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Things Fall Apart
What if the very traditions that forged your identity could crumble in the blink of an eye? In Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo, a warrior clinging to pride in a world shifting beneath his feet, battles to uphold his legacy as colonial shadows encroach on his homeland. But when culture collides with change and defiance dances with despair, will his fire consume him—or light the way for those left behind? Some truths refuse to be buried… and some falls rewrite history.
- Originally Published: 1958
- Publisher: Penguin Books, 1994
- Genre: Novel
- Pages: 209
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780385474542
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Devil on the Cross
What if the devil wasn’t a myth, but a tyrant in a tailored suit, auctioning your future to the highest bidder? In Devil on the Cross, Wariinga, a defiant young woman stripped of hope, confronts a grotesque underworld where greed is gospel and her people’s suffering is a spectator sport. But as she uncovers the rot festering in her nation’s soul, will her rebellion ignite liberation—or bind her to the very evil she fights? The cross awaits… and no one escapes unscathed.
- Originally Published: 1980
- Publisher: Penguin Classics, 2017
- Pages: 320
- Genre: Novel
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780143107361
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The House of the Dead
What if survival demanded surrendering your very soul? In The House of the Dead, Aleksandr Petrovich, a disgraced nobleman, navigates the merciless chaos of a Siberian prison camp—where brutality collides with fleeting humanity, and every act of defiance could cost his sanity. As he teeters between revulsion and unexpected kinship with fellow convicts, one haunting truth emerges: the bars of captivity are not iron, but the shadows within. Will his awakening redeem him… or condemn him to a fate worse than chains?
- Originally Published: 1861
- Publisher: Dover Publications, 2004
- Genre: Fiction
- Pages: 446
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN-13: 978-0486434094
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Frankenstein
What if the spark of life you ignited turned into a nightmare you couldn’t control? In Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but tormented scientist, shatters the boundaries of nature to breathe life into his darkest ambition—only to unleash a haunting force that mirrors humanity’s deepest fears. As obsession twists into terror and creation confronts creator, one question remains: Is the true monster born of flesh… or the ruin of a soul that dared to play God?
- Originally Published: 1818
- Publisher: Wordsworth Classics, 1992
- Genre: Fiction
- Pages: 174
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9781853260230
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Macbeth
What if a single prophecy could unravel your soul? Macbeth, a noble warrior, grapples with this torment when a chilling prediction ignites a spiral of ambition and moral decay. As crowns are seized and alliances fracture, his conscience battles a hunger for power—but in a world where fate whispers and blood stains, can any victory outweigh the cost? Will you dare witness how far a man will fall before his own shadow devours him?
- Originally Published: 1606
- Publisher: Wordsworth Classics, 1992
- Genre: Tragedy
- Pages: 128
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9781853260353
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Chronicles From the Land of the Happiest People on Earth
What if the “happiest” nation on Earth harbored a secret so dark it could devour its soul? Dr. Kighare Menka, a surgeon haunted by the mutilated bodies of his patients, stumbles upon a grisly conspiracy trading in human flesh—a scheme entwined with the country’s most revered leaders. When his closest friend becomes the next target, Menka must unravel the lies before his own name joins the missing… but in a world where power wears a saint’s mask, can truth survive—or will it be buried with the bones?
- Originally Published: 2021
- Publisher: Vintage, 2022
- Genre: Fiction
- Pages: 464
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780593314470
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The Secret History
What if the pursuit of beauty demanded a blood sacrifice? In The Secret History, outsider Richard Papen becomes entangled with an elite group of classics students whose obsession with ancient rituals spirals into a chilling pact to bury a lethal secret. But as guilt fractures their bond, each must confront how far they’ll go to protect their illusions—and whether the terror of truth might destroy them all. Would you trust the person you’ve vowed to die for… or the stranger staring back in the mirror?
- Originally Published: 1992
- Publisher: Penguin General UK, 2002
- Genre: Psychological Fiction
- Pages: 640
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780140167771
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
What if the monster you fear most is the one you’ve locked inside yourself? In Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, a brilliant but tormented scientist unleashes a dangerous experiment to split his soul—only to find his darkest impulses taking violent, uncontrollable form. But as the line between man and monster dissolves, will his final act save humanity… or prove that the true horror was hiding in the mirror all along?
