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The Metamorphosis
By Franz Kafka Gregor Samsa woke up one day and realized that he had become a horrible vermin. He wanted it to be a dream but it was as real as can be. Outside his room door, his family and the chief clerk were knocking on the door, requesting an explanation from Gregor as to…
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The Time Machine
By H. G. Wells A time traveler described his time travelling experience to his friends, where he managed to travel far into the future and spent some days in the future civilization, trying to find his time machine to get back home. His friends were very doubtful of his description. This is a wild imagination…
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The Woman in The Window
By A. J. Finn Dr Anna Fox suffers from Agoraphobia, and have not leave her house for eleven months. Her husband and daughter are somewhere else but they chat regularly. Anna spent most of her time playing chess, drinking wine, watching old movies, chatting on online forum and observing her neighbors. One day as she…
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Winnie-The-Pooh
By A. A. Milne Somewhere in the Hundred Acre Wood lives Winnie the Pooh and his friends Piglet, Rabbit, Christopher Robin, Owl, Eeyore, Kanga and Roo. They each have their own personalities and through each adventure, they get to know each other more. The book talks a lot about friendship, how they seek other for…
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The Old Man and The Sea
By Ernest Hemingway Santiago have not caught any fish for more than two months, and was considered unlucky by the Villagers. On the eighty-fifth day, Santiago decided to go further out to the sea using his Skiff, and managed to catch a Marlin longer than his skiff. Only after the fish was hooked that Santiago…
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The Boy Who Talked with Animals
By Roald Dahl A hotel guest described an event during his stay at a hotel where a fisherman managed to catch a huge turtle for the hotel, and a boy demanded that it should be released. The boy’s love for animals helped the turtle greatly, and in return, the turtle gave the boy an adventure…
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White Fang
By Jack London Half dog half wolf, White Fang began his life exploring his surroundings and learning of its dangers. One day, he accidentally stumbled upon the owners of his mother, and began learning the rules of the humans. It was filled with punishment and angry companions, and that was not the worst of the…
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The Bookseller
By Roald Dahl The bookseller cares not about his books business, for he and his secretary has another business going on. Deceitful invoices were mailed to grieving widows listing items allegedly purchased by their deceased husbands. It all went smoothly, until a widow started clarifying some details with them… This is not a child-friendly book,…
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The Outsiders
By S. E. Hinton Ponyboy Curtis from ‘Greasers’ was jumped one day by members of a rival gang ‘Socs’. Out of defense, Johnny killed one of the rival gang members and caused a war between the two gangs while Ponyboy and Johnny hid from them. Although this book talks about gang violence and underage smoking…
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Green Eggs and Ham
By Dr Seuss A curious Sam-I-am keeping asking if the person would try green eggs and ham, wondering if it was seems better if the locations were different. Initially, the stranger refused, but Sam-I-am kept asking until he was finally willing to try. Sam-I-am is a little persistent in getting the stranger to try green…