Books to read over and over and over again

A Listmania! list by Jen "jay214" (West Yorks)
 
Great Expectations (Penguin Classics)
1.  Great Expectations (Penguin Classics) by Charles Dickens
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  "Possibly my favourite book although it's neck and neck with....."
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Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder
2.  Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder by Evelyn Waugh
The list author says:
  "this one which is a truly wonderful story of love and loss and life that you can really relate to"
£6.79   Used & New from: £0.01
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (73 customer reviews)

Beethoven: The Philosophy of Music
3.  Beethoven: The Philosophy of Music by Theodor W. Adorno
The list author says:
  "Hard going at points but worth it"
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A Passage to India
4.  A Passage to India by E M Forster
The list author says:
  "How can you not enjoy this book?"
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Of Mice and Men (Penguin Modern Classics)
5.  Of Mice and Men (Penguin Modern Classics) by John Steinbeck
The list author says:
  "Tissues at the ready"
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (175 customer reviews) | 2 customer discussions

Rebecca (Virago Modern Classics)
6.  Rebecca (Virago Modern Classics) by Daphne Du Maurier
The list author says:
  "You can't knock it till you've tried it - superb."
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4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (133 customer reviews)

On the Road (Penguin Classics)
7.  On the Road (Penguin Classics) by Kerouac
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  "You'll wish you were......."
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Middlemarch (Wordsworth Classics)
8.  Middlemarch (Wordsworth Classics) by George Eliot
The list author says:
  "A book I didn't expect to like but it just rings true - pages are falling out my copy I've read it so much."
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)

The Wings of the Dove (Oxford World's Classics)
9.  The Wings of the Dove (Oxford World's Classics) by Henry James
The list author says:
  "I can never decide with whom my loyalties lie - despicable behaviour but for all the right reasons."
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The Merchant of Venice (Penguin Popular Classics)
10.  The Merchant of Venice (Penguin Popular Classics) by William Shakespeare
The list author says:
  "My favourite."
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Dead Souls (Penguin Classics)
11.  Dead Souls (Penguin Classics) by Nikolai Gogol
The list author says:
  "My favourite Russian - sharply observed and written."
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4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

The Collector (Contemporary Classics)
12.  The Collector (Contemporary Classics) by John Fowles
The list author says:
  "Truly creepy."
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4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)

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The Bell Jar
13.  The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
The list author says:
  "Such a pity, such a waste."
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (141 customer reviews)

The Genesis Code
14.  The Genesis Code by John Case
The list author says:
  "I hang my head in shame at this one - but I was hooked from start to finish, it's an ideal beach read."
£5.24   Used & New from: £0.01
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)

The Journey is the Destination: The Journals of Dan Eldon
15.  The Journey is the Destination: The Journals of Dan Eldon by Kathy Eldon
The list author says:
  "Fascinating."
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5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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Ethan Frome (Wordsworth Classics)
16.  Ethan Frome (Wordsworth Classics) by Edith Wharton
The list author says:
  "Love it, love it, love it"
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4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

Wuthering Heights (Penguin Popular Classics)
17.  Wuthering Heights (Penguin Popular Classics) by Emily Brontë
The list author says:
  "I want Heathcliff."
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (329 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

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My Family and Other Animals
18.  My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Malcolm Durrell
The list author says:
  "Read this one if nothing else - you will laugh and laugh."
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The Glass Bead Game (Vintage Classics)
19.  The Glass Bead Game (Vintage Classics) by Hermann Hesse
The list author says:
  "It's sad. True and lonely and sad."
£6.29   Used & New from: £3.12
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

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Last updated: 21/12/2004
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