- Originally Published: 1886
- Publisher: Vintage Classics Library, 2016
- Genre: Gothic, Horror
- Pages: 240
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9781784871604
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The Satanic Verses
What if surviving a fall from the heavens left you cursed with the power to unravel reality itself? The Satanic Verses follows two men, transformed by a miraculous—or monstrous—act of salvation, as they grapple with fractured identities, divine delusions, and the seductive chaos between faith and betrayal. But when dreams bleed into waking life and ancient sins demand modern reckoning, how much of your soul would you sacrifice to outrun a god’s wrath—or become one?
- Originally Published: 1988
- Publisher: Penguin Random House, 2008
- Genre: Fiction, Magical Realism
- Pages: 576
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780812976717
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Hamlet
What if avenging your father’s death meant unraveling your own soul? Prince Hamlet is consumed by grief—until a spectral revelation demands he confront a kingdom’s rot of betrayal and murder. As masks of sanity slip and blades glint in shadows, every choice bleeds into treachery, love, and the crushing weight of existence itself. But in a court where lies taste like truth, can vengeance ever heal—or will it devour the avenger alive?
- Originally Published: 1623
- Publisher: Wordsworth Classics, 1992
- Genre: Tragedy, Shakespearean tragedy
- Pages: 200
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9781853260094
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
What if your reflection held all your sins while you stayed forever young? In Oscar Wilde’s tale of gothic horror, the dazzling Dorian Gray trades his soul for ageless beauty, his portrait decaying with every indulgence as he remains untouched by time. But as hedonism spirals into horror and the canvas whispers his darkest truths, one question remains: when the final brushstroke falls, will salvation—or damnation—stare back?
- Originally Published: 1890
- Publisher: SF Classic, 2020
- Genre: Gothic fiction
- Pages: 254
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-1774378359
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The Dante Club
What if the deadliest killer wasn’t a man, but a poem? In The Dante Club, a band of literary titans secretly translating Dante’s Inferno must decipher a murderer’s gruesome tableaus—each a twisted homage to the Hell they’ve only dared to describe. But when the crimes strike chillingly close to their inner circle, will their pursuit of art’s truth condemn them to become its next victims… or make them complicit in the horror they’ve unleashed?
- Originally Published: 2003
- Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2004
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- Pages: 400
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780812971040
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No Longer Human
What if the mask you wear to survive becomes the very thing devouring you alive? In Osamu Dazai’s No Longer Human, Yōzo, a man drowning in self-loathing and artifice, crafts a dazzling veneer of charm to hide his crippling terror of humanity—only to find each lie etching him deeper into isolation. But when love, betrayal, and despair collide, will his final act be one of salvation or annihilation… and dare you witness the reflection staring back when the façade shatters?
- Originally Published: 1948
- Publisher: Book Hill, 1973
- Genre: Fiction, Novel
- Pages: 177
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0811204811
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Notes From Underground
What if the most dangerous prison wasn’t around you—but inside your own mind? Notes From Underground plunges into the fractured psyche of a nameless outcast whose razor-sharp intellect dissects society’s illusions, even as his self-loathing traps him in a spiral of spite and despair. As he oscilliates between rebellion and paralysis, mocking the world and himself, one chilling question remains: Will enlightenment save him… or devour what’s left of his soul?
- Originally Published: April 1864
- Publisher: Wordsworth Classics, 2015
- Genre: Fiction, Novella
- Pages: 168
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9781840225778
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Heart of Darkness
What if the greatest darkness you must face isn’t the wilderness—but the abyss inside yourself? In Heart of Darkness, a steamboat captain’s quest to find a rogue ivory trader spirals into a harrowing voyage upriver, where the jungle’s suffocating grip mirrors the rot of greed and imperialism. As whispers of the enigmatic Kurtz unravel into a nightmare, one chilling truth emerges: the line between civilization and savagery is as thin as a shadow… and what stares back from the void might wear your own face.
- Originally Published: April, 1899
- Publisher: Collins Classics, 2016
- Genre: Fiction, Novella
- Pages: 130
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780007368624
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Hard Times
What if the cost of building a perfect society is the crushing of every fragile, human heart? In Hard Times, a rigid industrialist enforces a world of cold facts and suffocated dreams—until his own children, starved of compassion and wonder, begin to crack under the weight of his soulless logic. But when rebellion sparks in the unlikeliest corners, can a single flame of hope survive a storm of greed… or will the machinery of progress grind even love to dust?
- Originally Published: August 12, 1854
- Publisher: Penguin Classics, 1985
- Genre: Novel
- Pages: 328
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0140430424
- Access: Members