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Atlas Shrugged."> Read a 1957 review of Ayn Rand's

Read a 1957 review of Ayn Rand's

Atlas Shrugged.">

Atlas Shrugged.">Read a 1957 review of Ayn Rand's "excruciatingly awful" Atlas Shrugged.

By Dan Sheehan | October 10, 2023

We Have Always Lived in the Castle."> Read a 1962 review of Shirley Jackson's <em

Read a 1962 review of Shirley Jackson's <em

We Have Always Lived in the Castle.">

We Have Always Lived in the Castle.">Read a 1962 review of Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle.

By Dan Sheehan | September 21, 2023

Their Eyes Were Watching God."> Read the first reviews of <em

Read the first reviews of <em

Their Eyes Were Watching God.">

Their Eyes Were Watching God.">Read the first reviews of Their Eyes Were Watching God.

By Dan Sheehan | September 18, 2023

On the Road."> Read the first reviews of Jack Kerouac's <em

Read the first reviews of Jack Kerouac's <em

On the Road.">Read the first reviews of Jack Kerouac's On the Road.

By Dan Sheehan | September 5, 2023

Wide Sargasso Sea."> Read the first reviews of Jean Rhys' <em

Read the first reviews of Jean Rhys' <em

Wide Sargasso Sea.">

Wide Sargasso Sea.">Read the first reviews of Jean Rhys' Wide Sargasso Sea.

By Dan Sheehan | August 24, 2023

Fight Club."> Read the very first reviews of Chuck Palahniuk's <em

Read the very first reviews of Chuck Palahniuk's <em

Fight Club.">Read the very first reviews of Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club.

By Dan Sheehan | August 17, 2023

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Read the first reviews of every James Baldwin novel.

By Dan Sheehan | August 2, 2023

The Little Prince.">Read the first reviews of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince.

By Dan Sheehan | July 31, 2023

The Fellowship of the Ring.">Read W. H. Auden's 1954 review of The Fellowship of the Ring.

By Dan Sheehan | July 28, 2023

The Picture of Dorian Gray."> Read an 1890 review of <em

Read an 1890 review of <em

The Picture of Dorian Gray.">

The Picture of Dorian Gray.">Read an 1890 review of The Picture of Dorian Gray.

By Dan Sheehan | July 24, 2023

Read the first reviews of every Cormac McCarthy novel.

Read the first reviews of every Cormac McCarthy novel.

By Dan Sheehan | July 20, 2023

The Catcher in the Rye."> Read the very first reviews of </br

Read the very first reviews of </br

The Catcher in the Rye.">

The Catcher in the Rye.">Read the very first reviews of
The Catcher in the Rye.

By Dan Sheehan | July 14, 2023

To Kill a Mockingbird."> Read the very first reviews of <em

Read the very first reviews of <em

To Kill a Mockingbird.">

To Kill a Mockingbird.">Read the very first reviews of To Kill a Mockingbird.

By Dan Sheehan | July 11, 2023

Read Jonathan Franzen's ode to Alice Munro.

Read Jonathan Franzen's ode to Alice Munro.

By Dan Sheehan | July 10, 2023

As I Lay Dying."> Read E. L. Doctorow's review of Faulkner's <em

Read E. L. Doctorow's review of Faulkner's <em

As I Lay Dying.">

As I Lay Dying.">Read E. L. Doctorow's review of Faulkner's As I Lay Dying.

By Dan Sheehan | July 6, 2023

The Stories of Breece D'J Pancake."> Read Joyce Carol Oates' 1983 review of <em

Read Joyce Carol Oates' 1983 review of <em

The Stories of Breece D'J Pancake.">

The Stories of Breece D'J Pancake.">Read Joyce Carol Oates' 1983 review of The Stories of Breece D'J Pancake.

By Dan Sheehan | June 29, 2023

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