Modern Library Top 100 Best Novels, pt. 1

*ULYSSES by James Joyce
*THE GREAT GATSBY by F. Scott Fitzgerald
*A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN by James Joyce
LOLITA by Vladimir Nabokov
*BRAVE NEW WORLD by Aldous Huxley
*THE SOUND AND THE FURY by William Faulkner
*CATCH-22 by Joseph Heller
DARKNESS AT NOON by Arthur Koestler
SONS AND LOVERS by D.H. Lawrence
*THE GRAPES OF WRATH by John Steinbeck
UNDER THE VOLCANO by Malcolm Lowry
THE WAY OF ALL FLESH by Samuel Butler
*1984 by George Orwell
I, CLAUDIUS by Robert Graves
TO THE LIGHTHOUSE by Virginia Woolf
*AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY by Theodore Dreiser
*THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER by Carson McCullers
*SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE by Kurt Vonnegut
*INVISIBLE MAN by Ralph Ellison
*NATIVE SON by Richard Wright
HENDERSON THE RAIN KING by Saul Bellow
APPOINTMENT IN SAMARRA by John O'Hara
U.S.A. (trilogy) by John Dos Passos
*WINESBURG, OHIO by Sherwood Anderson
A PASSAGE TO INDIA by E.M. Forster

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Book Review

Clapton: the Autobiography by Eric Clapton 2007 – non-fiction
This autobiography covers the icon’s candid account of turning his life of depression/addiction toward guitar perfection and finally finding happiness in his 50s. It is a very personal account of every step of his career starting with his childhood, through his years with the Yardbirds and Cream, following with stories of his solo success. Clapton’s story is honest, witty, and a great book.

Posted on behalf of Daphne

Cook book review

Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Simone Beck, Louisette Bertholle, and Julia Child -- 1961
Even if you don’t want to cook French, read it as a novel for the cooking tips! There are 524 recipes in this book, and if you’ve seen the movie Julie & Julia, you know that there are people out there who love cooking so much that they want to try each recipe. As Julia Child said, “Anyone can cook in the French manner anywhere with the right instruction.” This book isn’t just recipes, it also details French techniques that have been adapted for American kitchens.

Posted on behalf of Daphne.