Published in 1903, The Call of the Wild is Jack London’s most-read book, and is generally considered his best, hailed as the masterpiece of his “early period.” Critic Maxwell Geismar, in 1960, referred to The Call of the Wild as “a beautiful prose poem,” and Editor Franklin Walker said that […]
1984, written in 1948 by George Orwell, tells the tale of a society in the year 1984 that is under constant war, and ruled by a dictatorship that uses tight surveillance and mind control to police its populace. The main character, Winston Smith, is a civil servant of the ironically-named […]
With the final theatrical installment being released worldwide this week, it seemed like the perfect opportunity to discuss THE most banned book (collectively) of the 21st century according to the American Library Association– the Harry Potter series; the first four books are, as a group, at #7 for the most […]
Soon, in the not-too-distant future, when the book burners finally get their way, life will become monotonous and bland. In this very real and likely future world all thought, all individuality, all creativity will cease to exist because the self-righteous morality police will have run out of things to complain […]
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