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    • Part I: Home Chapter 2 Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin Elise sits alone on the deck of a ferry, surrounded by strangers enjoying a summer outing, yet she feels isolated and disconnected. The salty, gasoline-tinged air and the ferry’s engine drown out the natural sounds of the sea, mirroring Elise’s internal turmoil. She searches for familiar faces but finds only tourists, highlighting her sense of alienation from the place she once called home. Despite the discomfort inside the ferry’s cabin, with its familiar yet unappealing smells and worn seats, she…
    • Part I: Home Chapter 1 Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin The chapter opens with Elise and Sheba preparing for a party on the eve of graduation. Elise watches Sheba choose a dress nearly identical to her own, highlighting their intimate yet complex friendship. The atmosphere in the dorm room is calm, with night air drifting through an open window, contrasting the underlying tensions. Sheba mentions she cannot stay out late due to physical reasons, and their conversation reveals social dynamics and emotional nuances, including Elise’s curiosity about the party…
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      by testsuphomeAdmin Lord of the Flies by William Golding follows a group of boys stranded on an island, where their attempt at building a society descends into chaos, revealing the darkness of human nature.
    • Lazarillo of Tormes Cover
      by LovelyMay Lazarillo of Tormes is a 16th-century Spanish novel, anonymously written, that tells the story of Lázaro, a young boy who grows up in poverty and is apprenticed to various masters. Through his adventures, the novel critiques society, highlighting themes of social class, hypocrisy, and survival. Written in the form of a first-person narrative, it is considered one of the earliest examples of the picaresque genre.
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      Grendel

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      by testsuphomeAdmin Grendel by John Gardner retells the Beowulf legend from the monster’s perspective, exploring his inner struggles and existential questions about humanity.
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      Crome Yellow

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      by LovelyMay Crome Yellow by Aldous Huxley is a satirical novel that explores the lives of a group of eccentric characters at a country estate, delving into themes of social norms, intellectualism, and the search for meaning, all while humorously critiquing early 20th-century British society.
    • Chapter XXVIII — The coming Race Cover
      by LovelyMay Chapter XXVIII begins along a vast and quiet road where tension lies hidden beneath every word exchanged between Taee and the narrator. Though the path once led to wonder, it now holds the weight of finality. Taee speaks with calmness that unsettles, revealing that the community’s ruling has been handed down—termination, not as punishment, but as necessity. The logic of the Vril-ya is presented as unshakable, where preserving their social integrity overrides any sentiment. To them, one life means…
    • Chapter XXVII — The coming Race Cover
      by LovelyMay Chapter XXVII brings a shift in atmosphere, as a simple desire for reflection turns into something more ominous. I had intended only a quiet walk with Taee, a soul whose youth made him easier to speak with than the dignified elders of his kind. Yet even in that, the lines between our worlds refused to blur. My suggestion to revisit the spot of my first descent was made with a calm curiosity. Taee, uncharacteristically serious, agreed without hesitation. His solemn nod told me something unknown was…
    • Chapter XXVI — The coming Race Cover
      by LovelyMay Chapter XXVI opens with a shift in tone as the narrator, once filled with awe, now feels an unsettling gloom that shadows every thought. His recent interaction with Zee has left him deeply reflective, not about romance, but about survival. Though the Vril-ya live in a realm of remarkable beauty and tranquility, their power hangs above him like a quiet threat. They do not intend cruelty, yet their abilities make resistance irrelevant. He realizes that kindness does not guarantee safety when authority comes…
    • Chapter XXIX — The coming Race Cover
      by LovelyMay Chapter XXIX begins at a moment of quiet dread, when the narrator is stirred from sleep by the luminous presence of Zee. What follows is not just an escape from death but an exit from a world that has reshaped his understanding of progress, ethics, and love. As Zee's voice breaks the silence, the tension builds—not through noise or violence, but through the eerie calm of a society so advanced, its authority does not waver, even in enacting a quiet execution. The decision to eliminate the narrator was…
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