“Children of Time” by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Francesco Francesco

“Children of Time” by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Children of Time is an epic sci-fi story following the very last attempt of humanity to survive our dying planet. Facing a race of intelligent spiders—mistakenly came to being because of humans’ technology—the biggest threat to men’s survival will be, unsurprisingly, themselves.

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“Unsettled Ground” by Claire Fuller
Francesco Francesco

“Unsettled Ground” by Claire Fuller

Unsettled Ground is a beautiful and heart-wrenching tale of survival and disillusionment. Julius and Jeanie’s world shatters when their mother Dot dies, leaving them in a house they can’t keep nor pay for; without jobs, or money, or phones, or bank accounts and, most of all, without any explanation about why their life turned out to be the way it is.

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“The Haunting of Hill House” by Shirley Jackson
Francesco Francesco

“The Haunting of Hill House” by Shirley Jackson

The Haunting of Hill House is an unsettling ghost story told from the point of view of Eleanor, who grows more and more paranoid while she gets to know her companions in the meanderings of the terrible Hill House.

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“The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini
Francesco Francesco

“The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini

The Kite Runner is the story of Amir and Hassan’s friendship, which, though polluted by violence and wrong early choices, results to be stronger than distance, stronger than Taliban, stronger than war and even stronger than death.

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“Life of Pi” by Yann Martell
Francesco Francesco

“Life of Pi” by Yann Martell

Life of Pi is the story of Piscine Molitor Patel; an Indian boy who ends up being a castaway on a lifeboat for 277 days with a tiger.

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Seven Lessons from “American Gods” by Neil Gaiman
Francesco Francesco

Seven Lessons from “American Gods” by Neil Gaiman

“American Gods tells the story of Shadow, brought into the war between new and old Gods while his dead girlfriend gets him out of trouble over and over again. The book’s more about America and immigration than it is about wars and Gods.”

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“The Blind Assassin” by Margaret Atwood
Francesco Francesco

“The Blind Assassin” by Margaret Atwood

“The Blind Assassin” is a story, within a story, within a story. It’s a poignant family drama with no happy ending, just a painful yet poetic conclusion, not unlike life can be sometimes.

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