The Alchmist novel by Paulo Cohelo about an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago. He follows his dreams, literally, a well as “signs” from his environment. He travels from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of a treasure buried in the Pyramids. Characters: Santiago (the shepherd) Melchizedek (the king of Salem) The Englishman […]
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Lucy Score knows how to capture readers’ hearts who is a Wall Street Journal and #1 Amazon Kindle Store bestseller of romantic comedies and contemporary romance. She has since reached the bestseller lists with her Knockemout series as below: 1) Things We never got over (January 13, 2022) 2) Things We Hide from the Light (February 21, 2023) 3) Things
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Theme: Good Omens by Neil Gaiman, explores themes of good vs. evil, free will, and the nature of humanity. Summary: Good Omens is a humorous and thought-provoking novel that tells the story of an angel and a demon who team up to prevent the apocalypse. It is a comedy about the birth of the son of Satan
Theme: Things We Left Behind by Lucy Score explores themes of trust, family, and the power of love Summary: It is the third and final book in Lucy Score’s Knockemout series. Lucian Rollins, a driven mogul seeking vengeance, crosses paths with the determined small-town librarian, Sloane Walton. Despite their initial dislike for each other, a passionate
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Theme: Things We never got over by Lucy Score, explores the theme of The Courage to Love (the courage it takes for a wounded heart to rediscover passion, the critical support of friends and family, and the hopeful power of love). Summary: In this novel, 30-something-year-old Naomi Witt falls under the spell of a wealthy
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Theme: Things We Hide from the Light by Lucy Score, explores the eternal themes of friendship, forgiveness, and family. Summary: It focuses on Nash Morgan, the town’s police chief, who struggles to recover emotionally and psychologically from the near-fatal shooting recounted in the series’ first book. Famous Quotes: “The greater good always comes with a
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Theme: As You Like It by William Shakespeare, written around 1599, explores the theme of love, disguise, and the harmonizing power of nature. There is love at first sight between Orlando and Rosalind, Phoebe and Ganymede, and Oliver and Celia. It not only insists that people can and do change, but also celebrates their ability to
Theme: Othello by William Shakespeare, explores the theme of racial prejudice, manipulation, and jealousy. Summary: This play Othello is about a man who falsely accuses his wife of cheating on him, and believes this lie so strongly that he eventually takes her life Famous Quotes: “Excellent wretch! Perdition catch my soul But I do love
Theme: My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult, explores the theme of sister and family bonds; what appears to be true versus the reality; and one is the fine line between right and wrong in medical ethics. Summary: It is the story of Anna, a thirteen year old girl genetically conceived to be a match for
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Theme: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J. K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, John Tiffany, explores the theme of the impact of fame and legacy upon a parent-child relationship. It is about the journey Albus takes while growing up, and the roles he and his best friend, Scorpius (Draco Malfoy’s son), play when dark forces,
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Theme: The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell, explores the theme of war and violence. It is divided into chapters that focus on different characters connected to one central protagonist, Holly Sykes, during successive historical moments. Summary: It follows Holly Sykes, a young woman from Kent, England, who becomes embroiled in a secret war between two
Theme: The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. explores the theme of gender roles, escapism, familial responsibility, and unfulfilled desire. Summary: This play follows the lives of a family of three (mother Amanda and two adult children, Laura and Tom) as they struggle to deal with a changing world in which they do not fit in.
