October 2011
“You have with you the book you were reading in the cafe, which you are eager to continue, so that you can then hand it on to her, to communicate again with her through the channel dug by others’ words, which, as they are uttered by an alien voice, by the voice of that silent nobody made of ink and typographical spacing, can become yours and hers, a language, a code between the two of you, a means to exchange signals and recognize each other.”
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Italo Calvino (via misswallflower)
This is exactly why I suggest books to you. I want you to know my language. Share it with me. Become closer and live in those worlds together.
20 Popular High School Books Available as Free eBooks & Audio Books →
openculture.com
You could listen on your way to work!Here’s a full list:
- 1984
- Animal Farm
- Brave New World
- Frankenstein
- Heart of Darkness
- Romeo and Juliet
- MacBeth
- Hamlet
- Julius Caesar
- Pride & Prejudice
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- The Call of the Wild
- The Crucible
- The Grapes of Wrath
- The Great Gatsby
- The Odyssey
- The Old Man and the Sea
- The Red Badge of Courage
- The Scarlet Letter
- To Kill a Mockingbird
And here are three, for an example:
Animal Farm by George Orwell: Free eBook – Free Audio Book – Free Animated Movie
Orwell’s 1945 allegorical novella took aim at the corruption of the Soviet Union and its totalitarian rule. The short book, which almost never saw the light of day, appears on the Modern Library’s list of the 100 Best Novels of the 20th century.Brave New World by Aldous Huxley: eText – Free Radio Dramatization (by Huxley himself) – Free Audio Book by Audible
Little known fact. Huxley once taught George Orwell French at Eton. And, years later his 1931 classic, Brave New World, is often mentioned in the same breath with 1984 when it comes to great books that describe a dystopian future.Frankenstein by Mary Shelley - Free ebook – Free Audio Book (MP3) – Radio Drama version (1938) – Movie
Mary Shelley started writing the great monster novel when she was only 18 and completed it when she was 21. The 1823 gothic novel is arguably one of your first works of science fiction.