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The Yellow Wall-Paper The Yellow Wall-Paper (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 393,190 ratings — published 1892
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Ways of Seeing Ways of Seeing (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 462,480 ratings — published 1972
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Literary Theory: The Basics Literary Theory: The Basics (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.69 — 546 ratings — published 2000
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Film Theory and Criticism: Introductory Readings Film Theory and Criticism: Introductory Readings (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 693 ratings — published 1974
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The Empty Space The Empty Space (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 5,064 ratings — published 1968
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The World Republic of Letters (Convergences: Inventories of the Present) The World Republic of Letters (Convergences: Inventories of the Present)
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avg rating 3.65 — 257 ratings — published 1999
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One Way Street And Other Writings One Way Street And Other Writings (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 2,367 ratings — published 1928
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All That Is Solid Melts Into Air: The Experience of Modernity All That Is Solid Melts Into Air: The Experience of Modernity (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.31 — 3,270 ratings — published 1981
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The Work of Art in the Age of Its Technological Reproducibility, and Other Writings on Media The Work of Art in the Age of Its Technological Reproducibility, and Other Writings on Media (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 27,147 ratings — published 1936
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 5,820,922 ratings — published 1949
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Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.36 — 31,590 ratings — published 2002
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Signs and Meaning in the Cinema Signs and Meaning in the Cinema (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.76 — 332 ratings — published 1969
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Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 3,752 ratings — published 1998
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Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 49,489 ratings — published 2005
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Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.30 — 5,047,637 ratings — published 1813
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There There There There (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.97 — 237,706 ratings — published 2018
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Babel Babel (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 556,128 ratings — published 2022
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Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #2) Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #2)
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avg rating 4.46 — 477,226 ratings — published 2021
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Modern Epic: The World System from Goethe to Garcia Marquez Modern Epic: The World System from Goethe to Garcia Marquez (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 103 ratings — published 1994
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Agrarian Questions: The Latin American Novel on the Road to Capitalism Agrarian Questions: The Latin American Novel on the Road to Capitalism (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.88 — 4 ratings — published
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Oceano Nox Oceano Nox (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.83 — 9 ratings — published
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Franz Kafka Franz Kafka (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.72 — 18 ratings — published 1986
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Nie ma Nie ma (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 3,734 ratings — published 2018
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Tree and Leaf: Includes Mythopoeia and The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Tree and Leaf: Includes Mythopoeia and The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 3,463 ratings — published 1964
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A Short History of Photography A Short History of Photography (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.84 — 809 ratings — published 1931
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Fearful Symmetry: A Study of William Blake (Collected Works of Northrop Frye) Fearful Symmetry: A Study of William Blake (Collected Works of Northrop Frye)
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avg rating 4.34 — 785 ratings — published 1947
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Olive Olive (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.66 — 23,350 ratings — published 2020
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The Death and Return of the Author: Criticism and Subjectivity in Barthes, Foucault and Derrida The Death and Return of the Author: Criticism and Subjectivity in Barthes, Foucault and Derrida (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.74 — 31 ratings — published 1992
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Aspects of the Novel Aspects of the Novel (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 5,118 ratings — published 1927
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Dante's Divine Comedy (The Landmark Library Book 12) Dante's Divine Comedy (The Landmark Library Book 12)
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avg rating 4.06 — 49 ratings — published
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Anatomy of Criticism Anatomy of Criticism (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 1,998 ratings — published 1957
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An Essay On Criticism An Essay On Criticism (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.79 — 1,562 ratings — published 1711
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Out of Sheer Rage: Wrestling With D.H. Lawrence Out of Sheer Rage: Wrestling With D.H. Lawrence (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 2,524 ratings — published 1997
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Empire of Signs Empire of Signs (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.83 — 2,737 ratings — published 1970
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The Crisis of Narration The Crisis of Narration (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.91 — 3,199 ratings — published 2023
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Selling Jesus: What's Wrong With Marketing the Church Selling Jesus: What's Wrong With Marketing the Church (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 10 ratings — published 1992
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The Decline of the West The Decline of the West (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 2,377 ratings — published 1918
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Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.97 — 32,298 ratings — published 2010
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Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.97 — 13,086 ratings — published 2022
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Duch nadziei i inne eseje Duch nadziei i inne eseje (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.62 — 48 ratings — published
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Ekonomia to stan umysłu. Ćwiczenie z semantyki języków ekonomicznych Ekonomia to stan umysłu. Ćwiczenie z semantyki języków ekonomicznych (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.47 — 34 ratings — published 2023
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Disaster Nationalism: The Downfall of Liberal Civilization Disaster Nationalism: The Downfall of Liberal Civilization (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 640 ratings — published 2024
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Immediacy: Or, The Style of Too Late Capitalism Immediacy: Or, The Style of Too Late Capitalism (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 685 ratings — published 2024
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Supernatural Horror in Literature Supernatural Horror in Literature (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 2,454 ratings — published 1927
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Sakka no zo Sakka no zo (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2012
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The Queen of America Goes to Washington City: Essays on Sex and Citizenship (Series Q) The Queen of America Goes to Washington City: Essays on Sex and Citizenship (Series Q)
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avg rating 4.20 — 274 ratings — published 1997
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The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double-Consciousness The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double-Consciousness (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 1,393 ratings — published 1993
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Times Square Red, Times Square Blue Times Square Red, Times Square Blue (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 2,424 ratings — published 1999
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The Omni-Americans: Some Alternatives to the Folklore of White Supremacy The Omni-Americans: Some Alternatives to the Folklore of White Supremacy (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 241 ratings — published 1970
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Moha le fou, Moha le sage (Points) (French Edition) Moha le fou, Moha le sage (Points) (French Edition)
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avg rating 3.54 — 215 ratings — published 1978
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Benjamin Disraeli
“¿No sabéis quiénes son los críticos? Aquellos que no han tenido éxito en la literatura y en el arte.”
― Benjamin Disraeli

Alok   Mishra
“The modern reader must ask: what do I want from literature? Do I merely seek comfort, entertainment, prestige, or am I in search of something nobler—wisdom, empathy, truth? The way we read ultimately shapes who we are. And who we are determines what kind of world we wish to build.”
― Alok Mishra

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