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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
1.  The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
The list author says:
  "Funny and sad in equal measures.  A good story with a serious message."
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Cider House Rules - The Novel
2.  Cider House Rules - The Novel by John Irving
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  "One of a rare number of books you will take through life, reading again and again.  *Recommended"
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Saville
3.  Saville by David Storey
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  "An intelligent young man from a northern coal mining village yearns to escape, but family loyalties hold him back. This is not an action packed novel, its strength is in its simplicity, read and enjoy"
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Slaughterhouse 5, or The Children's Crusade - A Duty-dance with Death
4.  Slaughterhouse 5, or The Children's Crusade - A Duty-dance with Death by Kurt Vonnegut
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  "I will need to read this a few times i suspect if i am to fully understand its apparant complexities. This though will be a joy rather than a chore."
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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
5.  The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne
The list author says:
  "The Diary of Anne Frank will always be given to young adults who wish to understand the horrors of the holocaust. John Boyne's novel though is a welcome addition its that good."
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Archangel
6.  Archangel by Robert Harris
The list author says:
  "A terrific yarn.  Nuff said"
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The Strange Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst (Sailmate)
7.  The Strange Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst (Sailmate) by Nicholas Tomalin
The list author says:
  "A moving, disturbing story of one of the biggest hoaxes in history"
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The First Rumpole Omnibus
8.  The First Rumpole Omnibus by John Mortimer
The list author says:
  "Deserves to be recognised alongside Jeeves and Wooster for typically British comedy characters.  The best of the trilogy."
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The Kingdom by the Sea: A Journey Around the Coast of Great Britain
9.  The Kingdom by the Sea: A Journey Around the Coast of Great Britain by Paul Theroux
The list author says:
  "Its 1982, the falklands war is raging and there is a royal baby. Theroux sets out to discover Britain but instead gets an insight into the British mentality (not to be read if a fervent nationalist )"
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The Soldier's Return
10.  The Soldier's Return by Melvyn Bragg
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  "A five year old boys father returns from war to a now liberated wife and a community he can no longer relate to.  Wonderfully written."
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Keep the Aspidistra Flying (Penguin Modern Classics)
11.  Keep the Aspidistra Flying (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell
The list author says:
  "Orwell would not allow any re-prints of this novel in his lifetime as he did not approve of the quality of his earlier work.  In my humble opinion it is as good as 1984"
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Holiday
12.  Holiday by Stanley Middleton
The list author says:
  "Stanley Middleton is a terrific observer of human nature.  A novel sadly largely ignored, stay with the first 50 pages and be rewarded with a book you will not forget in a hurry."
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The Book Thief
13.  The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The list author says:
  "Regarded by many as a classic already. Quirky, innovative, funny and sad in equal measures, a real page turner and a book that really does live up to the hype.. a wonderful, wonderful book."
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Red Riding Nineteen Seventy Four (Red Riding Quartet)
14.  Red Riding Nineteen Seventy Four (Red Riding Quartet) by David Peace
The list author says:
  "Unrelenting pace and at times disturbing violence, though not excessive.  Let down slightly by Peace's continuous (and annoying)use of repetition"
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Red Riding Nineteen Seventy Seven: Red Riding Quartet
15.  Red Riding Nineteen Seventy Seven: Red Riding Quartet by David Peace
The list author says:
  "What a big disappointment this proved to be, the dark edginess of 1974 now gone and replaced by tedious ultra violence. Glad when it was over."
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Red Riding Nineteen Eighty: Red Riding Quartet
16.  Red Riding Nineteen Eighty: Red Riding Quartet by David Peace
The list author says:
  "Peter Hunter is out to catch the ripper and expose corrupt coppers familiar from 74 & 77. Pulls no punches, a riveting read."
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