Truth and Beauty Bombs

The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells - A disillusioned inhabitant of Victorian Britain travels forward through time to an idyllic paradise where man has finally achieved harmony with nature.

The War of the Worlds, by H.G. Wells - A disillusioned inhabitant of Victorian Britain searches for his beloved amidst the chaos of war-torn Europe.

The Island of Dr. Moureau, by H.G. Wells - A disillusioned inhabitant of Victorian Britain disillusions the savage inhabitants of a tropical island, further leading to his own disillusionment.

The Crying of Lot 49, by Thomas Pynchon - Pynchon does for the United States Postal Service what Dos Passos did for the meat-packing industry.

OK I didn't really think this through.

Absalom, Absalom by William Faulkner - The - often racial - violence of their past lingers for generations in a family hunting a renegade trader along the Congo River.

The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare - Clan is pitted against clan and working men against their fellows, in the combustible atmosphere of radical politics in Medieval Scotland.

The Harry Potter series, by J. K. Rowling - A boy deals with the difficulties of growing up in an abusive household by escaping into increasingly wild and narcissistic fantasies.

The Lord of the Rings, by JRR Tolkien - A group of British boys stuck on a deserted island try to govern themselves, with disastrous results.

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, by James Joyce - This novel's protagonist, Stephen Dedalus, is an individualistic young architect who chooses to struggle in obscurity rather than compromise his artistic and personal vision. The book follows his battle to practice what the public sees as modern architecture, which he believes to be superior, despite an establishment centered on tradition-worship.

Moby Dick, by Herman Melville - An obsessed ship captain tracks a symbolic whale all across the Atlantic and when they finally cross paths hilarity ensues.

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding - The tragedy of Oedipus retold in 18th century England.

Ulysses by James Joyce - After years of warring against the architectural establishment in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Stephen Dedalus' long journey home is beset with obstacles, the vendetta of a father whose son Stephen has injured - all whilst at home his wife must guard her honour from increasingly brazen traditionalist suitors.

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding - A Welsh man achieves great success as a singer.

Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk - The inspiring story of an uneducated small-time boxer who gets a shot at the world heavyweight championship.

Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell - A series of comical mishaps thwart a young couple's romance, convincing them that they were fated to remain apart.

1Q84- A classic Japanese adaptation of George Orwell's 1984, for children.

Dune by Frank Herbert - Arthur Dent, a professional surfer, discovers what it is to live life to the fullest when he becomes the messiah of a Southern California cult.

Hound of the Baskervilles: Concerning a dishonest freelance dog-catcher.

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald - An orphaned boy sent to live with his aunt and uncle finds a mysterious system of tunnels below their hovel where he meets Gatsby - a giant bald head whose precognitive spectacles allow them to hatch a plot to drive out the boy's wicked guardians.

Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace - Wallace's insights into dark mental states propel this novelisation of a more fully rounded Yorick, whose 'infinite jest' and 'most excellent fancies' are armour - defenses against a crippling depression.

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov - A boy is kidnapped by a woman who sees his form reflected in his name, Humbert Humbert : 'a double drone of desire expelled by an explosive exhalation of exhilarated release.'

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens - A British man just has "a really good feeling" about the future.

The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis: A man named Tumnus leads Peter and his siblings on an ecological expedition, which takes a turn for the worse when, while on a psilocybin trip, they encounter a lion.

The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis: While maintaining correspondence with Satan, a demon discovers a kingdom called Narnia, where Gandalf the wizard shows him the error of his ways.

The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde: Big Brother is watching...lol

Memoirs of a Margarita by Franz Vonnnegut: In 1905, these three set out from Mississippi for Memphis in a fireman whose job it was a stolen

i'm lazy

Lord of the Flies, by Billy Golding - Man refuses to shower

The Bell Jar, by Sylvia Plath - A man captures and sells all the southern beauties he can find, until he renders them extinct and feels awful