American Psycho
★★☆☆☆
Patrick Bateman is the archetypal yuppie. Rich, handsome, charming, excellent taste in music, art, food and all things fine. He is also a psychopathic killer.
All Quiet on the Western Front
★★★★★
A young soldier in WW1 recounts his moving story of horror and disillusionment of life in the trenches.
Slaughterhouse-Five
★★★★★
Centering on the infamous firebombing of Dresden, the story follows the life of Billy Pilgrim. as he reflects on the events of his life across time and space.
Norwegian Wood
★★☆☆☆
Toru, a young college student in Tokyo, is devoted to Naoko, but their mutual passion is marred by the death of their beir friend years before...
Memoirs of a Geisha
★★★★☆
A world where women's artistry is to entice the most powerful men; where their virginity is auctioned to the highest bidder, and where love is scorned...
The Picture of Dorian Gray
★★★★★
A classic study of shallowness, vanity, casual cruelty and hedonistic selfishness, all presented as a suspenseful Gothic horror novel
Station Eleven
★★★★☆
Story detailing the lives of a group people living before, through and after a pandemic wipes most of humanity. 'Survival is insufficient' - Star Trek Voyager
The Handmaid's Tale
★★★☆☆
The Handmaid's Tale is an incredibly well-written dystopian tome, presented as a diary of "Handmaid", living in an extremely misogynistic, horrifying world.
Sharp Objects
★★★☆☆
Disturbing story. Disturbing characters. This book will make you feel uncomfortable, that's what Gillian Flynn does best!
