The Book Theif
by Markus Zusak
This is one of the best books I've read. Once I got a hundred or so pages into it, I looked forward to turning the page. I liked the author's writing style and how he breaks up paragraphs with side notes or details he'll return to later on. It put Nazi Germany in a whole new perspective for me since I've never considered what it was like for those who didn't agree with the ideas of the Party.
1984
by George Orwell
It took a long time for me to get into this book, but the second half was interesting. The novel is full of paradoxes, which made me think more about what it would be like to live in a world like that. It made me sad that Winton has to give up his beliefs in order to survive, so this was not the most uplifting story. However the ideas of Party members in the novel are abstract and different to think about.
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