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Black Dogs
1.  Black Dogs by Ian McEwan
The list author says:
  "Typically creepy yet insightful stuff from the master of 'Ooh there's something unpleasant about to happen but you might not ever see it.'"
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The Law and the Lady (Penguin Classics)
2.  The Law and the Lady (Penguin Classics) by Wilkie Collins
The list author says:
  "Fantastic novel about a woman's quest t prove her husband innocent. Try to ignore the Scottish law bashing and it's great."
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Bleak House (Penguin Classics)
3.  Bleak House (Penguin Classics) by Charles Dickens
The list author says:
  "Just brilliant!"
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Possession: A Romance
4.  Possession: A Romance by A S Byatt
The list author says:
  "If it came down to it, this might well be my favourite (adult) book. A tour de force."
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The Shadow Of The Wind
5.  The Shadow Of The Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The list author says:
  "Really evocative of the magic and misery of Franco's Spain."
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The Kite Runner
6.  The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
The list author says:
  "It's nice to see something written about Afghanistan which shows the people as they really are, and not lumping them together under some fundamentalist umbrella."
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Birdsong
7.  Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks
The list author says:
  "It'll make you cry"
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North and South (Penguin Classics)
8.  North and South (Penguin Classics) by Elizabeth Gaskell
The list author says:
  "Awwwww.......John Thonton is fab."
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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Penguin Popular Classics)
9.  The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Penguin Popular Classics) by Anne Brontë
The list author says:
  "A really beautiful tale of a woman flouting the 'rules' of society to protect her son from the malignant influence of his father."
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The Complete Novels of Jane Austen (Wordsworth Special Editions)
10.  The Complete Novels of Jane Austen (Wordsworth Special Editions) by Jane Austen
The list author says:
  "She just rocks!"
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Norwegian Wood
11.  Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
The list author says:
  "This was the first Murakami I read and wasn't convinced I would enjoy it but I loved it and am now a Murakami-aholic."
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All Quiet on the Western Front
12.  All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
The list author says:
  "A beautiful book, written from the German trenches in WW1, it shows you how little difference there was between the men who were being killed. A great anti war novel without being obviously so."
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Life of Pi
13.  Life of Pi by Yann Martel
The list author says:
  "Again I thought I'd not like this, but I devoured it. And I love a twist at the end...."
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House Of Sand And Fog
14.  House Of Sand And Fog by Andre Dubus III
The list author says:
  "A really good insight into the lives of very specific people, their loves, lives, drives and obssesions."
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Frankenstein: Or, the Modern Prometheus (Penguin Classics)
15.  Frankenstein: Or, the Modern Prometheus (Penguin Classics) by Mary Shelley
The list author says:
  "I read this and Dracula at about the same time and thought they were both great. The message about playing God is one that remains today and is something we should always keep in mind"
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Divided Kingdom
16.  Divided Kingdom by Rupert Thomson
The list author says:
  "A really interesting 'What if'novel about how the government finally deal with society's degredation. A mix of modern dictatorial governing and ancient personality types."
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Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
17.  Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said (S.F. MASTERWORKS) by Philip K. Dick
The list author says:
  "Ignore the dodgy 80s cover, this is a great book on the nature of fame and identity which is appropriate in the modern age of Big-X-Pop-Jungle-Strictly-Desperate-for-fame programing"
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The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea (Vintage East)
18.  The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea (Vintage East) by Yukio Mishima
The list author says:
  "A really lovely story, with a not so lovely storyline. It has quite a philosophical feel to it."
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The Secret History (Read Red)
19.  The Secret History (Read Red) by Donna Tartt
The list author says:
  "Really brilliant writing about some very odd but extremely likeable people."
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The Return of the Soldier (Virago Modern Classics)
20.  The Return of the Soldier (Virago Modern Classics) by Rebecca West
The list author says:
  "A great moderenist novel. Almost stream of conciousness without feeling slightly aloof to the subject."
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