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Science Fiction
1984
by George Orwell
Winston Smith rewrites the past for a living, until he decides to keep one honest thought of his own.
Literary Fiction
The Road
by Cormac McCarthy
A father and son walk south through ash, carrying the fire between them.
- Genre
- Literary Fiction
- Audience
- Adult
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- Post-apocalyptic
- Sparse prose
- Father and son
About the book
McCarthy strips punctuation, names and scenery down to the essentials in a post-apocalyptic novel that is really about parenthood.
Why we recommend it
Bleak, spare and unexpectedly tender. Short enough to read in one sitting.
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