Books I Love- an english graduates revenge

A Listmania! list by K. Ashton "giveit_awaynow" (uk)
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My Place
1.  My Place by Sally Morgan
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  "A real insight into the apropriation of  aboriginal culture. Funny, sad and exciting. A great novel"
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4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

The Bluest Eye
2.  The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
The list author says:
  "Beautifully written book about a young girl, an outcast from her culture, very moving, a compelling read"
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)

The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics)
3.  The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics) by Margaret Atwood
The list author says:
  "Atwood draws you into this dystopia so much you begin to feel grateful that womens' life isn't controlled like this!"
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (191 customer reviews)

Memoirs Of A Geisha
4.  Memoirs Of A Geisha by Arthur Golden
The list author says:
  "I can't begin to described how totally consumed i was with this book...I spent hours in Gion and I'm definately  going back there again!!"
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4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (346 customer reviews)

Fiesta: The Sun Also Rises (Vintage Classics)
5.  Fiesta: The Sun Also Rises (Vintage Classics) by Ernest Hemingway
The list author says:
  "This book rocks so hard! drunken americans in europe; talking culture, war and and phalic disfigurment...Hemingway is a genius"
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3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews)

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5)
6.  Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5) by J. K. Rowling
The list author says:
  "As I did my dissertation on HP, you'd think I'd be sick of these books by now, but no...this is the first book tat ever made me cry, and thats saying something for me!"
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (967 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Surfacing
7.  Surfacing by Margaret Atwood
The list author says:
  "Again atwood gets my special treatment purely because she brings the postcolonial condition, and feelings of displacement to the reader, in such a way, it haunts you for days after."
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3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)

Purple Hibiscus (P.S.)
8.  Purple Hibiscus (P.S.) by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The list author says:
  "This has its parts I'd like to nit-pick at, but I genuinely loved the characters and the prose. Religion, patriarchal tyranny, and unrequited love are all adressed in this novel"
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4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (75 customer reviews)

The Female Eunuch
9.  The Female Eunuch by Germaine Greer
The list author says:
  "A classic that should be bought by all women. Yes Greer does endulge in the excess at times, but thats what I love about it- Its a great rant about the treatment of women in 2nd wav fem movement."
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3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

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The Picture of Dorian Gray (Collector's Library)
10.  The Picture of Dorian Gray (Collector's Library) by Peter Harness
The list author says:
  "Mr Wilde's wit has never been more poignant than in this book- I can't get enough of it!"
£5.99   Used & New from: £0.35
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (177 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Scar Tissue
11.  Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis
The list author says:
  "I don't think this book should be held just by Chili's lovers- its a real insight into a culture many people will never (or would never want to) experience, totally fascinating, couldn't put it down."
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (92 customer reviews)

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