Originally called Jane Eyre: An Autobiography, this novel is about the inner struggles of a woman caused by social norms, moral obligations, and personal desires. The book didn’t state why the books are banned, but it may be to censor the people from certain truths and to give the people equal levels of knowledge (by burning all the books, no one can be more knowledgeable than the other). In Bradbury’s novel, technology was becoming advanced and people were choosing simpler forms of entertainment like televisions and radio.īooks were no longer favored because the contents are the same for fear of offending some groups. I can’t even imagine a world where reading is a crime and books are burned. The bookworm in me shuddered upon reading Fahrenheit 451. Take it one step further and visit Bran Castle, Dracula’s Fortress in Transylvania! The Count has set his sights on the young man and his friends, but with a legendary vampire hunter by his side they embark on a nightmarish adventure. While the common animals in the barn have barely to eat, shivering in the cold, hopeless.Ī young English solicitor travels to Count Dracula’s castle for a business visit and encounters a series of unfortunate incidents. Over the years, the pigs began to act like men-wearing clothes, sleeping on beds, and drinking scotch. From a democratic system, it became a tyranny. The farm prospered at first, but then the pigs began to fight for power. The pigs led a new system and established the Seven Commandments. It’s about a farm where the animals rebelled and overthrew the humans for treating them poorly. Animal Farm is an allegory to Stalin’s tyranny. Orwell’s books always give me a heavy feeling after reading. Scrooge was a wealthy man with a very cold heart who was paid a visit by the spirits on Christmas Eve and faced to make a choice about changing. Must-Read Classic Books + 10 Free Novels to DownloadĪ well-known Christmas tale where Charles Dickens tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge. Lucky for you, many of them are free (or close to free) on Kindle, so this list will be cheap to complete. That’s why I decided to create this list of must-read classic books.įrom books I was assigned while in school to good reads I’ve come across in my adult life, leaf through the pages of this bucket list and let these must-read classics take you to new places. This probably due to the fact that so many were mandatory reading way back in high school, which turns enjoyable reading into homework. With that said, the one genre that seems to always be last on the reading list is classic novels. It doesn’t matter much as long as it’s entertaining, educational or inspirational. My tastes on books to read run the gamut, from romance to science fiction to entrepreneurial to fantasy. That’s the thing about books-they let you travel without moving your feet. But, even at home a good book will have you off to a place you’ve never been or even a time different from your own. It is one of the best ways to pass the time while traveling-between all the airports, trains and planes, distractions are a necessity.
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