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Testament Of Youth: An Autobiographical Study of the Years 1900-1925 (Virago classic non-fiction)
1.  Testament Of Youth: An Autobiographical Study of the Years 1900-1925 (Virago classic non-fiction) by Shirley Williams
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  "the book that made me love literature"
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Cat's Eye
2.  Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood
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  "my favourite Margaret Atwood, dark and moving"
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The Poisonwood Bible
3.  The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
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  "inspired me to travel to Africa, takes me back there......."
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A Handful of Dust (Penguin Modern Classics)
4.  A Handful of Dust (Penguin Modern Classics) by Evelyn Waugh
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  "even though I studied this book, I still love it - the greatest praise I can give"
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Captain Corelli's Mandolin
5.  Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres
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  "made me laugh and weep and laugh and weep - shame about the film"
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The Bell Jar
6.  The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
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  "essential reading for anyone who calls themself human"
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The Woodlanders (Penguin Popular Classics)
7.  The Woodlanders (Penguin Popular Classics) by Thomas Hardy
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  "do not read this book on a train when you don't have any tissues.........."
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Catch-22
8.  Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
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  "brilliant!"
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Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis (Faber Library)
9.  Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis (Faber Library) by Wendy Cope
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  "even my friend who hates poetry likes this"
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Midnight's Children
10.  Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie
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  "practically perfect in every way!"
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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
11.  A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
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  "a heartbreaking work of staggering genius"
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The Rotters' Club
12.  The Rotters' Club by Jonathan Coe
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  "that's strange, I thought the seventies were over........"
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How to be Good
13.  How to be Good by Nick Hornby
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  "WARNING - may reduce you to hysteria in public places"
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Collected Poems 1909-62
14.  Collected Poems 1909-62 by T.S. Eliot
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  "WARNING - may rob you of the will to live...... in a good way........"
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Pride and Prejudice (Oxford World's Classics)
15.  Pride and Prejudice (Oxford World's Classics) by Jane Austen
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  "you can't fail to enjoy this masterpiece"
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Slaughterhouse 5, or The Children's Crusade - A Duty-dance with Death
16.  Slaughterhouse 5, or The Children's Crusade - A Duty-dance with Death by Kurt Vonnegut
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  "how can a book where so much happens be so thin?"
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Angela's Ashes
17.  Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
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  "reads like poetry"
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No Logo: No Space. No Choice. No Jobs
18.  No Logo: No Space. No Choice. No Jobs by Naomi Klein
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  "you will never buy Gap clothes again"
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Shirley (Penguin Popular Classics)
19.  Shirley (Penguin Popular Classics) by Charlotte Bronte
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  "I liked it better than Jane Eyre"
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Matilda (New Windmills)
20.  Matilda (New Windmills) by Mr Roald Dahl
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  "makes me feel eight again"
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