Books that stayed in my head

A Listmania! list by L. Patterson "scary mary" (Nottingham, UK)
 
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
1.  Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres
The list author says:
  "how can someone write something so amazing? Ignore the film!"
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Tar Baby
2.  Tar Baby by Toni Morrison
The list author says:
  "the atmosphere of this book stayed with me for a long long time"
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The Innocent
3.  The Innocent by Ian McEwan
The list author says:
  "I love Mcewan's writing anyway, but this book is fantastic - post-war berlin.#"
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Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow
4.  Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Hoeg
The list author says:
  "A really unusual book, and again, its the atmosphere which really gets to you."
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Northanger Abbey (Penguin Popular Classics)
5.  Northanger Abbey (Penguin Popular Classics) by Jane Austen
The list author says:
  "Any austen book will do, but I certainly laughed out loud at the humour in this, Austen has fun taking the mick out of all the 'vogues' of the day."
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Postmortem (A Scarpetta Novel)
6.  Postmortem (A Scarpetta Novel) by Patricia Cornwell
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  "Not great literature, but engrossing crime fiction"
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A Widow For One Year
7.  A Widow For One Year by John Irving
The list author says:
  "Can't quite put my finger on it, but this book has stayed in my head. I don't think it is brilliantly written, but it gets inside of you. Great read!"
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Nineteen Eighty-Four
8.  Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
The list author says:
  "this book needs no introduction - mind-blowing"
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Celestial Navigation
9.  Celestial Navigation by Anne Tyler
The list author says:
  "I really like Anne tyler, but think her novels can vary in quality. However, i am very surprised that this one receives such bad reviews. i thought this book was amazing and touched me deeply"
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The Lovely Bones
10.  The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
The list author says:
  "a painful and beautiful read. Genius in its perception and observation of human emotional complexity"
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The Magus
11.  The Magus by John Fowles
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  "what the ****? amazing"
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To Kill A Mockingbird
12.  To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The list author says:
  "included in so many lists, and so it should be"
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3) Paperback
13.  Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3) Paperback by J. K. Rowling
The list author says:
  "Thought I'd hate the Harry Potter books after all the hype, but I loved them. This one is especially good."
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Candide (Penguin Popular Classics)
14.  Candide (Penguin Popular Classics) by Voltaire
The list author says:
  "who could believe an 18th century short story could be so fantastically hilarious"
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Only Children
15.  Only Children by Rafael Yglesias
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  "Great writer. great book - saga on 1980's New Yorkers and having children"
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The Stand (The Complete and Uncut Edition)
16.  The Stand (The Complete and Uncut Edition) by Stephen King
The list author says:
  "Apparently you either love or hate this book. I loved it. it really made me think about stuff i'd taken for granted"
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The Grass Is Singing
17.  The Grass Is Singing by Doris Lessing
The list author says:
  "This book is startling in its simplicity. The atmosphere electric, Film is good too"
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Heart of Darkness
18.  Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
The list author says:
  "a short novella but every word packed with thought-provoking metaphor and challenges."
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The Bonfire of the Vanities (Picador Books)
19.  The Bonfire of the Vanities (Picador Books) by Tom Wolfe
The list author says:
  "Great gutsy plunge into late twentieth century new York"
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