Rating: 4 stars Genre: Thriller The Secret History by Donna Tartt follows a nineteen-year-old Richard Papen, a college student who moves from Plano, California, to attend Hampden College in Vermont. It is, in a broader sense, a commentary on human nature and who we are in our truest forms, at least according to the Greeks. It is a novel style modern play with Richard serving as merely a perspective on the tragic events that unfold during his time in Hampden. The story begins

Rating: 5 stars Genre: Tragedy (Fiction) Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is about two migrant workers, George Milton and Lennie Small, who travel together during the Great Depression looking for work on ranches in California. George is smart and responsible, while Lennie is physically strong but has an intellectual disability. They share a dream of one day owning their own piece of land where they can live independently. As they begin working on a ranch, they meet a variety

Rating: 5 stars Genre: science fiction Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopian novel about Guy Montag, a fireman whose job is to burn books because his society believes that books and complex ideas cause conflict and unhappiness. At first, Montag accepts this way of life, but after meeting a thoughtful young woman and witnessing several troubling events, he begins to question whether people are truly happy in a world focused on entertainment and technology. As his curiosity grows, he s