The dystopian genre has always been so alluring because it shows the depravity of humans, of how wrong mankind can steer if the right amount of pressure is applied. It is horrifying and fascinating, and books like Never Let Me Go, by Kazuo Ishiguro being … Read More
If you are looking for more books like The Devil Wears Prada, then the obvious choice would be to seek out other titles by the same author — in this case, Lauren Weisberger. The Devil Wears Prada is her debut novel. The story sees our … Read More
Pierce Brown’s 2014 science fiction debut, Red Rising, opened another window into the reality of everyday class and race struggles. Other books like Red Rising have done this before, but none with the same page-turning flair. The journey of young ‘Red’ protagonist Darrow is engaging … Read More
Wuthering Heights is one of the most famous novels to come from the literary force that is the Brontë sisters, published in 1847 it is Emily Brontë’s first and last novel. A Gothic tragedy which centres around the character Heathcliff, troubled childhood orphan turned wealthy … Read More
Published in 1847, Charlotte Brontë’s Gothic romance Jane Eyre was one of the most groundbreaking novels of its time and it continues to allure readers to this day. Touching upon themes like feminism, mental illness, sexuality, and religion, this revolutionary novel was considered to be … Read More
Harper Lee’s iconic 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird is considered to be one of the best works of American literature. The coming of age novel, told through the eyes of 6-year-old Jean Lousie “Scout” Finch, brilliantly describes the injustice of race relations in the … Read More
Margaret Mitchell’s 1936 epic novel Gone With the Wind was met with almost immediate success upon its publication and it continues in notoriety to this day. Though it is perhaps most famous for the 1939 film adaptation starring Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable, the novel … Read More
Sylvia Plath’s only novel, The Bell Jar, was published in 1963 and is a semi-autobiographical account of Plath’s own life as a young woman struggling with depression and bipolar disorder. The novel, which describes the debilitating feeling of depression as being akin to suffocating under … Read More