Books like Scoop
12 books with a reading profile close to Scoop by Evelyn Waugh. Outward-looking and thought-provoking; a moderate read.
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1
The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays
by Oscar Wilde
entertainment, literary
This collection centers on the satirical masterpiece where Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff adopt the pseudonym Ernest to maintain dual identities in London and the countryside.
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The Importance of Being Earnest
by Oscar Wilde
entertainment, literary
In late Victorian London, Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff adopt the pseudonym Ernest to escape social duties and pursue romantic interests.
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3
Lysistrata
by Aristophanes
Also outward-looking · entertainment, literary
In this Greek comedy, the title character Lysistrata organizes a Panhellenic meeting of women to force an end to the Peloponnesian War.
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4
Lucky Jim
entertainment, literary
Jim Dixon is a junior history lecturer at a provincial British university who detests his job, his pedantic department head Professor Welch, and the stifling social expectations of 1950s academia.
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5
MAIN STREET
Also thought-provoking · literary, classic literature
Carol Kennicott moves from the city to Gopher Prairie, Minnesota, seeking to introduce aesthetic beauty and intellectual vibrancy to the provincial town.
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La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes
Also thought-provoking · literary, classic literature
Lázaro narrates his own life from the poorest start.
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7
Burmese Days
Also thought-provoking · literary, classic literature
Set in the remote logging town of Kyauktada during the final decades of British imperial rule, the story follows John Flory, a weary teak merchant disillusioned by the bigotry of his peers.
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8
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
by Henry Fielding, Alice Wakely
literary, classic literature
Squire Allworthy discovers an infant, Tom Jones, in his bed and decides to raise the foundling alongside his nephew, the spiteful Master Blifil.
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9
Three Sunsets and Other Poems
literary, classic literature
Published posthumously in 1898, this collection gathers Lewis Carroll's serious and romantic verse, moving away from the nonsense rhyme found in his famous novels.
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10
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
Also thought-provoking · literary, classic literature
Eliot Rosewater, the alcoholic heir to a massive industrial fortune, abandons high society to relocate to a decaying town in Indiana.
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11
Player Piano
Also thought-provoking · literary, classic literature
In a near-future Ilium, New York, total automation has rendered human labor obsolete.
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12
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Also thought-provoking · literary, classic literature
Gordon Comstock, a young London poet, has quit a good advertising job because he despises the worship of money.
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