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Lord of the Flies (50th Anniversary Edition)
1.  Lord of the Flies (50th Anniversary Edition) by William Golding
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  "Reverting back to a more primal state, a classic"
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The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics)
2.  The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics) by Margaret Atwood
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  "The Republic of Gilead offers Offred only one function: to breed."
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (191 customer reviews)

1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four (Penguin Modern Classics)
3.  1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell
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  "A pure classic of the totalitarian state - more applicable now than ever."
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4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (363 customer reviews) | 3 customer discussions

Brave New World
4.  Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
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  "genetic engineering, brainwashing and sex and drugs. Need I say more."
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Fight Club
5.  Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
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  ""This is your life, and it's ending one minute at a time..""
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The Catcher in the Rye
6.  The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
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  "The book is short and thrives in its simplistic thought patterns of the narrator."
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3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (386 customer reviews)

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (Dover Thrift)
7.  The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (Dover Thrift) by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The list author says:
  "Not overly keen on poetry, but the ancient mariner is the exception for me."
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3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

The Dice Man
8.  The Dice Man by Luke Rhinehart
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  "The cult classic that can still change your life...Let the dice decide!"
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3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (141 customer reviews)

Tokyo
9.  Tokyo by Mo Hayder
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  "Not for the feint of heart, grizzly but excellent."
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Battle Royale
10.  Battle Royale by Koushun Takami
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  "If you like lord of the flies, you'll love this updated upbeat version"
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