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Catch-22
1.  Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
The list author says:
  "If you only read one book in your life, then this should be it. I've read it twice and I think it's due a re-read. Funny, intense, funny and amazing."
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The Secret History
2.  The Secret History by Donna Tartt
The list author says:
  "Dark, disturbing and absolutely gripping. One of the best books I've ever read."
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Northern Lights: WITH Subtle Knife AND Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials)
3.  Northern Lights: WITH Subtle Knife AND Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials) by Philip Pullman
The list author says:
  "It's fantasy, but don't let that put you off - this is imaginative, lyrical and thought provoking."
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Stretch, 29
4.  Stretch, 29 by Damian Lanigan
The list author says:
  "Not the best written book in the world but very, very funny. Hope this guy writes something this good again."
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Enduring Love
5.  Enduring Love by Ian McEwan
The list author says:
  "You'll not read anything quite like this, an absolute cracker."
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Money: A Suicide Note
6.  Money: A Suicide Note by Martin Amis
The list author says:
  "This is what Amis is capable of, pity he doesn't write with this kind of sharpness and acidity anymore. Wonderful."
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Life of Pi
7.  Life of Pi by Yann Martel
The list author says:
  "A truly beautiful book, which I finished in a steamy room in Hampi, India at 4am - quite simply marvelous."
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Clockers
8.  Clockers by Richard Price
The list author says:
  "If you haven't read Richard Price before then I envy you. Read this and loose sleep."
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The Big Blowdown (Five Star)
9.  The Big Blowdown (Five Star) by George Pelecanos
The list author says:
  "First, and best, of his Washington quartet. You can smell the cordite and the lucky strike cigarettes. Superb."
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28 Barbary Lane: A Tales of the City Omnibus
10.  28 Barbary Lane: A Tales of the City Omnibus by Armistead Maupin
The list author says:
  "This is trash, I know, but it is soooooo good. Cancel all social engagements, this series ROCKS."
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Wonderland Avenue: Tales of Glamour and Excess (Abacus Books)
11.  Wonderland Avenue: Tales of Glamour and Excess (Abacus Books) by Danny Sugerman
The list author says:
  "The only rock and roll autobiography you ever need to read. This blows everything else away. Funny, shocking and scary...but mainly funny."
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Watchmen
12.  Watchmen by Alan Moore
The list author says:
  "An introduction to the genius who is Alan Moore. This is what's possible with the graphic novel. Now buy The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, you won't be disappointed."
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If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things
13.  If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things by Jon McGregor
The list author says:
  "Poetic, moving and insightful. Just beautiful words strung together to create a story about the ordinary."
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A Walk In The Woods
14.  A Walk In The Woods by Bill Bryson
The list author says:
  "The only Bill Bryson I have found funny AND inspiring. Sometimes moving, a great chronicle and very, very funny."
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White City Blue
15.  White City Blue by Tim Lott
The list author says:
  "I thought this was cracking. You can practically smell the lynx and the spilled Stella. I loved it."
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Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow
16.  Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Hoeg
The list author says:
  "Evocative, exciting and strangly resonant. Essentially a detective novel, but it's about much more than that."
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Quite Ugly One Morning
17.  Quite Ugly One Morning by Christopher Brookmyre
The list author says:
  "Brookmeyer writes Scottish action blockbusters (read more of his, and you'll understand) - This is his first novel: funny, violent and phonetic."
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The Dead Zone
18.  The Dead Zone by Stephen King
The list author says:
  "Mr King can write really, really well - a little acknowledged fact. This is a thriller, not a horror, and is brilliant. A Stephen King for people who don't like horror novels."
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Batman: Dark Knight Returns
19.  Batman: Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller
The list author says:
  "This is why grown men read comics. For an introduction to the graphic novel you couldn't pick anything better - cinematic and beautifully rendered."
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The Bonfire of the Vanities (Picador Books)
20.  The Bonfire of the Vanities (Picador Books) by Tom Wolfe
The list author says:
  "The definitive novel of the '80's and New York. Searing, funny and larger than life - fantastic."
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Wuthering Heights (Penguin Summer Classics)
21.  Wuthering Heights (Penguin Summer Classics) by Emily Bronte
The list author says:
  "A classic, deservedly so - and it's exciting...and you can't put it down. Take your Hardy and your Dickens and burn them so you have light to read this."
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The World According To Garp (Black Swan)
22.  The World According To Garp (Black Swan) by John Irving
The list author says:
  "Irving writes so well that he is always a joy to read, but here he is at the top of his game. I missed Garp when I finished this book. Garp is a fictional character."
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Captain Corelli's Mandolin
23.  Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres
The list author says:
  "Everyone seems to have read this book, but if you haven't then you really should. A extremely moving and resonant story."
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English Passengers
24.  English Passengers by Matthew Kneale
The list author says:
  "Written from a number of perspectives, this is the story of the colonisation of Tasmania. It is just really good."
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
25.  Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream by Hunter S. Thompson
The list author says:
  "You think you smoke too much pot? Get drunk too much? Think again. Unreal."
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