American literature

The Hunger Games

“Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor.” Part 1: The Tributes The story begins in District 12, a poor mining region in the […]

English literature

A Clockwork Orange

“What’s it going to be then, eh?” Part 1: Alex’s World The novel opens with Alex, a 15-year-old delinquent, and his gang of “droogs” (Pete, Georgie, and Dim) […]

English literature

Never Let Me Go

“I keep thinking about this river somewhere, with the water moving really fast. And these two people in the water, trying to hold onto each other, holding on […]

English literature

1984

“War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.” Part One Winston Smith, a frail 39-year-old man, lives in Airstrip One (formerly Britain), a province of the totalitarian […]