Best Books of Mine

A Listmania! list by "skour1"
 
Wise Blood
1.  Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor
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  "A rare talent. Flannery o'connor writes in a profoundly realistic and poetic manner. Powerful characters ,bright existentialism and christianity as a gate to both condemnation and redemption"
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The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (Penguin Modern Classics)
2.  The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (Penguin Modern Classics) by Carson McCullers
The list author says:
  "The characters separately mean nothing , but all in the same book reveal a personal universe of tremendous emotional and philosophocal strength"
£6.99   Used & New from: £3.00
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)

The Magus (Vintage Classics)
3.  The Magus (Vintage Classics) by John Fowles
The list author says:
  "Not necessarily a metaphysical book although the relation between the protagonists can be seen as a father-son, god-creation relation.A magnificent thriller as well."
£6.29   Used & New from: £0.01
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (88 customer reviews)

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
4.  Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind
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  "a cursed hero, the power of flesh and infinite perfumes. What an ending"
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Beast in the Jungle
5.  Beast in the Jungle by Henry James
The list author says:
  "So sad and moving story like a dark fairytale. That egocentric type of person as the hero  should extinct."
£20.85   Used & New from: £16.57
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

The Late Mattia Pascal (Dedalus European Classics)
6.  The Late Mattia Pascal (Dedalus European Classics) by Luigi Pirandello
The list author says:
  "Funny, carrying the loyalty of a nobelist from times to times a serious source for philosophical thought"
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The Book of Leviathan
7.  The Book of Leviathan by Peter Blegvad
The list author says:
  "i am addicted to this comic strip , so weird and what a character... a faceless baby. Dont mention the script :)"
£11.69   Used & New from: £3.96
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Cleansed (Modern Plays)
8.  Cleansed (Modern Plays) by Sarah Kane
The list author says:
  "excessively violent and  unearthly tender .. a rare combination"
£9.99   Used & New from: £2.01
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Lust (Masks)
9.  Lust (Masks) by Elfriede Jelinek
The list author says:
  "Raving poetry hidden in the form of a novel"
£6.74   Used & New from: £0.01
2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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