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A Long Way Down
1.  A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby
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  "Life's important questions probed on New Year's Eve night from various points of view. Beautifully written, sad and funny. Easily his best book since HIGH FIDELITY."
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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
2.  A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
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  "Phenomenal and dazzling debut, primarily about two brothers surviving the death of their parents. Dave Eggers is brilliant and this book will stand the test of time."
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Slaughter House Five
3.  Slaughter House Five by Kurt Vonnegut
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  "Possibly Vonnegut's best book -- certainly an enjoyable read!"
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Breakfast Of Champions (Vintage Classics)
4.  Breakfast Of Champions (Vintage Classics) by Kurt Vonnegut
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  "Another enjoyable Vonnegut book that will leave you smiling."
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Trilogy of Four: A Trilogy in Four Parts
5.  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Trilogy of Four: A Trilogy in Four Parts by Douglas Adams
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  "An extremely enjoyable work for those (few) of you unfamiliar with it."
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Post Office: A Novel
6.  Post Office: A Novel by Charles Bukowski
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  "Blunt and funny -- for times when you've lost all patience for precious literature."
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Factotum
7.  Factotum by Charles Bukowski
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  "Another enjoyable down-and-out romp through blasted America."
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The Losers Club
8.  The Losers Club by Richard Perez
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  "From the neo-Bukowski school. If you've ever dreamt of being a writer and have nothing to show for it but a mountain of rejection letters, then you'll understand  this book! Also funny."
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Trainspotting
9.  Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh
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  "Of course, I needed to include this classic romp."
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The Acid House
10.  The Acid House by Irvine Welsh
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  "A collection of shorter bits -- quite excellent."
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Fight Club
11.  Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
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  "Ennui in America. Go on pick a fight!"
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Survivor
12.  Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk
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  "Another very smart book from this superb cutting-edge author."
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Choke
13.  Choke by Chuck Palahniuk
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  "Another phenomenal novel from the author of Fight Club."
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High Fidelity
14.  High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
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  "Beautifully Written -- and highly entertaining -- novel about loneliness and the impossibility of understanding the opposite sex. We've all been there."
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Less Than Zero (Picador Books)
15.  Less Than Zero (Picador Books) by Bret Easton Ellis
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  "Ellis' first (some say, shabbily written) novel is still memorable -- short and unsettling, like a bad dream."
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On the Road (Penguin Classics)
16.  On the Road (Penguin Classics) by Kerouac
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  "A fluidly written, very enjoyable novel. A rite of passage book in America."
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The Dharma Bums (Penguin Modern Classics)
17.  The Dharma Bums (Penguin Modern Classics) by Jack Kerouac
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  "Perhaps his second best book, one I have certainly enjoyed. Kerouac's short-lived infatuation with the Zen way of life."
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Tropic of Capricorn (Modern Classics)
18.  Tropic of Capricorn (Modern Classics) by Henry Miller
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  "My favorite Henry Miller book. Well-sustained."
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Tropic of Cancer (Harperperennial Classics)
19.  Tropic of Cancer (Harperperennial Classics) by Henry Miller
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  "My second favorite Miller book. His first: a groundbreaking work. Unconventional and desolate."
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
20.  Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
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  "A wonderful satire of American excess. Energetic and tense writing. Insanely funny."
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A Million Little Pieces
21.  A Million Little Pieces by James Frey
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  "A drug addict's long climb back from hell. Tough, gritty bare-bones writing. Compelling."
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You Shall Know Our Velocity
22.  You Shall Know Our Velocity by Dave Eggers
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  "Dave Eggers second book. Less hype with this one, but you'll enjoy it."
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Geek Love (Vintage Contemporaries)
23.  Geek Love (Vintage Contemporaries) by Katherine Dunn
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  "A fantastic and original novel. Truly one of a kind."
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Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame: Selected Poems 1955-1973
24.  Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame: Selected Poems 1955-1973 by Charles Bukowski
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  "Excellect collection of Bukowski's poetry. Start here if you've never read his work. America's obsession with winners and losers is plain to see. Bukowski sides with the losers."
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Lolita
25.  Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
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  "I needed to include this haunting and oddly amusing masterpiece."
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