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Theme: Life After Life by Kate Atkinson, explores the themes of physical death and war. Summary: Among Atkinson’s later critically acclaimed works was Life After Life (2013), a novel in which the protagonist, Ursula Todd, repeatedly dies and is reborn in the year 1910. In each new life, Ursula is confronted by different choices and situations
Theme: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng, explores the theme of Motherhood. Summary: It tells the story of Elena Richardson, a woman who thrives on structure and rules, and her family. When Mia Warren, an artist who has been living a nomadic lifestyle as a single mother with her daughter, Pearl, arrives in town, it
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Theme: The Help by Kathryn Stockett, explores the theme of racial inequality and the power of literature. Summary: It portrays the relationship between black maids and white women to show viewers how influential the civil rights movement was to today’s society. Famous Quotes: “You is kind, you is smart, you is important.” “All I’m saying
Theme: Lord of the Flies by William Golding, explores the theme of civilization, rules, and order; innocence lost; mob mentality; knowledge; and nature. Summary: It tells the story of a group of young boys who find themselves alone on a deserted island. They develop rules and a system of organization, but without any adults to
Theme: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, explores the theme of Price of Betrayal. Amir and Hassan’s relationship: their friendship, and eventual betrayal due to Amir’s cowardice, and Amir’s redemption via rediscovering bravery for Hassan’s sake. Famous Quotes: “A boy who won’t stand up for himself becomes a man who can’t stand up to anything.” “That
Theme: The Tempest by William Shakespeare, explores the theme of freedom, empathy, forgiveness and nature versus nurture. Summary: This story begins with a sorcerer named Prospero who lives on an island with his teenage daughter, Miranda. The two have been stranded there for the past twelve years. Famous Quotes: “How features are abroad I am
Theme: Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, Denial, contradiction, and the quest for order versus disorder comprise the three major themes of Death of a Salesman. Summary: It addresses loss of identity and a man’s inability to accept change within himself and society. The play is a montage of memories, dreams, confrontations, and arguments, all
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Theme: A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, explores the theme of desire, death, and gender. Summary: It follows the tale of two sisters, reunited, and the conflicts that follow, created by the introduction of one to the other’s spouse. But it is also about the beauty and the ugliness of mankind in its simultaneous
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Theme: A Raisin in the Sun by Langston Hughes, explores the theme of dreams. Each character has a dream of their own and in some way, each of their dreams conflicts with someone else’s dream. Summary: It depicts a family’s struggle for survival. The Younger family who lives in Southside, Chicago, fights for their civil rights
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Theme: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf by Edward Albee, explores the theme of Reality and illusion. The central message is that human beings must learn to live without illusion. Summary: It depicts the troubled marriage of a middle-aged couple, George and Martha, and the emotional and psychological games they play with each other and with
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Theme: The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro, describes the content of Lost memories and the fight to get them back. Summary: The story follows an elderly couple, Axl and Beatrice, as they embark on a journey to find their long-lost son. Along the way, they encounter mystical beings and uncover buried secrets that force them
Theme: Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones, explores the theme of destiny, youth, courage and love. Summary: Sophie is the oldest of three girls and works in a hat shop. Things change when the Witch of the Waste (evil bad women) puts a spell on her that makes her old. She meets the infamous
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Theme: The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang, explores the theme of war, colonization, racism, colorism, genocide and cycles of abuse. Summary: The book follows Fang Runin, a peasant girl who is accepted to Sinegard Academy. She discovers a mysterious power and trains to become a shaman to the vengeful god, the Phoenix. When war
Theme: The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett, explores the social themes, like class, money and position in society among other things as well. Summary: It is a collection of four stories set on Discworld, a flat planet that is carried by four huge elephants that stand on the back of the giant turtle Great
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Theme: A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin, explores the theme of Coming of Age Knowledge and Patience vs. Power and Pride Identity and the Shadow Self Duty and Destiny Cosmic Balance Summary: A Wizard of Earthsea is a simple but beautiful and magical coming-of-age story of a young wizard Ged, who starts
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Theme: The Hobbit by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, explores the theme of bravery. Summary: A well mannered Hobbit named Bilbo Baggins, embarks upon a journey to take back a kingdom, and a very important jewel ,with twelve dwarves, and a wizard named Gandalf the Grey. Halfway throughout the journey, Bilbo embarks upon a magic golden
Theme: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis explores the theme of good vs. evil, betrayal and forgiveness, courage, transformation, the natural world, and magic. Summary: This novel takes readers on a magical journey through a wardrobe into the enchanting world of Narnia where four siblings must battle the evil witch
