book talks novels of literary merit—genres and reviews
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Book TalksNovels of Literary Merit—Genres and Reviews
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Magical RealismMagical elements blend with the real world
Plots focus on family, relationships, and often love, violence, and war
Isabel Allende, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Laura Esquivel, Rudolfo Anaya, Toni Morrison
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Dystopian FutureImagines totalitarian, degraded society—the antithesis of utopia
Serve as commentary on social, political, economic, and environmental issues
Aldous Huxley, Ayn Rand, Margaret Atwood
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Period DramasLikely to be made into Masterpiece Theatre miniseries or Merchant-Ivory films
Romance, relationships, social roles and other character-driven complications
Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, George Eliot, Thomas Hardy, E.M. Forster
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Epic NovelsFeature large casts of characters and sweeping spans of time, adventure
Often VERY long—1000+ pages!
Charles Dickens, William Thackeray, Alexandre Dumas, Walter Scott
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Small Town/Salt of the Earth
Focus on relationships, setting
Turn of the century American drama
Willa Cather, Sinclair Lewis, John Steinbeck
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War & PoliticsStrategy, action, social commentary and personal drama
Ernest Hemingway, Joseph Heller, Robert Penn Warren, Erich Remarque
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Race, Ethnicity, Cultural Studies
Sherman Alexie, Rudolfo Anaya, Zora Neale Hurston, David Guterson, Helena Maria Viramontes, Change-rae Lee, Joy Kogawa
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Exile, Journeys, Self Discovery
Vikram Chandra, Isak Dinesen, James Fenimore Cooper, Cormac McCarthy, Yann Martel, Khaled Hosseini
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Personal Recommendations
Mine: TC Boyle, Edwidge Danticat, Junot Diaz, Ralph Ellison, Ian McEwan
Yours?