My Top 100 Books (part 1)

A Listmania! list by mancsoulsister
 
The Magus
1.  The Magus by John Fowles
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  "Brill book from one of this century’s best authors. I have read this at least 5 times and still get something out of it."
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A Prayer For Owen Meany
2.  A Prayer For Owen Meany by John Irving
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  "John Irving is one of the best storytellers alive today – this I think is his best book"
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Wuthering Heights (Penguin Popular Classics)
3.  Wuthering Heights (Penguin Popular Classics) by Emily Brontė
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  "A powerful passionate novel"
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La Mort Es Mon Metier
4.  La Mort Es Mon Metier by Robert Merle
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  "A fascinating insight into the mind of a mass-murderer by the man who interviewed him"
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To Kill A Mockingbird
5.  To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
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  "Racism in America - beautifully told through the eyes of a young girl"
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Die Leiden DES Jungen Werther
6.  Die Leiden DES Jungen Werther by Goethe
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  "Unrequited love from the male perspective"
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South: The story of Shackleton's last expedition 1914 - 1917: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-17
7.  South: The story of Shackleton's last expedition 1914 - 1917: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-17 by Ernest Shackleton
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  "Better than any novel, the true story of Shackleton’s cross pole expedition"
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Marabou Stork Nightmares
8.  Marabou Stork Nightmares by Irvine Welsh
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  "very dark and quite disturbing"
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Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family
9.  Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family by Thomas Mann
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  "Story of a prosperous North German family who slowly loses its fortune with each new generation"
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The Female Eunuch
10.  The Female Eunuch by Germaine Greer
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  "as the first ‘feminist book’, this is a real trail blazer and unfortunately still relevant today"
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Neither Here, Nor There: Travels in Europe
11.  Neither Here, Nor There: Travels in Europe by Bill Bryson
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  "Very funny travel guide to Europe"
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Venus in Furs
12.  Venus in Furs by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
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  "The book that gave ‘Masochism’ its name – I liked it ;-)"
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What a Carve Up! (Essential Penguin)
13.  What a Carve Up! (Essential Penguin) by Jonathan Coe
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  "Human relationships – but very very funny"
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Last Chance to See....
14.  Last Chance to See.... by Douglas Adams
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  "A trip around the world to visit some of the World’s rarest animals – extremely well written and at times very very funny"
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Slaughter House Five
15.  Slaughter House Five by Kurt Vonnegut
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  "A Semi-autobiographical account of the bombing of Dresden"
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Wir Kinder Von Bahnhof Zoo
16.  Wir Kinder Von Bahnhof Zoo by Christiane F
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  "great book by a child addicted to heroine"
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The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
17.  The Wonderful Adventures of Nils by Trans.Velma Swanston Howard Selma Lagerlof
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  "this is quite definitely my favourite Children’s story ever!!!. A child’s eye view of Scandinavia"
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Die Blechtrommel
18.  Die Blechtrommel by Gunter Grass
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  "A modern German classic"
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Hard Work: Life in Low-pay Britain
19.  Hard Work: Life in Low-pay Britain by Polly Toynbee
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  "A fascinating and well researched book on low wages in the UK"
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Oxford World's Classics: The Picture of Dorian Gray
20.  Oxford World's Classics: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
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  "A book of deception and youth"
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The Return of the Native (Oxford World's Classics)
21.  The Return of the Native (Oxford World's Classics) by Thomas Hardy
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  "Love and Longing in Wessex"
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The Chronicles of Narnia Boxed Set
22.  The Chronicles of Narnia Boxed Set by C. S. Lewis
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  "Pure escapism"
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The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
23.  The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams
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  "Searching for the meaning of life!!!"
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Book 4)
24.  Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Book 4) by J. K. Rowling
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  "The best of the Potters!"
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Candide (Penguin Popular Classics)
25.  Candide (Penguin Popular Classics) by Voltaire
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  "Satire from the original satirist"
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