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Theme: The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch, explores the theme of The price of life Stretch of a lie Summary: In this novel, we follow a group of elite con artists called the Gentleman Bastards. Led by their leader, Locke Lamora (the infamous Thorn of Camorr), the story begins with the gang trying
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Theme and Summary: A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin explores the theme of Power Struggles – The fight among characters and houses for control and authority Family Loyalty – The importance of staying true to one’s family and protecting them Betrayal – Characters turning against each other for personal gain Famous Quotes:
Theme: Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton explores the themes of man vs. nature, technology, and power. Summary: The main message of this novel is to show the danger of using technology in such a way. Jurassic Park follows the characters of Dr. Alan Grant and Dr. Ellie Sattler as they are flown to an island
Theme: The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin explores the theme of climate change, racial repression, and post-apocalyptic disaster. Summary: The story is split into three separate narratives. One, narrated in the second person, follows a middle-aged woman named Essun from a small town called Tirimo. The other two are narrated in the third person and follow
Theme: Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood explores the theme of human relationships (romantic/familial) and how they are affected by the scientific and cultural shifts. Summary: Snowman, known as Jimmy before mankind was overwhelmed by a plague, is struggling to survive in a world where he may be the last human, and mourning the loss
Theme: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers, explores the theme of power and authority. Summary: Fleeing her old life, Rosemary Harper joins the multi-species crew of the Wayfarer as a file clerk, and follows them on their various missions throughout the galaxy. It introduces readers to the Wayfarer, a ship
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Theme: A Study in Scarlet by Conan Doyle, explores the theme of Injustice and Hypocrisy. Summary: The novel is broken up into two parts, each containing seven chapters. The first part takes place in London and details Holmes and Watson investigating the murders of two American men. The second part, set in Utah, explains how
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Theme: Angels & Demons by Dan Brown, explores the theme of centuries old conflict of science versus religion. Brown proves that the two are incompatible through the use of ambigrams and the character’s polarizing views on science and religion. The story follows Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon as he investigates a murder at the CERN research
Theme: Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie, explores the main themes of the novel is the morality of murder-is it all right to kill a man, even if law has acquitted him? Is it ever all right to kill a man? The novel suggests, at least by Poirot and the passenger’s standards, that
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Theme: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins, is a novel about how society’s expectations of women often push them to the breaking point, leading them to seek out (or fall victim to) dangerous situations. Summary: Paula Hawkins follows three women who are abused by the men in their lives in the form of
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Theme: The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson, explores the themes of identity, connections and isolation, justice, retribution, and gender-based violence. Summary: Lisbeth Salander’s life is shaped by her abusive treatment at the hands of various men. A frantic and harrowing but predictable tale of group dynamics and survival. A group of strangers searches
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Theme: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson, exploring themes of violence, abuse, and corruption. Summary: Harriet Vanger, a scion of one of Sweden’s wealthiest families disappeared over forty years ago. All these years later, her aged uncle continues to seek the truth. He hires Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently trapped by
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Theme: The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri, sees the Inspector investigating a death from natural causes in suspicious circumstances. It’s slow to get going but a good plot with plenty of social commentary. Summary: Silvio Lupanello, a big-shot in Vigàta, is found dead in his car with his pants around his knees. The car
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Theme: The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn, explores the theme of isolation, mental illness, trauma, and resilience. Summary: It follows the life of Dr. Anna Fox who suffers from agoraphobia and lives a reclusive life at her large home in New York City, where she one day witnesses a murder across the street. A
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Theme: Hyperion by Dan Simmons, explores the themes of love, loss, sacrifice, and the pursuit of meaning. Summary: On the eve of Armageddon, with the entire galaxy at war, seven pilgrims set forth on a final voyage to Hyperion seeking the answers to the unsolved riddles of their lives. Each carries a desperate hope—and a
Theme: The Children of Men by P. D. James, explores the themes of hope and faith in the face of overwhelming futility and despair. Summary: It is a dystopian novel set in a future society where women have become infertile. As the human race faces extinction, the protagonist, Theo Faron, is drawn into a dangerous mission
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Theme: The Martian by Andy Weir, explores the theme of sense of humor, self-control, self-confidence, humility, intellectual curiosity, hard working, problem solving, courage, and integrity. Summary: It is the sheer determination and resourcefulness required for survival in the harshest of environments. Mark Watney, the protagonist, is left stranded on Mars with limited supplies and no immediate
