The Books canon

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Every book chosen by hand and annotated for why it matters.
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The Caine Mutiny

1951 · 537 pages

Missing strawberries send Captain Queeg hunting a duplicate key through his own ship, and in a typhoon his executive officer takes command. Wouk's trial asks what a crew owes a failing captain.

★ 6.0

To Kill a Mockingbird

1960 · 376 pages

Scout Finch's father, a lawyer in a small Alabama town, defends a Black man accused of raping a white woman. The trial reaches you through a child who understands less than you do.

★ 8.6