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Blood Meridian — History in a Minute by Kisa Blood Meridian is a novel by Cormac McCarthy. It follows a teenage runaway who joins a gang of scalp hunters on the U.S.–Mexico border in the 1840s. The group, led by the terrifying Judge Holden, lives by violence and chaos. The book shows the brutality of the American frontier with no heroes and no mercy. It argues that violence is not an accident of history, but one of its driving forces. #book #explain

Don Quixote. Book in a Minute by Kisa A novel by Miguel de Cervantes about a man who takes chivalric books too seriously. Alonso Quixano becomes the knight Don Quixote and sets out to fight evil and injustice. He attacks windmills, believing they are giants, and sees heroism where there is only ordinary life. His companion Sancho Panza stays grounded in reality, yet follows his master’s dream. It is a funny and tragic story about the clash between ideals and reality — and about how life without dreams is empty. #book #explain

Treasure Island — Book in a Minute by Kisa Young Jim Hawkins finds a pirate’s map leading to hidden treasure. He joins a sea voyage that turns dangerous when the crew is revealed to be pirates. The most memorable among them is Long John Silver — charming, clever, and deadly. In the end, Jim survives betrayal and adventure, learning that greed always has a price. #book #explain

White Nights — Book in a Minute by Kisa Fyodor Dostoevsky’s White Nights tells the story of a lonely dreamer living in Saint Petersburg. During the city’s white nights, he meets Nastenka and falls in love after just a few walks. Nastenka waits for another man and asks the dreamer to help reunite them. When her lover returns, she leaves, and the dreamer is left alone again — with only a brief moment of happiness to remember. #book #explain

The Metamorphosis — Book in a Minute by Kisa Gregor Samsa wakes up one morning and finds himself turned into a giant insect. His family, once dependent on him, slowly rejects and abandons him. The story is about alienation, guilt, and how society discards those who become “useless.” #book #explain

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Book in a Minute by Kisa Respected scientist Henry Jekyll creates a potion to separate good and evil within himself. The experiment unleashes Mr. Hyde — a violent alter ego who slowly takes control. The story shows how darkness can live inside even the most respectable person. #book #explain

The Lower Depths — Book in a Minute by Kisa A group of poor and broken people live in a filthy lodging house at the bottom of society. They argue about truth, lies, hope, and dignity while their lives slowly fall apart. Gorky shows how poverty destroys people — and asks whether comforting lies are better than cruel truth. #book #explain

Who Is Happy in Russia? — Book in a Minute by Kisa Seven peasants travel across Russia asking one simple question: who actually lives a good life here? They meet priests, landowners, officials, and rebels — and find that no one is truly happy. The poem shows a country full of suffering, injustice, and endless searching for freedom and dignity. #book #explain

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream — Book in a Minute by Kisa A sadistic supercomputer named AM destroys humanity and keeps five people alive to torture them forever. Unable to die, unable to escape, they exist only for AM’s cruelty. The story is pure existential horror about absolute power, suffering, and the loss of humanity. #book #explain

Viy — Book in a Minute by Kisa A philosophy student named Khoma Brut is forced to pray over the body of a mysterious witch for three nights. Each night, dark forces grow stronger, and on the last one appears Viy — a monster whose gaze kills. Fear wins, Khoma dies, and the story becomes a classic horror about terror, superstition, and human weakness. #book #explain