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Red and the Black, The

Power and Self Destruction Author: Stendhal Julien Sorel may not have a high station in society yet, but he will. His intelligence is matched by his brutal determination to be somebody, either by entering a church career or becoming someone in the military. How he gets there doesn’t matter. Getting there – being the most intelligent, the most powerful, the most sought after, having that lofty station is all that matters. If Julien has to leave a few broken people in his wake, then so be it. Life is a game and he is determined to play it to the max. [...]

2022-07-26T08:45:14-07:00March 27th, 2022|Tags: , , , , , , |

Darkness on the Edge of Town

It's The End of the World As We Know It Author: Brian Keene What would you do if you woke up one morning and it was still dark? What would you do if there was no sun, no stars, no sky, just an all pervading, limitless night that keeps lasting and lasting? What would you do if you were stranded in a small town, cut off, and you didn’t even know if the rest of the world existed anymore? For Robbie and his girlfriend Christie, these what-ifs are a reality. They woke up to no sun, no birds, just a small, [...]

2022-07-26T08:46:42-07:00March 27th, 2022|Tags: , , , , |

Holdout, The

Beyond A Reasonable Doubt Author: Graham Moore A wealthy, underage heiress is missing, presumed dead. Her young, black teacher and secret lover, Bobby Nock, was the last to see her. Her parents want justice. Society wants revenge. It’s an open and shut case really, especially after the illicit text messages between student and teacher come to light, read before the entire world and the grieving parents. The crime is obvious. The motive an old one. But, is it too obvious? Maya Silver is the only juror convinced of Bobby’s innocence. There is, she insists, a reasonable doubt, and as she [...]

2022-07-26T08:49:16-07:00March 26th, 2022|Tags: , , , , , , |
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