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The Things They Carried (Flamingo)
1.  The Things They Carried (Flamingo) by Tim O'Brien
The list author says:
  "I read this in one sitting and was just astounded.  O'Brien had articulted the experience of war in such a way that it felt like I was really there."
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Less Than Zero (Picador Books)
2.  Less Than Zero (Picador Books) by Bret Easton Ellis
The list author says:
  "I like all his books but this is my favourite.  It's the ultimate in disaffected and disinterested youth."
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The Great Gatsby (Penguin Modern Classics)
3.  The Great Gatsby (Penguin Modern Classics) by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The list author says:
  "Not only is this a good story but it also portrays everything that was wrong with the overindulgent twenties in America."
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Slaughterhouse 5 (Vintage Crucial Classics)
4.  Slaughterhouse 5 (Vintage Crucial Classics) by Kurt Vonnegut
The list author says:
  "A blend of war story and science fiction that works incredibly well."
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
5.  Their Eyes Were Watching God by Sherley Anne Williams
The list author says:
  "An account of a woman, her husbands, and a search for happiness.  Beautifully written."
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Disgrace
6.  Disgrace by J M Coetzee
The list author says:
  "The first Coetzee novel I read and it still remains my favourite.  Stark and evocative."
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Obasan
7.  Obasan by Joy Kogawa
The list author says:
  "A beautiful account of a family interned in camps during WWII and the generations that follow."
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Catch-22
8.  Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
The list author says:
  "Another WWII novel.  Heller recreates the absurdity with wit and sensitivity."
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Going After Cacciato: A Novel
9.  Going After Cacciato: A Novel by Tim O'Brien
The list author says:
  "Set right in the midst of the Vietnam conflict, O'Brien takes the reader into the mind of a soldier and by doing so portrays the mental torment of combat."
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The Catcher in the Rye
10.  The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
The list author says:
  "Essential to anyone's bookshelf."
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Tietam Brown
11.  Tietam Brown by Mick Foley
The list author says:
  "This man is such a talented author.  It's an odd story but one that absolutely grips you from the start."
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The Women of Brewster Place (Penguin Contemporary American Fiction Series)
12.  The Women of Brewster Place (Penguin Contemporary American Fiction Series) by Gloria Naylor
The list author says:
  "Seven stories that interact to a shocking climax."
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Twelve
13.  Twelve by Nick McDonell
The list author says:
  "Like Bret Easton Ellis but set now and with more violence."
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One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
14.  One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
The list author says:
  "The film is great but the book is even better."
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Kitchen Confidential
15.  Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
The list author says:
  "I love books about food and if you've ever worked in a kitchen then you'll recognise some of the characters."
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As I Lay Dying
16.  As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
The list author says:
  "I hated this when I first read it but it's really grown on me.  It takes a while to understand the style in which it is written but once you do, it's worth it."
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The Light of Falling Stars
17.  The Light of Falling Stars by J.Robert Lennon
The list author says:
  "This is about how a single catastrophic event can bring people together and tear them apart."
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Moab is My Washpot
18.  Moab is My Washpot by Stephen Fry
The list author says:
  "I love Stephen Fry anyway and have read all his novels but this was just astounding.  So beautifully written and completely open."
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A Prayer For Owen Meany
19.  A Prayer For Owen Meany by John Irving
The list author says:
  "I've just read this and it was so moving, I had to put it on the list.  Sadly, that means The Godfather has been bumped off, but this is much better by far.  Owen Meany is an unforgetable character."
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White Noise (Picador Books)
20.  White Noise (Picador Books) by Don DeLillo
The list author says:
  "Probably one of the most accessable of his novels, if only in terms of length.  Thoroughly involving."
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A Cook's Tour
21.  A Cook's Tour by Anthony Bourdain
The list author says:
  "This can either make you very hungry or a little sick.  Whichever, it will make you want to travel."
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Carry Me Across the Water
22.  Carry Me Across the Water by Ethan Canin
The list author says:
  "The complete life of one man.  Neither hero nor antihero, just an ordinary guy with faults trying to make his life better."
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Holes: Adult Edition
23.  Holes: Adult Edition by Louis Sachar
The list author says:
  "I read this in one afternoon.  It's a great story and includes a lot more detail that the film misses."
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The Pleasure of my Company
24.  The Pleasure of my Company by Steve Martin
The list author says:
  "I don't like Steve Martin in films but I really like his novels.  I prefer this to Shopgirl as I think that the character is more interesting."
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Stuffed: Growing Up in a Restaurant Family
25.  Stuffed: Growing Up in a Restaurant Family by Patricia Volk
The list author says:
  "Another food book and this one will almost have you smelling the food."
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