Just my favourites - in no real order

A Listmania! list by Polona Glavan "Oja" (Slovenia, Europe)
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The Sound And The Fury (Vintage Classics)
1.  The Sound And The Fury (Vintage Classics) by William Faulkner
The list author says:
  "It's got everything - in every page, in every sentence. The Book."
£6.29   Used & New from: £1.78
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics)
2.  The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics) by Margaret Atwood
The list author says:
  "Why did she come up with the idea first??? A gripping story which will shake you thoroughly."
£6.29   Used & New from: £0.01
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (191 customer reviews)

Beloved
3.  Beloved by Toni Morrison
The list author says:
  "A powerful experience. I'm bowing my head to it!"
£5.59   Used & New from: £0.01
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (67 customer reviews)

Unless
4.  Unless by Carol Shields
The list author says:
  "My latest great discovery. Brilliant style, amazing wisdom, absolutely gripping."
£5.99   Used & New from: £0.01
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)

Germinal (Oxford World's Classics)
5.  Germinal (Oxford World's Classics) by Émile Zola
The list author says:
  "Can a novel built on a bleak scientific formula turn out unputdownable? Mais oui!"
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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Les Liaisons Dangereuses (English Translation)
6.  Les Liaisons Dangereuses (English Translation) by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
The list author says:
  "Not a bit less interesting than the film. In fact, even spicier!"
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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The Master and Margarita (Vintage Classics)
7.  The Master and Margarita (Vintage Classics) by Mikhail Bulgakov
The list author says:
  "A love story so great the Devil himself must intervene to prevent it from ending. But then you must have read it..."
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (63 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

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The Buddha of Suburbia
8.  The Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi
The list author says:
  "A lovely, compulsively readable, hilarious account of the late 1970's in the multicultural London society."
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3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)

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White Teeth
9.  White Teeth 
The list author says:
  "Everybody's favourite. The recent history of England has never been so funny."
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3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (226 customer reviews)

Twelve Bar Blues
10.  Twelve Bar Blues by Patrick Neate
The list author says:
  "A brilliantly styled, deeply moving tale of jazz and what it's all about."
£13.59   Used & New from: £0.01
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)

Atomised
11.  Atomised by Michel Houellebecq
The list author says:
  "Maybe you'll need a Prozac or two to finish it, but this shouldn't discourage you."
£6.29   Used & New from: £0.01
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (80 customer reviews)

The Land of Green Plums: a Novel
12.  The Land of Green Plums: a Novel by Herta Muller
The list author says:
  "A powerful though intimistic account of the witnesses of Ceausescu regime in Romania."
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3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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Women as Lovers (Masks)
13.  Women as Lovers (Masks) by Elfriede Jelinek
The list author says:
  "A book that will not leave you unmoved. Promise!"
£6.79   Used & New from: £0.01
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Pride and Prejudice (Oxford World's Classics)
14.  Pride and Prejudice (Oxford World's Classics) by Jane Austen
The list author says:
  "The classic of all Aunt Jane's classics!"
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (230 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

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Trick Is To Keep Breathing
15.  Trick Is To Keep Breathing by Janice Galloway
The list author says:
  "The most readable depression & despair account ever."
£5.79   Used & New from: £0.01
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

The Notebook
16.  The Notebook by Agota Kristof
The list author says:
  "The grim reality portrayed might discourage you in theory; in practice you won't want to put it down."
Used & New from: £10.38

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Grace Notes
17.  Grace Notes by Bernard MacLaverty
The list author says:
  "The best novel of a great Northern Irish writer."
£6.39   Used & New from: £0.01
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

English Passengers
18.  English Passengers by Matthew Kneale
The list author says:
  "A comprehensive and multi-layered tale of the strangest expedition to Tasmania ever. Profound as well as a great laugh!"
£6.39   Used & New from: £0.01
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (85 customer reviews)

A Traitor to Memory (Inspector Lynley Mysteries 11)
19.  A Traitor to Memory (Inspector Lynley Mysteries 11) by Elizabeth George
The list author says:
  "I've no problem admitting I'm a great fan of crime & mystery novels too - and this one's tops!"
£7.19   Used & New from: £0.01
2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)

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