Books like Gulliver’s Travels
12 books with a reading profile close to Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift. Deep, outward-looking, open-ended and thought-provoking; a moderate read.
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The Fountainhead
by Ayn Rand
Also deep and thought-provoking · philosophy, narrative
The story follows visionary architect Howard Roark as he battles a society that demands artistic conformity and selfless service over individual excellence.
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The Odyssey
by Homer
Also deep · philosophy, narrative
Following the destruction of Troy, the Greek king Odysseus begins a ten-year voyage to reach his home in Ithaca.
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The Baron in the Trees
Also deep and thought-provoking · philosophy, narrative
In 1767, twelve-year-old Cosimo Piovasco di Rondò, a young nobleman in Liguria, climbs a tree after a quarrel at dinner, and vows never to come down.
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The History of the Valorous and Witty Knight-Errant Don Quixote of the Mancha
by Thomas Shelton, Charles-Antoine Coypel
Also deep and open-ended · philosophy, narrative
This massive four-volume set reproduces the classic narrative of Alonso Quijano, a country gentleman who loses his mind from reading romances.
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Wise Blood
Also deep and open-ended · philosophy, narrative
Hazel Motes returns from war to a rural Tennessee landscape and establishes the Church Without Christ.
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The Picture of Dorian Gray Illustrated
by Oscar Wilde
Also deep and thought-provoking · philosophy, narrative
In Victorian London, the young Dorian Gray sits for a portrait by artist Basil Hallward, who captures the youth's extraordinary beauty on canvas.
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The Plague
by Albert Camus
Also deep and open-ended · philosophy, narrative
Set in the coastal city of Oran, the narrative begins when rats emerge from the shadows to die in the streets, signaling an outbreak of bubonic plague.
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Lord of the Flies
Also deep and thought-provoking · philosophy, narrative
During a nuclear conflict, a plane crash leaves a group of British schoolboys stranded on an uninhabited tropical island without adult supervision.
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Die Physiker
Also deep and open-ended · philosophy, literary
The play takes place within the Les Cerisiers sanatorium, where three physicists reside as patients under the care of Dr.
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Soumission
Also deep and open-ended · philosophy, narrative
Set in a near-future France, the narrative follows François, a lonely academic specializing in the works of Joris-Karl Huysmans.
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Also deep and thought-provoking · philosophy, narrative
In 1714, a rope bridge in Peru collapses, sending five travelers to their deaths in the chasm below.
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