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The Road
, by Cormac McCarthy
, by Cormac McCarthy 
A Book for Every Bomb ShelterThis is a book to read in one sitting between 12 and 4am. And despite this narrow scheduling request, Cormac McCarthy's The Road will expand your view of time.
The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood
, by Margaret Atwood
Atwood spun a tale about a future society so destroyed by toxic waste that humans are on the verge of extinction. Babies become the new gold rush, making women the new territory to conquer. Like every...
A Woman from Cairo, by Val Landi
, by Val Landi
I have been reading Val Landi's novel A Woman from Cairo, a book which has been mentioned on this blog many a time, and one which has, naturally, its very own
The Devil's Feather, by Minette Walters
, by Minette Walters
I was hooked on the books of Minette Walters from the summer of 1993, when I returned to the UK. My first was “The Scold’s Bridle”. For me, it was such a superior read that ...
Eating Mammals, by John Barlow
, by John Barlow
A man scrapes mulched dog fat from the roof of his mouth. A mother cat licks the slime from her mutant spawn’s head. A woman cuts into a gigantic meat pie filled with 6 live, squealing piglets...
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