trying to leave it. Nor death, as long as they are not dying."-Sebastian Barry, Old God's Time
11. Case Study
By: Graeme Macrae Burnet
3.60
Format: 278 pages, Hardcover
“I have decided to write down everything that happens, because I feel, I suppose, I may be putting … read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
"Forget about meaning’, he said. ‘Life’s not about meaning, it’s about experience."-Graeme Macrae Burnet, Case Study
"It is impossible to walk behind someone on a narrow cliff path without the idea of shoving them over the edge crossing one’s mind."-Graeme Macrae Burnet, Case Study
"To be in another country, speaking another language, was to be another person, and in being another person I felt for the first time that I was myself."-Graeme Macrae Burnet, Case Study
"Her handbag, he said, was found on the scene. I made a mental note to carry out a thorough spring clean of contents of my own bag before throwing myself in front of any trains."-Graeme Macrae Burnet, Case Study
12. The Offing
By: Benjamin Myers
4.25
Format: 260 pages, Hardcover
After all, there are only a few things truly worth fighting for: freedom, of course, and all that i… read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
"I was neither old enough to have made myself a heron young enough to have escaped the newsreel images or the long dark shadows that the returning soldiers dragged behind them like empty coffins. For …"-Benjamin Myers, The Offing
"At times like this, or when hoeing soil or sanding wood, or just sitting on a bench with my face turned to the sun, I appeared to slip out of the moment so entirely - or, conversely, perhaps was so d…"-Benjamin Myers, The Offing
13. Shuggie Bain
By: Douglas Stuart
4.31
Format: 430 pages, Hardcover
Shuggie Bain is the unforgettable story of young Hugh "Shuggie" Bain, a sweet and lonely boy who sp… read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
"Rain was a natural state of Glasgow. It kept the grass green and the people pale and bronchial."-Douglas Stuart, Shuggie Bain
"Opposite the gates was a low concrete building. Dozens of men were spilling out of its windowless structure and stood in dark clumps on the Pit Road. At first it looked like they were leaving chapel,…"-Douglas Stuart, Shuggie Bain
14. The Cat Who Saved Books
By: Sōsuke Natsukawa
3.72
Format: 198 pages, Hardcover
The Cat Who Saved Books is a heart-warming story about finding courage, caring for others – and the… read more
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- fiction
"But time is merciless in its passing."-Sōsuke Natsukawa, The Cat Who Saved Books
"Books have souls,’ repeated the cat softly. ‘A cherished book will always have a soul. It will come to its reader’s aid in times of crisis."-Sōsuke Natsukawa, The Cat Who Saved Books
"In today's world, a lot of what should be obvious has been turned upside down. The weak are used as stepping stones and those in need are taken advantage of. People just caught up in this pattern. No…"-Sōsuke Natsukawa, The Cat Who Saved Books
"Being able to express shallow words of sympathy in a sweet voice doesn't make someone a caring, compassionate soul. What's important is the ability to have empathy for another human being--to be able…"-Sōsuke Natsukawa, The Cat Who Saved Books
