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Notes from Underground: A Summary

By Fyodor Dostoevsky 1864, Russia Narrated by the Underground Man, a resentful, isolated, and bitter individual who lives in poverty in St. Petersburg. He is a retired civil servant who, out of resentment toward society, isolates himself from others. Although highly self-conscious, he is an overthinker and constantly at war with himself. The book introduces… Continue reading
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A Nine-Year-Old Girl’s Journey Into Book Thievery
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (published in 2005): A summary Narrated by Death, the Book Thief is a historical novel of nine-year-old Liesel Meminger who lives in a small town in Germany. The story is set in Nazi Germany. The book begins with Liesel losing her six-year-old brother on a train while traveling to… Continue reading
