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What makes Robert Heinlein’s Starship Troopers such a controversial piece of Sci-Fi literature? The military based focus? The endless propaganda?

A female predator is a much overlooked character; throw in a few shock set pieces and you have The End of Alice.

Requiem for a Dream runs through a couple of themes, but none more obvious than drug addiction. This book is a full-onslaught to your senses.

In this summary of Stephen King’s first published book, Carrie, you’ll find out why her traumatic events help us relate to her more.

Off-the-wall characters and obscene plot scenarios you know exactly what you’re getting. As long as you don’t go into this one with too serious a mindset then I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.

One of Philip Roth’s most famous novels; discussing his usual topics of Jewish culture and struggling to fit in, he takes us on a wild ride.

Lord of the Flies is a book that examines the shadier side of human nature, the savage brutality of even the most civilised groups.

Following on from Kiss Me, Judas, delirious ex-cop, Phineas Poe heads to Denver to discover that the laws of everything known before have been rewritten, and identities are more mysterious than ever.