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comment by ButterflyEffect
ButterflyEffect  ·  4315 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Mind-blowing literature?

I would definitely have to agree with you on Slaughterhouse Five, had the same reaction my first time through.

The other two that floored me upon finishing were All Quiet on the Western Front and East of Eden.





user-inactivated  ·  4314 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah, Hemmingway and Steinbeck are definitely two authors I need to read more of - only read The Old Man and the Sea so far (I did really enjoy it though - a masterclass in stripped down prose for heightened effect). I've heard fantastic things about both the books actually, especially All Quiet on the Western Front, so will definitely pick them up.