The Stranger
Meursault buries his mother, kills a man on an Algiers beach, and faces trial for seeming to feel nothing.
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
Blogger Mark Manson argues for fewer cares held better, through suffering, values, failure and saying no, with raw stories.
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The Subtle Knife
Will finds a window to Cittagazze, meets Lyra, and both hunt the knife that cuts between worlds.
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The Summer I Turned Pretty
Belly spends another Cousins summer torn between Conrad and Jeremiah Fisher.
3,556-word summary · 16 min read
The Sun Also Rises
Jake Barnes drifts through Paris bars and Pamplona bullfights with Brett Ashley and a wounded generation.
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the sun and her flowers
Kaur follows love and loss through wilting, falling, rooting, rising, and blooming in short illustrated poems.
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The Sun Is Also a Star
On deportation day, Natasha meets Daniel, who bets hours and science can make her fall in love.
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The Sweetest Oblivion
Sheltered Elena Abelli catches the eye of feared made man Nicolas Russo after her sister flees an arranged match.
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The Tales of Beedle the Bard
Five wizard fairy tales from Hermione book, with Dumbledore notes, including the Three Brothers and the Hallows.
2,663-word summary · 12 min read
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Heather Morris retells the years of Lale Sokolov as tattooist at Auschwitz Birkenau, his love for Gita Furman, and the food trades and quiet risks that kept…
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The Testaments
Aunt Lydia, Agnes and Nicole conspire to bring down Gilead fifteen years later.
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The Things They Carried
Alpha Company humps through Vietnam carrying rifles, letters, and guilt. O'Brien's linked 1990 collection asks what a true war story really tells.
2,877-word summary · 13 min read